Carroll O'Connor
Sign in to saveJohn Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker, the main character in the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1979) and its continuation, Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). He later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995), where he played the role of police chief William "Bill" Gillespie. In the late 1990s, he played Gus Stemple, the father of Jamie Buchman on Mad About You. In 1996, O'Connor was ranked number 38 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. He won five Emmys and one Golden Globe Award.
Film & TV
Manhattan, 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…
Known for
- Point Blank the Documentary — Self2024
- The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2016
- The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air — Self2009
- Return to Me — Marty O'Reilly2000
- 36 Hours to Die — Jack 'Balls' O'Malley1999
- Gideon — Leo Barnes1998
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me — Bill Gillespie1995
- In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound — Bill Gillespie1995
- In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice — Bill Gillespie1994
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Key facts
- Born
- John Carroll O'Connor , ( 1924-08-02 ) August 2, 1924, Manhattan, New York , U.S.
- Died
- June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) (aged 76), Culver City, California , U.S.
- Burial place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Alma mater
- United States Merchant Marine Academy , University College Dublin ( BA ), University of Montana ( MA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1950–2001
- Spouse
- Nancy Fields ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 )
- Children
- Hugh O'Connor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- O'Connor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Culver City
- Child
- Hugh O'Connor
- Occupation
- television producer
- Employer
- University of Montana
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Dublin
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- Carroll O'Connor
- cause of death
- diabetes
- date of birth
- 1924-08-02
- date of death
- 2001-06-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Carroll O'Connor
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker (for which he won four Emmy Awards), the main character in the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1979) and its continuation, Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). He later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995), where he played the role of police chief William "Bill" Gillespie. In the late 1990s, he played Gus Stemple, the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. In 1996, O'Connor was ranked number 38 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. He won five Emmys and one Golden Globe Award.
Early life
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