Carroll O'Connor
Date of birth: 1924-08-02
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Carroll O'Connor, Matt Harris
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.
Movie Credits
Marlowe
1969-09-19
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing b
Return to Me
2000-04-07
It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirk
Kelly's Heroes
1970-06-22
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Cleopatra
1963-06-12
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar
The Citadel
1960-02-19
The good doctor is on trial before the British Medical Association Council, if he is found guilty, h
Point Blank
1967-08-30
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966-08-31
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are w
Hawaii
1966-10-10
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and
Lonely are the Brave
1962-05-24
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape wit
In Harm's Way
1965-04-06
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
1972-12-12
Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the netwo
For Love of Ivy
1968-07-17
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004-07-28
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to
Waterhole #3
1967-10-10
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in
Death of a Gunfighter
1969-05-08
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style la
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966-11-02
During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009-06-09
DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".
Warning Shot
1967-01-18
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
By Love Possessed
1961-07-19
An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.
Law and Disorder
1974-10-09
In crime ridden New York of the seventies two cops has had enough. They decide to take justice into
Doctors' Wives
1971-02-03
The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their caree
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
1985-12-21
Blanche, the Wicked Witch of the North Pole, is jealous of Santa Claus. She imprisons him and his re
The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use hu
A Different Approach
1978-01-01
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit
Gideon
1998-10-26
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement
The Father Clements Story
1987-12-13
In this provocative made-for-television drama, an African American Chicago priest takes on the Catho
Fear No Evil
1969-03-03
A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by
36 Hours to Die
1999-04-11
Treat Williams stars in this drama as the owner of a brewing company who refuses to knuckle under wh
Parrish
1961-05-04
Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut Rive
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994-10-21
When a serial killer of women is on the loose in Sparta, all the clues lead Sheriff Gillespie and Fo
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994-12-09
All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural M
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994-05-11
The Sparta police investigate allegations of child abuse in a religious cult run by a charismatic le
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995-05-16
When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But
A Fever in the Blood
1961-01-28
A judge, a district attorney and a U. S. senator--each hoping to be elected the next governor--attem
The Last Hurrah
1977-11-16
The longtime head of a powerful political machine is determined to win a fourth election and stay in
Lad: A Dog
1962-06-02
Remember when your favorite face in the world had a wet nose? Eight-year-old Angela Clure is just di
Parrish
1961-05-04
Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut Rive
The Devil's Brigade
1968-05-15
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called
Belle Sommers
1962-05-30
A woman recording artist with a past tries to shake off a gangster syndicate.
Convicted
1986-05-12
Fact-based story about a Tennessee letter carrier who was falsely convicted of a rape. However, his
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969-03-16
Fifteen-year-old Cav Rand purchases a racehorse and trains him into a winner, but a con artist is pl
Brass
1985-09-11
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995-02-17
Gillepsie's term as County Sheriff is coming to an end, and his enemies have found a local businessm
Of Thee I Sing
1972-10-24
CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all appearing
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991-02-16