Carroll O'Connor

Acting

Born: 1924-08-02
Died: 2001-06-21
From: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

John Carroll O'ConnorMatt 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.

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Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

In the Heat of the Night

1989
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

All in the Family

1979
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

All in the Family

1978
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

All in the Family

1977
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

All in the Family

1972
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting86 titles

Directing2 titles

Writing5 titles

Production4 titles

Sound1 title

Crew1 title

Creator1 title