Carroll O'Connor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-02

Day of death

2001-06-21 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Carroll O'Connor

Biography

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). 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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Brass

    Brass

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • Marlowe

    Marlowe

  • The Citadel

    The Citadel

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • For Love of Ivy

    For Love of Ivy

  • Kelly's Heroes

    Kelly's Heroes

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Belle Sommers

    Belle Sommers

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

  • Lad: A Dog

    Lad: A Dog

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • Return to Me

    Return to Me

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

  • The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade

  • The Jacksons

    The Jacksons

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • A Fever in the Blood

    A Fever in the Blood

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

  • In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

    In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

  • Ride a Northbound Horse

    Ride a Northbound Horse

  • Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

  • Not With My Wife, You Don't!

    Not With My Wife, You Don't!

  • In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

    In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

  • 36 Hours to Die

    36 Hours to Die

  • In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

    In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

  • In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

    In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

  • Fear No Evil

    Fear No Evil

  • The GLO Friends Save Christmas

    The GLO Friends Save Christmas

  • The Father Clements Story

    The Father Clements Story

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • A Different Approach

    A Different Approach

  • The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

    The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

  • Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

  • Keep U.S. Beautiful

    Keep U.S. Beautiful