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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

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

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

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Kelly's Heroes

    Kelly's Heroes

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

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

  • Marlowe

    Marlowe

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Belle Sommers

    Belle Sommers

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

  • Brass

    Brass

  • The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade

  • Return to Me

    Return to Me

  • A Fever in the Blood

    A Fever in the Blood

  • Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

  • Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

  • The Father Clements Story

    The Father Clements Story

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

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

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

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

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

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • The Citadel

    The Citadel

  • Fear No Evil

    Fear No Evil

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • A Different Approach

    A Different Approach

  • The Jacksons

    The Jacksons

  • Ride a Northbound Horse

    Ride a Northbound Horse

  • 36 Hours to Die

    36 Hours to Die

  • Not With My Wife, You Don't!

    Not With My Wife, You Don't!

  • For Love of Ivy

    For Love of Ivy

  • Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

  • Lad: A Dog

    Lad: A Dog

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

    In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

    In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

  • The GLO Friends Save Christmas

    The GLO Friends Save Christmas