Carroll O'Connor
Acting
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.
In the Heat of the Night
as Bill Gillespie
Age 63 (now 76)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as General Bolt
Age 42 (now 76)
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
as Self
Age 84 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
as Bill Gillespie
Age 70 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Bill Gillespie
Age 70 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
Writer
Age 70 (now 76) In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
as Bill Gillespie
Age 70 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
as Bill Gillespie
Age 70 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Story
Age 69 (now 76) In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
as Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Age 69 (now 76) In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Executive Producer
Age 69 (now 76)
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
Age 61 (now 76)
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as General Parker
Age 42 (now 76) What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as General Bolt
Age 42 (now 76)
In the Heat of the Night
as Bill Gillespie
Age 63 (now 76)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Old John
Age 40 (now 76)Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Lawson
Age 39 (now 76)Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Capt. Ted Eyck
Age 39 (now 76)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 38 (now 76)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Davis
Age 30 (now 76)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
John Carroll O'Connor, Matt Harris
IMDB
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