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name: "Carroll O'Connor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carroll-oconnor"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 August 1924"
died: "21 June 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:29:01.056723+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carroll O'Connor

Actor. Born 2 August 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 June 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 August 1924, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 June 2001
- **Also known as:** John Carroll O'Connor, Matt Harris

## Biography

Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose career spanned more than four decades. Born John Carroll O'Connor on 2 August 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, he studied at the University of Montana and earned a BA from University College Dublin in 1952. He began in stage roles before appearing in films including *Lonely Are the Brave* (1962), *Cleopatra* (1963) and *Kelly's Heroes* (1970).

O'Connor achieved widespread recognition as Archie Bunker in the CBS sitcom *All in the Family* (1971–1979) and its continuation *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979–1983). He later starred as Police Chief William Gillespie in the NBC series *In the Heat of the Night* (1988–1995). His performances earned him five Primetime Emmy Awards. O'Connor died on 21 June 2001 in Culver City, California.

*Sources: britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Archie Bunker — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

## Also known for

- *Cleopatra* (1963), Casca
- *Kelly's Heroes* (1970), Major General Colt
- *Bonanza* (1959), Tom Slayden
- *Return to Me* (2000), Marty O'Reilly
- *Point Blank* (1967), Brewster
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Josef Varsh — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Mad About You* (1992), Gus Stemple
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), Gen. Southall / Col. Phil Southall

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