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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2009
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
Return to Me
Character:Marty O'Reilly
Release Date:07/04/2000
36 Hours to Die
Character:Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
Release Date:11/04/1999
Gideon
Character:Leo Barnes
Release Date:26/10/1998
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
Character:Bill Gillespie
Release Date:16/05/1995
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
Character:Bill Gillespie
Release Date:17/02/1995
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
Character:Bill Gillespie
Release Date:09/12/1994
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
Character:Bill Gillespie
Release Date:21/10/1994
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Character:Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Release Date:11/05/1994
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Character:
Release Date:16/02/1991
The Father Clements Story
Character:
Release Date:13/12/1987
Convicted
Character:Lewis May
Release Date:12/05/1986
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Release Date:21/12/1985
Brass
Character:Frank Nolan
Release Date:11/09/1985
A Different Approach
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Last Hurrah
Character:Frank Skeffington
Release Date:16/11/1977
Law and Disorder
Character:Willie
Release Date:09/10/1974
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1972
Of Thee I Sing
Character:John P. Wintergreen
Release Date:24/10/1972
Doctors' Wives
Character:Joe Gray
Release Date:03/02/1971
Kelly's Heroes
Character:Major General Colt
Release Date:22/06/1970
Marlowe
Character:Lt. Christy French
Release Date:19/09/1969
Death of a Gunfighter
Character:Lester Locke
Release Date:08/05/1969
Ride a Northbound Horse
Character:Mr. Davis
Release Date:16/03/1969
Fear No Evil
Character:Myles Donovan
Release Date:03/03/1969
For Love of Ivy
Character:Frank Austin
Release Date:17/07/1968
The Devil's Brigade
Character:Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
Release Date:15/05/1968
Waterhole #3
Character:Sheriff John Copperud
Release Date:10/10/1967
Point Blank
Character:Brewster
Release Date:30/08/1967
Warning Shot
Character:Paul Jerez
Release Date:18/01/1967
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Character:General Parker
Release Date:02/11/1966
Hawaii
Character:Charles Bromley
Release Date:10/10/1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Character:General Bolt
Release Date:31/08/1966
In Harm's Way
Character:Lt. Commander Burke
Release Date:06/04/1965
Cleopatra
Character:Casca
Release Date:12/06/1963
Lad: A Dog
Character:Hamilcar Q. Glure
Release Date:02/06/1962
Belle Sommers
Character:Mr. Griffith
Release Date:30/05/1962
Lonely are the Brave
Character:Hinton
Release Date:24/05/1962
By Love Possessed
Character:Bernie Breck
Release Date:19/07/1961
Parrish
Character:Fireman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1961
Parrish
Character:Firechief (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1961
A Fever in the Blood
Character:Matt Kenan
Release Date:28/01/1961
The Citadel
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1960
Television Appearances
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Party of Five
Character:Jake Gordon
Mad About You
Character:Gus Stemple
In the Heat of the Night
Character:Bill Gillespie
Archie Bunker's Place
Character:Archie Bunker
The Jacksons
Character:El mismo
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Electric Company
Character:
All in the Family
Character:Archie Bunker
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Dundee and the Culhane
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Josef Varsh
The Time Tunnel
Character:Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall
That Girl
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:Fabian Lavendor
I Spy
Character:Dr. Karolyi
Profiles in Courage
Character:Grover Cleveland
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Walter B. Brach
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:Old John
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Lawson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Capt. Ted Eyck
The Great Adventure
Character:O'Rourke
The Great Adventure
Character:Johann Sutter
The Fugitive
Character:Sheriff Bray
The Outer Limits
Character:Deimos
Stoney Burke
Character:Harry Clark
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Ben Casey
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Roy Drummond
Dr. Kildare
Character:David Burnside
The Defenders
Character:Joshua Ryder
The Defenders
Character:Dr. Hugh Morgan
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Character:
The Americans
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Barney Lubin
The Untouchables
Character:Arnie Kurtz
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Henry Gresham
Bonanza
Character:Tom Slayden
Naked City
Character:Owen Oliver
Naked City
Character:Tony Corran
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
Character:Hootie Kyle
Gunsmoke
Character:Major Vanscoy
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Mr. Davis
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Frank Skeffington
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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