Carroll O'Connor

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.

Carroll O'Connor is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 34 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes In the Heat of the Night (1988), En el calor de la noche (1988), All in the Family (1971), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Marlowe (1969), Dundee and the Culhane (1967), Point Blank (1967), What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966). The recorded credits span 1944 to 1994, including 5 movies and 29 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.