Carroll O'Connor
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-02
- Died
- 2001-06-21
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Bray
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Bonanza
1959
as Tom Slayden
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Lawson / Capt. Ted Eyck
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Fabian Lavendor
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Josef Varsh
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Party of Five
1994
as Jake Gordon
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Roy Drummond / David Burnside
The Untouchables
1959
as Barney Lubin / Arnie Kurtz
Mad About You
1992
as Gus Stemple
Naked City
1958
as Owen Oliver / Tony Corran
The Electric Company
1971
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hootie Kyle / Major Vanscoy
Ben Casey
1961
Dinah!
1974
as Self
All in the Family
1971
as Archie Bunker
The Defenders
1961
as Joshua Ryder / Dr. Hugh Morgan
The Outer Limits
1963
as Deimos
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Old John
That Girl
1966
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Bill Gillespie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Walter B. Brach
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Henry Gresham
Stoney Burke
1962
as Harry Clark
I Spy
1965
as Dr. Karolyi
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
as Archie Bunker
The Great Adventure
1963
as O'Rourke / Johann Sutter
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Davis
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Grover Cleveland
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Frank Skeffington
The Americans
1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
The Jacksons
1976
as El mismo
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
En el calor de la noche
1988
as Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Movies (45)
Cleopatra
1963
as Casca
Kelly's Heroes
1970
as Major General Colt
Point Blank
1967
as Brewster
In Harm's Way
1965
as Lt. Commander Burke
Return to Me
2000
as Marty O'Reilly
By Love Possessed
1961
as Bernie Breck
Marlowe
1969
as Lt. Christy French
Hawaii
1966
as Charles Bromley
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Lester Locke
A Fever in the Blood
1961
as Matt Kenan
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Hinton
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
as General Bolt
The Citadel
1960
Doctors' Wives
1971
as Joe Gray
36 Hours to Die
1999
as Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
Law and Disorder
1974
as Willie
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as General Parker
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
as Self
For Love of Ivy
1968
as Frank Austin
Warning Shot
1967
as Paul Jerez
A Different Approach
1978
Brass
1985
as Frank Nolan
Waterhole #3
1967
as Sheriff John Copperud
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Point Blank the Documentary
2024
as Self
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
as Mr. Davis
Parrish
1961
as Fireman (uncredited) / Firechief (uncredited)
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
as Bill Gillespie
Convicted
1986
as Lewis May
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
as Bill Gillespie
Fear No Evil
1969
as Myles Donovan
Gideon
1998
as Leo Barnes
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
1972
as Self
Of Thee I Sing
1972
as John P. Wintergreen
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
The Father Clements Story
1987
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995
as Bill Gillespie
The Last Hurrah
1977
as Frank Skeffington
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
as Self
Lad: A Dog
1962
as Hamilcar Q. Glure
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995
as Bill Gillespie
Belle Sommers
1962
as Mr. Griffith
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
1985
as Santa Claus (voice)
About Carroll O'Connor
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 f… With 90 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Carroll O'Connor has appeared in 45 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carroll O'Connor Movies
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Casca
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) — as Major General Colt
- Point Blank (1967) — as Brewster
- In Harm's Way (1965) — as Lt. Commander Burke
- Return to Me (2000) — as Marty O'Reilly
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