Carroll O'Connor

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 2, 1924

died

June 21, 2001

place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

also known as

John Carroll O'Connor · Matt Harris

total credits

44 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Cleopatra
7.1

Cleopatra

1963as Casca
Kelly's Heroes
7.4

Kelly's Heroes

1970as Major General Colt
Point Blank
7.0

Point Blank

1967as Brewster
In Harm's Way
6.6

In Harm's Way

1965as Lt. Commander Burke
Marlowe
6.1

Marlowe

1969as Lt. Christy French
Hawaii
6.3

Hawaii

1966as Charles Bromley
The Devil's Brigade
6.3

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
Return to Me
6.7

Return to Me

2000as Marty O'Reilly
Lonely are the Brave
7.4

Lonely are the Brave

1962as Hinton
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
6.0

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966as General Bolt
Warning Shot
6.4

Warning Shot

1967as Paul Jerez
The Last Laugh
7.0

The Last Laugh

2016as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Parrish
5.3

Parrish

1961as Fireman (uncredited)
Waterhole #3
5.9

Waterhole #3

1967as Sheriff John Copperud
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
10.0

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Doctors' Wives
5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971as Joe Gray
Death of a Gunfighter
6.2

Death of a Gunfighter

1969as Lester Locke
A Fever in the Blood
6.6

A Fever in the Blood

1961as Matt Kenan
Gideon
6.1

Gideon

1998as Leo Barnes
The Citadel
7.0

The Citadel

1960
A Different Approach
6.5

A Different Approach

1978
Fear No Evil
6.9

Fear No Evil

1969as Myles Donovan
By Love Possessed
5.3

By Love Possessed

1961as Bernie Breck
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
9.5

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

1994as Bill Gillespie
Law and Disorder
5.0

Law and Disorder

1974as Willie
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
5.8

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966as General Parker
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
10.0

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

1994as Bill Gillespie
For Love of Ivy
6.2

For Love of Ivy

1968as Frank Austin
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
9.0

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

1995as Bill Gillespie
36 Hours to Die
4.3

36 Hours to Die

1999as Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
Of Thee I Sing
7.0

Of Thee I Sing

1972as John P. Wintergreen
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
4.5

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

1985as Santa Claus (voice)
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
9.0

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

1991
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

1972as Self
Ride a Northbound Horse
10.0

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969as Mr. Davis
The Father Clements Story
9.0

The Father Clements Story

1987
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1977as Frank Skeffington
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
10.0

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

1995as Bill Gillespie
Brass
5.0

Brass

1985as Frank Nolan
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

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

2009as Self
Convicted
10.0

Convicted

1986as Lewis May
Lad: A Dog
7.7

Lad: A Dog

1962as Hamilcar Q. Glure
Belle Sommers
9.0

Belle Sommers

1962as Mr. Griffith
Point Blank the Documentary

Point Blank the Documentary

2024as Self