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Carroll O'Connor

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 08/02/1924 († 76, 06/21/2001) | Manhattan, New York (United States of America (USA))
John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. O'Connor 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). O'Connor 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Carroll O'Connor

4x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Carroll O'Connor as Actor(37)

as Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Marty O'Reilly2000 Return to Me
as Jack 'Balls' O'Malley1999 36 Hours to Die
as Leo Barnes1998 Gideon
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie1995 In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Lewis May1986 Convicted
as Santa Claus (voice)1985 The GLO Friends Save Christmas
as Frank Nolan1985 Brass
as Frank Skeffington1977 The Last Hurrah
as Willie1974 Law and Disorder
as John P. Wintergreen1972 Of Thee I Sing
as Joe Gray1971 Doctors' Wives
as Major General Colt1970 Kelly's Heroes
as Lester Locke1969 Death of a Gunfighter
as Myles Donovan1969 Fear No Evil
as Lt. Christy French1969 Marlowe
as Mr. Davis1969 Ride a Northbound Horse
as Frank Austin1968 For Love of Ivy
as Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter1968 The Devil's Brigade
as Sheriff John Copperud1967 Waterhole #3
as Paul Jerez1967 Warning Shot
as Brewster1967 Point Blank
as General Parker1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
as Charles Bromley1966 Hawaii
as Lt. Commander Burke1965 In Harm's Way
as Casca1963 Cleopatra
as Hamilcar Q. Glure1962 Lad: A Dog
as Hinton1962 Lonely Are the Brave
as Mr. Griffith1962 Belle Sommers
as Fireman1961 Parrish
as Bernie Breck1961 By Love Possessed
as Matt Kenan1961 A Fever in the Blood

TV Shows/Series with Carroll O'Connor as Actor(38)

as Bill Gillespie1988 In the Heat of the Night
as Archie Bunker1979 Archie Bunker's Place
as Self (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as Archie Bunker1971 All in the Family
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall1966 The Time Tunnel
as Dr. Karolyi1965 I Spy
as Grover Cleveland1964 Profiles in Courage
as Walter B. Brach1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as O'Rourke1963 The Great Adventure
as Johann Sutter1963 The Great Adventure
as Sheriff Bray1963 The Fugitive
as Deimos1963 The Outer Limits
as Joshua Ryder1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Hugh Morgan1961 The Defenders
as Roy Drummond1961 Dr. Kildare
as David Burnside1961 Dr. Kildare
as Tom Slayden1959 Bonanza
as Henry Gresham1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Owen Oliver1958 Naked City
as Tony Corran1958 Naked City
as Hootie Kyle1955 Gunsmoke
as Major Vanscoy1955 Gunsmoke
as Frank Skeffington1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Carroll O'Connor as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer1985 Brass
Writing/Writer1985 Brass
Production/Executive Producer1977 The Last Hurrah
Writing/Writer1977 The Last Hurrah

TV Shows/Series with Carroll O'Connor as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1988 In the Heat of the Night
Production/Producer1988 In the Heat of the Night
Directing/Director1979 Archie Bunker's Place
Creator/Creator1975 Bronk

Full Name: Carroll O'Connor
Born: Saturday, 08/02 1924 (August) in Manhattan, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 06/21 2001 (June) in Culver City (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Montana, Wake Forest University, University College Dublin, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Newtown High School
Employer: University of Montana
Children: Hugh O'Connor
Other names for Carroll O'Connor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carroll O’Connor"
Carroll O'Connor frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
John Crawford (23x, Actor)
Ben Wright (23x, Actor)
John Larch (22x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (22x, Actor)
Harry Townes (22x, Actor)
Simon Oakland (22x, Actor)
Victor French (22x, Actor)
John Anderson (22x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (20x, Actor)
Blake Edwards (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:66004, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 03/10/2024