Carroll O'Connor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) best 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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 11.948 |
| Birthday | 1924-08-02 |
| Place of Birth | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | John Carroll O'Connor, Matt Harris, |
1969
Marlowe
5.897/73
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it lea...
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2000
Return to Me
6.626/420
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Return to Me
1970
Kelly's Heroes
7.3/694
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
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Kelly's Heroes
1963
Cleopatra
7.063/720
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...
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Cleopatra
1967
Point Blank
7/367
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Point Blank
1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
6/40
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival f...
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
Hawaii
6.4/42
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii,...
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Hawaii
1962
Lonely Are the Brave
7.292/142
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the peni...
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Lonely Are the Brave
1965
In Harm's Way
6.6/136
A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
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In Harm's Way
1968
For Love of Ivy
5.8/6
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year...
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For Love of Ivy
1967
Waterhole #3
6/13
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buri...
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Waterhole #3
1969
Death of a Gunfighter
6.4/32
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When h...
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Death of a Gunfighter
1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't
6/8
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Not With My Wife, You Don't
1967
Warning Shot
6.6/18
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
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Warning Shot
1961
By Love Possessed
4.9/9
An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.
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By Love Possessed
1974
Law and Disorder
4.8/9
In crime ridden New York of the seventies two cops has had enough. They decide to take justice into their own hands. Things turn exciting and humorous...
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Law and Disorder
1971
Doctors' Wives
5/15
The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their careers, so they embark on a regimen of sex, drugs and...
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Doctors' Wives
1985
The GLO Friends Save Christmas
3.5/2
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The GLO Friends Save Christmas
1998
Gideon
6.2/11
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their...
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Gideon
1978
A Different Approach
6.3/3
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit and watch the film Michael Keaton's character's a...
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A Different Approach
1999
36 Hours to Die
4.3/10
Treat Williams stars in this drama as the owner of a brewing company who refuses to knuckle under when gangsters make threats against him, his busines...
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36 Hours to Die
1961
Parrish
5.4/9
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Parrish
1961
A Fever in the Blood
6.5/2
A judge, a district attorney and a U. S. senator--each hoping to be elected the next governor--attempt to manipulate a murder trial to advance their o...
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A Fever in the Blood
1977
The Last Hurrah
0/0
The longtime head of a powerful political machine is determined to win a fourth election and stay in power, despite challenges to his regime by young,...
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The Last Hurrah
1962
Lad: A Dog
6.5/2
The story of the rough collie hero, Sunnybank Lad.
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Lad: A Dog
1969
Fear No Evil
6.2/8
A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man's fiance di...
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Fear No Evil
1968
The Devil's Brigade
6.295/73
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The Devil's Brigade
1962
Belle Sommers
0/0
A woman recording artist with a past tries to shake off a gangster syndicate.
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Belle Sommers
1986
Convicted
0/0
Fact-based story about a Tennessee letter carrier who was falsely convicted of a rape. However, his legal problems continue even after the real rapist...
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Convicted
1969
Ride a Northbound Horse
0/0
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Ride a Northbound Horse
1985
Brass
0/0
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
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Brass
1995
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
0/0
Gillepsie's term as County Sheriff is coming to an end, and his enemies have found a local businessman, Kerry Madigan, who has high political aspirati...
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In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1972
Of Thee I Sing
6/1
CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all appearing in then-current CBS television series.
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Of Thee I Sing
1972
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
0/0
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Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
2009
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
0/0
DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".
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The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
1987
The Father Clements Story
0/0
In this provocative made-for-television drama, an African American Chicago priest takes on the Catholic church during his fight to adopt a troubled te...
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The Father Clements Story
1960
The Citadel
0/0
The good doctor is on trial before the British Medical Association Council, if he is found guilty, he will no longer be allowed to practice medicine....
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The Citadel
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.7/49
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen...
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2016
The Last Laugh
7/18
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...
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The Last Laugh
1962
Pericles on 31st Street
0/0
Racial tensions break out on 31st Street, a multi-ethnic community. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Harry Mark Petrakis novel f...
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1994
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
0/0
When a serial killer of women is on the loose in Sparta, all the clues lead Sheriff Gillespie and Forbes to the home of the wealthy Judge Walker.
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In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
0/0
All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret.
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In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
0/0
The Sparta police investigate allegations of child abuse in a religious cult run by a charismatic leader, leading to a tense, and deadly, stand-off.
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In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1995
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
0/0
When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their live...
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