What is Malachy McCourt?
[[File:MalachyMcCourt2.JPG|right|200px]] '''Malachy Gerard McCourt Jr.''' (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American actor, politician and writer. He was born in [[New York City]].<ref name = Roberts>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/books/malachy-mccourt-dead.html|title = Malachy McCourt, Actor, Memoirist and Gadabout, Dies at 92|last = Roberts|first = Sam|authorlink = Sam Roberts (journalist)|date = March 11, 2024|accessdate = March 11, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/24/movies/another-angle-on-the-family-mccourt.html|title=Another Angle on the Family McCourt |last=Dunleavey |first=M. P. |date=August 24, 1997|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 29, 2018|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=Hayes2016>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/alphie-mccourt-brother-of-frank-mccourt-dies-aged-75-1.2708882 |title=Alphie McCourt, brother of Frank McCourt, dies aged 75 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |last=Hayes |first=Kathryn }}</ref> McCourt was raised in [[Limerick]], [[Ireland]]. He was known for his annual Christmas-time appearances on ''[[All My Children]]'' as Father Clarence and for playing [[Francis Preston Blair]] in ''[[Gods and Generals (movie)|Gods and Generals]]'' (2003). McCourt was the 2006 [[Green Party of New York|Green Party]] candidate for [[governor of New York]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p%3D2323 |access-date=5 November 2006 |title=Peace Mom For McCourt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126000127/http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=2323 |last=Benjamin |first=Elizabeth |date=3 October 2006 |newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |location=Albany, New York |archive-date=26 November 2006 }}</ref><ref>http://gpnys.dreamhosters.com/?p=312{{dead link|date=June 2013}}</ref> He lost to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] can