Carroll O'Connor
40 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 2, 1924
- Died
- Jun 21, 2001 (age 76)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Carroll O'Connor: movies and TV shows
Acting (74)
- 2000 Return to Me
as Marty O'Reilly
- 1999 36 Hours to Die
as Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
- 1998 Gideon
as Leo Barnes
- 1996
- 1995 In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
as Bill Gillespie
- 1995 In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Bill Gillespie
- 1994 In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
as Bill Gillespie
- 1994 In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
as Bill Gillespie
- 1994
- 1994 In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
- 1992
- 1991
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986 Convicted
as Lewis May
- 1985 The GLO Friends Save Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1985 Brass
as Frank Nolan
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977 The Last Hurrah
as Frank Skeffington
- 1976
- 1974 Law and Disorder
as Willie
- 1972 Of Thee I Sing
as John P. Wintergreen
- 1971
- 1971 Doctors' Wives
as Joe Gray
- 1971
- 1970 Kelly's Heroes
as Major General Colt
- 1969 Marlowe
as Lt. Christy French
- 1969 Death of a Gunfighter
as Lester Locke
- 1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
as Mr. Davis
- 1969 Fear No Evil
as Myles Donovan
- 1968 For Love of Ivy
as Frank Austin
- 1968 The Devil's Brigade
as Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
- 1967 Waterhole #3
as Sheriff John Copperud
- 1967
- 1967 Point Blank
as Brewster
- 1967 Warning Shot
as Paul Jerez
- 1966 Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as General Parker
- 1966 Hawaii
as Charles Bromley
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as General Bolt
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 In Harm's Way
as Lt. Commander Burke
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Cleopatra
as Casca
- 1962
- 1962 Lad: A Dog
as Hamilcar Q. Glure
- 1962 Belle Sommers
as Mr. Griffith
- 1962 Lonely are the Brave
as Hinton
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 By Love Possessed
as Bernie Breck
- 1961
- 1961 Parrish
as Fireman (uncredited) / Firechief (uncredited)
- 1961 A Fever in the Blood
as Matt Kenan
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1955
- 1954
- 1951
Behind the camera (8)
- 1994
- 1994 In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Story, Executive Producer
- 1988
- 1985 Brass
Writer, Executive Producer
- 1979
- 1977 The Last Hurrah
Writer, Executive Producer
- 1975
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2024
- 2016
- 2009
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
3 episodes
- 1973
- 1972
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
10 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
14 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
5 episodes