Actor
Writer
September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024
Credits:
Books:
A Monk Swimming: A
Memoir (1998); Bush Lies in State (2004); Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved
Irish Ballad (2003); Harold Be Thy Name: Lighthearted Daily Reflections for
People in Recovery (2004); History of Ireland (2004); I Am Not Myself At All,
an essay included in The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of
Youth and the Reality of Age (2009); Singing My Him Song (2000); The Claddagh
Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol Of Friendship, Loyalty And Love (2003); Through
Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt's Ireland (1998); Voices of
Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land (2002).
Movies and television:
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Stars for Channel 13 (1970); After.Life (2009); All My Children (1992–2009); Angela's
Christmas (2017); Another World (1982); Ash Wednesday (2002); Beautiful Kid
(2003); Beyond the Pale, A Look Back (2000–2004); Body & Soul (2002); Brewster's
Millions (1985); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Coming Up Roses (2011); Danny Boy: The
Ballad That Bewitched the World (2013); Freethought Matters (2021); Gods and
Generals (2003); Green Card (1990); Guiding Light (1989); H.E.L.P. (1990); Happy
Hour (2003); Hardball with Chris Matthews (2006); Home (2006); Humor Me (2017);
Ira & Abby (2006); Isn't It Delicious (2013); J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993);
Joyce to the World (2004); Kettle of Fish (2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(2000–2001); Life on Mars (2009); Manny's Orphans (1978); Montana Trap (1976); Mr.
& Mrs. Bridge (1990); Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010); Music of
Ireland: Welcome to America (2010); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010);
Narcan (2016); Nick and Nicky; Odd Mom Out (2016); One Life to Live (1995); Oz
(2002–2003); Popcorn Shrimp (2001); Q: The Winged Serpent (1982); Remember WENN
(1997); Reversal of Fortune (1990); Reward (1980); Righteous Kill (2008); Ryan's
Hope (1975–1989); Saint of 9/11 (2006); Search for Tomorrow (1984–1985); She's
the One (1996); Starman (1987); Stillness (2012); Surfside 6 (1962); Tales from
the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The
Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Brink's Job (1978); The Dain Curse (1978); The
David Frost Show (1970); The Deli (1997); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dick
Cavett Show (1968); The Don Rickles Show (1968); The DuPont Show of the Month
(1959); The F.B.I. (1968); The Field (1990); The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
(2012); The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022); The Guru (2002); The House of God
(1984); The January Man (1989); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(2005–2007); The McCourts of Limerick (1998); The McCourts of New York (1999); The
Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971); The Mighty Macs (2009); The Mike Douglas Show
(1968); The Molly Maguires (1970); The Orphan (1979); The Other Guys (2010); The
Sam Levenson Show (1959); The Sweet Science (1999); The Tonight Show Starring
Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); The
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993); Thin Ice (1981); This Is a Story About
Ted and Alice (2008); Threebound (2019); Toss It (2019); Turbulence (1997); Twilight
Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics / Where the Dead Are (1994); Two for the
Seesaw (1962); You Can't Go Home Again (1979).