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.
Known for
Bonanza
Tom Slayden
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Fugitive
Sheriff Bray
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Mission: Impossible
Josef Varsh
Mad About You
Gus Stemple
Dr. Kildare
Roy Drummond
Dr. Kildare
David Burnside
Naked City
Owen Oliver
Naked City
Tony Corran
The Untouchables
Barney Lubin
The Untouchables
Arnie Kurtz
The Wild Wild West
Fabian Lavendor
That Girl
Ben Casey
The Defenders
Joshua Ryder
The Defenders
Dr. Hugh Morgan
Gunsmoke
Hootie Kyle
Gunsmoke
Major Vanscoy
The Outer Limits
Deimos
In the Heat of the Night
Bill Gillespie
All in the Family
Archie Bunker
Dinah!
Self
The Time Tunnel
Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Old John
Adventures in Paradise
Henry Gresham
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Walter B. Brach
The Electric Company
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
I Spy
Dr. Karolyi
The Great Adventure
O'Rourke
The Great Adventure
Johann Sutter
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker
A Different Approach
Stoney Burke
Harry Clark
Point Blank
Brewster
Kelly's Heroes
Major General Colt
Cleopatra
Casca
Law and Disorder
Willie
The Last Hurrah
Frank Skeffington
Gideon
Leo Barnes
Return to Me
Marty O'Reilly
Warning Shot
Paul Jerez
Parrish
Fireman (uncredited)
Parrish
Firechief (uncredited)
In Harm's Way
Lt. Commander Burke
The Devil's Brigade
Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Ride a Northbound Horse
Mr. Davis
36 Hours to Die
Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
Marlowe
Lt. Christy French
The Father Clements Story
Profiles in Courage
Grover Cleveland
Lad: A Dog
Hamilcar Q. Glure
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Death of a Gunfighter
Lester Locke
Waterhole #3
Sheriff John Copperud
A Fever in the Blood
Matt Kenan
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
Bill Gillespie
Belle Sommers
Mr. Griffith
Fear No Evil
Myles Donovan
Kraft Mystery Theatre
For Love of Ivy
Frank Austin
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
Bill Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
Bill Gillespie
Hawaii
Charles Bromley
The Last Laugh
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Frank Skeffington
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
General Bolt
The Americans
Brass
Frank Nolan
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Davis
The Jacksons
El mismo
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)
By Love Possessed
Bernie Breck
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Self
Convicted
Lewis May
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Of Thee I Sing
John P. Wintergreen
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
Bill Gillespie
The Citadel
Dundee and the Culhane
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
General Parker
Lonely are the Brave
Hinton
Doctors' Wives
Joe Gray
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Lawson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Capt. Ted Eyck