Carroll O'Connor

Known for ActingBorn 1924-08-02Died 2001-06-21Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

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

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

Convicted

Ride a Northbound Horse

The Great Adventure

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

The Jacksons

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

The Father Clements Story

Belle Sommers

Hallmark Hall of Fame

E! True Hollywood Story

All in the Family

The Untouchables

The Wonderful World of Disney

In the Heat of the Night

The Outer Limits

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Lad: A Dog

The Time Tunnel

The Wild Wild West

Mission: Impossible

The Last Laugh

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Profiles in Courage

Bonanza

Kelly's Heroes

The Electric Company

Lonely are the Brave

Party of Five

The Fugitive

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Dinah!

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

Cleopatra

Of Thee I Sing

Point Blank

Return to Me

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

Mad About You

The Citadel

Fear No Evil

Bronk

The Dick Cavett Show

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In