Carroll O'Connor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • 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

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • Kelly's Heroes

    Kelly's Heroes

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • A Different Approach

    A Different Approach

  • Return to Me

    Return to Me

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

  • Marlowe

    Marlowe

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Ride a Northbound Horse

    Ride a Northbound Horse

  • In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

  • Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

  • The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade

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

    In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • 36 Hours to Die

    36 Hours to Die

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • The GLO Friends Save Christmas

    The GLO Friends Save Christmas

  • Lad: A Dog

    Lad: A Dog

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

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

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

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

    In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

  • The Father Clements Story

    The Father Clements Story

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Americans

    The Americans

  • Belle Sommers

    Belle Sommers

  • Fear No Evil

    Fear No Evil

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

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

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

  • For Love of Ivy

    For Love of Ivy

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

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

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

  • Brass

    Brass

  • The Jacksons

    The Jacksons

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • By Love Possessed

    By Love Possessed

  • A Fever in the Blood

    A Fever in the Blood

  • Of Thee I Sing

    Of Thee I Sing

  • Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • The Citadel

    The Citadel

  • Not With My Wife, You Don't!

    Not With My Wife, You Don't!

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

    In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

    All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special