Carroll O'Connor
Born August 02, 1924 (Age: 101)
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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
The Last Laugh
2016
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as Self
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Age: 91
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
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as Self
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Age: 84
Return to Me
2000
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as Marty O'Reilly
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Age: 75
Gideon
1998
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as Leo Barnes
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Age: 74
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
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as Bill Gillespie
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Age: 70
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
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as Bill Gillespie
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Age: 70
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
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as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
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Age: 69
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
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as
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Age: 66
The Father Clements Story
1987
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as
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Age: 63
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
1985
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as Santa Claus (voice)
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Age: 61
Brass
1985
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as Frank Nolan
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Age: 61
A Different Approach
1978
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as
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Age: 53
Law and Disorder
1974
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as Willie
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Age: 50
No Image
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
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as Self
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Age: 48
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
1972
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as Self
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Age: 48
Of Thee I Sing
1972
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as John P. Wintergreen
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Age: 48
Kelly's Heroes
1970
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as Major General Colt
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Age: 45
Marlowe
1969
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as Lt. Christy French
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Age: 45
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
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as Lester Locke
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Age: 44
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
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as Mr. Davis
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Age: 44
Fear No Evil
1969
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as Myles Donovan
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Age: 44
Hawaii
1966
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as Charles Bromley
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Age: 42
In Harm's Way
1965
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as Lt. Commander Burke
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Age: 40
Cleopatra
1963
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as Casca
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Age: 38
Lad: A Dog
1962
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as Hamilcar Q. Glure
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Age: 37
Belle Sommers
1962
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as Mr. Griffith
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Age: 37
Lonely are the Brave
1962
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as Hinton
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Age: 37
By Love Possessed
1961
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as Bernie Breck
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Age: 36
Parrish
1961
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as Fireman (uncredited)
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Age: 36
A Fever in the Blood
1961
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as Matt Kenan
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Age: 36
The Citadel
1960
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as
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Age: 35