Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor | |
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O'Connor as Archie Bunker in 1975 | |
| Born | John Carroll O'Connor August 2, 1924 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2001 (aged 76) Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | United States Merchant Marine Academy, University College Dublin (BA), University of Montana (MA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2001 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Nancy Fields (m. 1951) |
| Children | Hugh O'Connor |
John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker (for which he won four Emmy Awards), the main character in the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1979) and its continuation, Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). He later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995), where he played the role of police chief William "Bill" Gillespie. In the late 1990s, he played Gus Stemple, the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. In 1996, O'Connor was ranked number 38 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. He won five Emmys and one Golden Globe Award.