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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Television producer, Screenwriter
Birthday
(Saturday)
Died
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Children
1 child: Hugh O'Connor
Residences
Dublin, Malibu, New York City
Education
Newtown High School, University College Dublin, University of Montana, United States Merchant Marine Academy
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
鼠 Rat
Popularity
Tier B -- 91,785 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 42 years (1958-2000)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 33
Year context
Born in 1924 -- First modern Winter Olympics held in Chamonix; Calvin Coolidge was US president
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Filmography (25)
AWARDS (9)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
1989
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
1989
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1979
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1979
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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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Carroll O'Connor was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
What movies or shows has Carroll O'Connor been in?
Carroll O'Connor has 25 credits in our database. Notable titles include Return to Me (2000), Gideon (1998), In the Heat of the Night (1988), Archie Bunker's Place (1979), A Different Approach (1978).
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