Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-02

Day of Death

2001-06-21 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Carroll O'Connor

Matt Harris

Carroll O'Connor

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

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

Acting

Marlowe

1969

Marlowe

as

Lt. Christy French

Return to Me

2000

Return to Me

as

Marty O'Reilly

Kelly's Heroes

1970

Kelly's Heroes

as

Major General Colt

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

as

Casca

The Citadel

1960

The Citadel

as

1967

Point Blank

as

Brewster

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

as

General Bolt

Hawaii

1966

Hawaii

as

Charles Bromley

Lonely are the Brave

1962

Lonely are the Brave

as

Hinton

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

Lt. Commander Burke

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

1972

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

as

Self

For Love of Ivy

1968

For Love of Ivy

as

Frank Austin

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)

Waterhole #3

1967

Waterhole #3

as

Sheriff John Copperud

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

Death of a Gunfighter

as

Lester Locke

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

as

General Parker

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

2009

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

as

Self

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as

Paul Jerez

By Love Possessed

1961

By Love Possessed

as

Bernie Breck

Law and Disorder

1974

Law and Disorder

as

Willie

Doctors' Wives

1971

Doctors' Wives

as

Joe Gray

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

1985

The GLO Friends Save Christmas

as

Santa Claus (voice)

The Last Laugh

2016

The Last Laugh

as

Self

A Different Approach

1978

A Different Approach

as

Gideon

1998

Gideon

as

Leo Barnes

The Father Clements Story

1987

The Father Clements Story

as

Fear No Evil

1969

Fear No Evil

as

Myles Donovan

36 Hours to Die

1999

36 Hours to Die

as

Jack 'Balls' O'Malley

Parrish

1961

Parrish

as

Fireman (uncredited)

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

1994

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

as

Bill Gillespie

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

1994

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

as

Bill Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

as

Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie

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

1995

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

as

Bill Gillespie

A Fever in the Blood

1961

A Fever in the Blood

as

Matt Kenan

The Last Hurrah

1977

The Last Hurrah

as

Frank Skeffington

Lad: A Dog

1962

Lad: A Dog

as

Hamilcar Q. Glure

Parrish

1961

Parrish

as

Firechief (uncredited)

The Devil's Brigade

1968

The Devil's Brigade

as

Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter

Belle Sommers

1962

Belle Sommers

as

Mr. Griffith

Convicted

1986

Convicted

as

Lewis May

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969

Ride a Northbound Horse

as

Mr. Davis

Brass

1985

Brass

as

Frank Nolan

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

1995

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

as

Bill Gillespie

Of Thee I Sing

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as

John P. Wintergreen

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

1991

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

as

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as

Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Gus Stemple

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Bill Gillespie

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

O'Rourke

That Girl

That Girl

as

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Archie Bunker

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Owen Oliver

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hootie Kyle

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

as

Archie Bunker

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Josef Varsh

The Electric Company

The Electric Company

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Frank Skeffington

I Spy

I Spy

as

Dr. Karolyi

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

Fabian Lavendor

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Sheriff Bray

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Lawson

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Henry Gresham

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

as

Grover Cleveland

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

as

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as

Harry Clark

The Jacksons

The Jacksons

as

El mismo

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Roy Drummond

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Joshua Ryder

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Deimos

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Dr. Hugh Morgan

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

as

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as

Self

The Americans

The Americans

as

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

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

as

Walter B. Brach

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Naked City

Naked City

as

Tony Corran

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

David Burnside

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Barney Lubin

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Major Vanscoy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Johann Sutter

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Tom Slayden

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as

Old John

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Capt. Ted Eyck

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Arnie Kurtz

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mr. Davis

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Production

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

as

The Last Hurrah

1977

The Last Hurrah

as

Brass

1985

Brass

as

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Crew

Bronk

Bronk

as

Directing

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

as