
Carroll O'Connor
Born: 1924-08-02
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1995

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994

Convicted
1986

Ride a Northbound Horse
1969

The Great Adventure
1963

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994

The Jacksons
1976

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991

The Father Clements Story
1987

Belle Sommers
1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

The Untouchables
1959

All in the Family
1971

The Outer Limits
1963