
Carroll O'Connor
Known for Acting · 89 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 (44)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host

Bonanza
1959
as Tom Slayden

The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Bray

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Presenter

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Josef Varsh

Mad About You
1992
as Gus Stemple

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Roy Drummond / David Burnside

Ben Casey
1961

The Untouchables
1959
as Barney Lubin / Arnie Kurtz

Party of Five
1994
as Jake Gordon

Naked City
1958
as Owen Oliver / Tony Corran
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Lawson / Capt. Ted Eyck

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Fabian Lavendor

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Defenders
1961
as Joshua Ryder / Dr. Hugh Morgan

Gunsmoke
1955
as Hootie Kyle / Major Vanscoy

That Girl
1966

The Outer Limits
1963
as Deimos

All in the Family
1971
as Archie Bunker

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Henry Gresham

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Old John

In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Bill Gillespie

Dinah!
1974
as Self

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

The Electric Company
1971

Archie Bunker's Place
1979
as Archie Bunker

I Spy
1965
as Dr. Karolyi

Stoney Burke
1962
as Harry Clark

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

The Americans
1961

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Frank Skeffington

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Dundee and the Culhane
1967

The Jacksons
1976
as El mismo
Movies (45)

Cleopatra
1963
as Casca

Kelly's Heroes
1970
as Major General Colt

Marlowe
1969
as Lt. Christy French

In Harm's Way
1965
as Lt. Commander Burke

Point Blank
1967
as Brewster

Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Hinton

Return to Me
2000
as Marty O'Reilly

The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter

Hawaii
1966
as Charles Bromley

Gideon
1998
as Leo Barnes

Waterhole #3
1967
as Sheriff John Copperud

The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
as General Bolt

Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Lester Locke

The Citadel
1960

Warning Shot
1967
as Paul Jerez

Parrish
1961
as Fireman (uncredited) / Firechief (uncredited)

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie

Doctors' Wives
1971
as Joe Gray

A Fever in the Blood
1961
as Matt Kenan

By Love Possessed
1961
as Bernie Breck

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995
as Bill Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
as Bill Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995
as Bill Gillespie

A Different Approach
1978

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
as Bill Gillespie

Brass
1985
as Frank Nolan

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
1972
as Self

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as General Parker

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991

Fear No Evil
1969
as Myles Donovan

Convicted
1986
as Lewis May

36 Hours to Die
1999
as Jack 'Balls' O'Malley

Point Blank the Documentary
2024
as Self

The Last Hurrah
1977
as Frank Skeffington

For Love of Ivy
1968
as Frank Austin

Law and Disorder
1974
as Willie

Belle Sommers
1962
as Mr. Griffith

Of Thee I Sing
1972
as John P. Wintergreen

Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
as Mr. Davis

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
as Self

The Father Clements Story
1987
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
as Self

Lad: A Dog
1962
as Hamilcar Q. Glure

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 89 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Carroll O'Connor has appeared in 45 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carroll O'Connor Movies
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Casca
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) — as Major General Colt
- Marlowe (1969) — as Lt. Christy French
- In Harm's Way (1965) — as Lt. Commander Burke
- Point Blank (1967) — as Brewster
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