Actor
Carroll O'Connor
- Born August 2, 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died June 21, 2001
John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001), better known as Carroll O'Connor, was an American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the role of Major General Colt in the 1970 movie, Kelly's Heroes, he later found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983).
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O'Connor later starred in the NBC television crime drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1995, where he played the role of southern Police Chief William (Bill) Gillespie. At the end of his career in the late 1990s, he played the father of Jamie Stemple Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You.
Known for
Cleopatra1963
Kelly's Heroes1970
Bonanza1959
Return to Me2000
Point Blank1967
Mission: Impossible1966
Mad About You1992
The Time Tunnel1966
Filmography
- 2024Point Blank the DocumentaryFilmSelf
- 2016The Last LaughFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the AirFilmSelf
- 2000Return to MeFilmMarty O'Reilly
- 199936 Hours to DieFilmJack 'Balls' O'Malley
- 1998GideonFilmLeo Barnes
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1995In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with MeFilmBill Gillespie
- 1995In the Heat of the Night: By Duty BoundFilmBill Gillespie
- 1994Party of FiveSeriesJake Gordon
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?FilmBill Gillespie, Writer
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeFilmBill Gillespie
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your LifeFilmSheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie, Story, Executive Producer
- 1992Mad About YouSeriesGus Stemple
- 1991All in the Family: 20th Anniversary SpecialFilm
- 1988In the Heat of the NightSeriesBill Gillespie, Director, Producer
- 1988En el calor de la nocheSeriesChief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
- 1987The Father Clements StoryFilm
- 1986ConvictedFilmLewis May
- 1985The GLO Friends Save ChristmasFilmSanta Claus (voice)
- 1985BrassFilmFrank Nolan, Writer, Executive Producer
- 1979Archie Bunker's PlaceSeriesArchie Bunker, Director
- 1978A Different ApproachFilm
- 1977The Last HurrahFilmFrank Skeffington, Writer, Executive Producer
- 1976The JacksonsSeriesEl mismo
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975BronkSeriesStory, Creator
- 1974Law and DisorderFilmWillie
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974Tony Orlando and DawnSeriesSelf
- 1973Keep U.S. BeautifulFilmSelf
- 1972Of Thee I SingFilmJohn P. Wintergreen
- 1972Don Rickles: Alive and KickingFilmSelf
- 1971All in the FamilySeriesArchie Bunker, Theme Song Performance
- 1971The Electric CompanySeries
- 1971Doctors' WivesFilmJoe Gray
- 1970Kelly's HeroesFilmMajor General Colt
- 1969MarloweFilmLt. Christy French
- 1969Death of a GunfighterFilmLester Locke
- 1969Fear No EvilFilmMyles Donovan
- 1969Ride a Northbound HorseFilmMr. Davis
- 1968The Devil's BrigadeFilmMaj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesSelf
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1968For Love of IvyFilmFrank Austin
- 1967Point BlankFilmBrewster
- 1967Warning ShotFilmPaul Jerez
- 1967Waterhole #3FilmSheriff John Copperud
- 1967Dundee and the CulhaneSeries
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesJosef Varsh
- 1966The Time TunnelSeriesGen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall
- 1966HawaiiFilmCharles Bromley
- 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?FilmGeneral Bolt
- 1966That GirlSeries
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!FilmGeneral Parker
- 1965In Harm's WayFilmLt. Commander Burke
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeriesFabian Lavendor
- 1965I SpySeriesDr. Karolyi
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeriesOld John
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesWalter B. Brach
- 1964Profiles in CourageSeriesGrover Cleveland
- 1963CleopatraFilmCasca
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeriesDeimos
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesSheriff Bray
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeriesLawson, Capt. Ted Eyck
- 1963The Great AdventureSeriesO'Rourke, Johann Sutter
- 1962Lonely are the BraveFilmHinton
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeriesHarry Clark
- 1962Lad: A DogFilmHamilcar Q. Glure
- 1962Belle SommersFilmMr. Griffith
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesRoy Drummond, David Burnside
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1961ParrishFilmFireman (uncredited), Firechief (uncredited)
- 1961The DefendersSeriesJoshua Ryder, Dr. Hugh Morgan
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf, Self - Co-Host
- 1961By Love PossessedFilmBernie Breck
- 1961A Fever in the BloodFilmMatt Kenan
- 1961Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries