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Carroll O'Connor (1924–2001)


Carroll was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, a community of Queens, New York. After high school in 1942, he joined the Merchant Marines and worked on ships in the Atlantic. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Montana to study English. While there, he became interested in theater. During one of the amateur productions... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (82 titles)
1971-2009 All in the Family (TV series)
Archie Bunker / Archie Justice
Too Good Edith (1979) … Archie Bunker
 
1999 Gideon
Leo Barnes
 
1996-1999 Mad About You (TV series)
Gus Stemple
Jamie's Parents (1996) … Gus Stemple
 
1999 36 Hours to Die (TV movie)
Jack 'Balls' O'Malley
 
1996 Party of Five (TV series)
Jacob Gordon / Jake Gordon
Christmas (1996) … Jake Gordon
 
1988-1995 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie / Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie / Acting Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Gillespie / …
 
1987 The Father Clements Story (TV movie)
Cardinal Cody
 
1986 Convicted (TV movie)
Lewis May
 
1986 The Redd Foxx Show (TV series)
Old Buddies (1986)
 
1985 The GLO Friends Save Christmas (TV movie)
Santa Claus (voice)
 
1985 Brass (TV movie)
Frank Nolan
 
1979-1983 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Archie Bunker
I'm Torn Here (1983) … Archie Bunker
Bunker Madness (1983) … Archie Bunker
Store Wars (1983) … Archie Bunker
 
1982 Gloria (TV series)
Archie Bunker
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie)
Frank Skeffington
 
1974 Law and Disorder
Willie
 
1972 Of Thee I Sing (TV movie)
John P. Wintergreen
 
1971 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
The CBS Censor
Episode #2.1 (1971) … The CBS Censor (uncredited)
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Guest Preformer
Episode #5.12 (1971) … Guest Preformer
 
1971 Doctors' Wives
Dr. Joe Gray
 
1965-1970 Insight (TV series)
Clark / Kelly
The Day God Died (1970) … Kelly
The Fire Within (1965) … Clark
 
1969 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
Orrin Hacker
The Second 1st Lady (1969) … Orrin Hacker
 
1969 Marlowe
Lt. Christy French
 
1969 Death of a Gunfighter
Lester Locke
 
1969 Fear No Evil (TV movie)
Myles Donovan
 
1968 For Love of Ivy
Frank Austin
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
James Van Ducci
Walk in the Sky (1968) … James Van Ducci
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
McJames
The Duelist Brief (1967) … McJames
 
1966-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Hootie Kyle / Major Vanscoy
Major Glory (1967) … Major Vanscoy
The Wrong Man (1966) … Hootie Kyle
 
1967 Waterhole #3
Sheriff John H. Copperud
 
1967 That Girl (TV series)
Giuseppe Casanetti
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Josef Varsh
The Trial (1967) … Josef Varsh
 
1967 Warning Shot (TV movie)
Paul Jerez
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Fabian Lavendor
The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse (1966) … Fabian Lavendor
 
1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
General Parker
 
1964-1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Capt. Ted Eyck / Lawson
Massacre at Fort Phil Kearney (1966) … Capt. Ted Eyck
The Turncoat (1964) … Lawson
 
1966 Hawaii
Charles Bromley
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Col. Southall / Gen. Southall
The Last Patrol (1966) … Gen. Southall/Col. Southall
 
1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
General Bolt
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Karolyi
It's All Done with Mirrors (1966) … Karolyi
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Lieutenant Wayne Altman / Victor Newleaf
A Sitting Duck Named Slattery (1965) … Lieutenant Wayne Altman
Question: What Did You Do All Day, Mr. Slattery? (1965) … Victor Newleaf
 
1962-1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
David Burnside / Roy Drummond
The Time Buyers (1965) … David Burnside
The Burning Sky (1962) … Roy Drummond
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Lieutenant Commander Burke
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Grover Cleveland
 
1962-1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Wendel Clarke / Father Joseph McGavin
Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road (1962) … Father Joseph McGavin
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Old John
Long Live the King (1964) … Old John
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Walter B. Brach
The Green Opal Affair (1964) … Walter B. Brach
 
1964 Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie)
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Sheriff Bray
Flight from the Final Demon (1964) … Sheriff Bray
 
1963-1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Johann Sutter / O'Rourke
The Pathfinder (1964) … Johann Sutter
The Man Who Stole New York City (1963) … O'Rourke
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Deimos
Controlled Experiment (1964) … Deimos
 
1963 The Silver Burro (TV movie)
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
N.S. Kellogg
The Silver Burro (1963) … N.S. Kellogg
 
1962-1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Hugh Morgan / Joshua Ryder
Conspiracy of Silence (1963) … Dr. Hugh Morgan
The Hidden Jungle (1962) … Joshua Ryder
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
George Audette
Age of Consent (1963) … George Audette
 
1963 Cleopatra
Casca
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Tom Slayden
The Boss (1963) … Tom Slayden
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Dave Conway
Pressure Breakdown (1963) … Dr. Dave Conway
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Charles Campion
The Dark Labyrinth (1963) … Charles Campion
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Harry Clark
Webb of Fear (1963) … Harry Clark
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Lyman Savage / Leonard Barsevick
Luxury Liner (1963) … Dr. Lyman Savage
Pericles on 31st Street (1962) … Leonard Barsevick
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Senator Dave Broderick
A Gun Is Not a Gentleman (1963) … Senator Dave Broderick
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Owen Oliver / Tony Corran
Spectre of the Rose Street Gang (1962) … Tony Corran
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Arnie Kurtz aka Albert Krim / Barney Lubin
Bird in the Hand (1962) … Arnie Kurtz aka Albert Krim
Power Play (1961) … Barney Lubin
 
1962 Lad: A Dog
Hamilcar Q. Glure
 
1962 Belle Sommers (TV movie)
Mr. Griffith
 
1962 Lonely Are the Brave
Hinton
 
1961 By Love Possessed
Bernie Breck
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Capt. Garbor
The Coward (1961) … Capt. Garbor
 
1961 Parrish
Firechief (uncredited)
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
He Who Gets Slapped (1961)
 
1960-1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Doc Turner / Rudolf Hess / Stanley Morgan
Medicine Man (1961) … Doc Turner
Positive Identification (1960) … Stanley Morgan
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Appleyard
The Black Arrow (1960) … Appleyard
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Henry Gresham
Hangman's Island (1960) … Henry Gresham
 
1960 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Tom O'Byrne
Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960) … Tom O'Byrne
 
1951 The Whiteheaded Boy (TV movie)
Donagh Brosnan
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
Archie Bunker's Place (TV series) (composer: closing theme - 93 episodes, 1979-1983) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You" / closing theme - 4 episodes, 1979-1982)
I'm Torn Here (1983) (composer: closing theme)
Small Claims Court (1983) (composer: closing theme)
No One Said It Was Easy (1983) (composer: closing theme)
Bunker Madness (1983) (composer: closing theme)
Store Wars (1983) (composer: closing theme)
 
All in the Family (TV series) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You" - 168 episodes, 1972-1979) (composer: closing theme - 27 episodes, 1971-1978)
Too Good Edith (1979) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You")
The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You")
The Family Next Door (1979) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You")
Edith Gets Fired (1979) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You")
Stephanie's Conversion (1979) (composer: closing theme "Remembering You")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1988-1992 In the Heat of the Night (TV series) (story editor - 46 episodes)
Trundel's Will Be Done (1992) (story editor - uncredited)
Brotherly Love: Part 1 (1990) (story editor - uncredited)
Brotherly Love: Part 2 (1990) (story editor - uncredited)
Citizen Trundel: Part 2 (1990) (story editor - uncredited)
Citizen Trundel: Part 1 (1990) (story editor - uncredited)
 
1980-1982 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series) (story editor - 24 episodes)
Father Christmas (1982) (story editor)
West Side Astoria (1982) (story editor)
Of Mice and Bunker (1982) (story editor)
Blind Man's Bluff (1982) (story editor)
Goodbye, Murray (1981) (story editor)
 
1976 Bronk (TV series) (executive consultant - 1 episode)
Death with Honor (1976) (executive consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
In the Heat of the Night (TV series) (executive producer - 61 episodes, 1989-1995) (supervising producer - 1 episode, 1989)
Grow Old Along with Me (1995) (executive producer)
By Duty Bound (1995) (executive producer)
Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) (executive producer)
A Matter of Justice (1994) (executive producer)
Give Me Your Life: Part 1 (1994) (executive producer)
 
1985 Brass (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Bender (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Banana Company (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 Bronk (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1989-1994 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) (as Matt Harris)
Give Me Your Life: Part 1 (1994) (story / as Matt Harris)
Give Me Your Life: Part 2 (1994) (story / as Matt Harris)
Poor Relations (1994) (writer)
Ches and the Grand Lady (1994) (writer)
 
1986 The Redd Foxx Show (TV series)
Old Buddies (1986) (written by)
 
1985 Brass (TV movie) (as Matt Harris)
 
1981 Man, Myth and Titans (TV documentary) (teleplay)
 
1980-1981 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
La Cage Aux Bunker (1981) (story)
Hiring the Housekeeper (1980) (story)
Murray's Daughter (1980) (written by)
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie) (writer)
 
1975-1976 Bronk (TV series)
The Vigilante (1976) (creator)
Death with Honor (1976) (creator)
The Ordeal (1976) (creator)
Vengeance (1976) (creator)
Jailbreak (1976) (creator)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1991-1993 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Even Nice People (1993)
Just a Country Boy (1991)
 
1986 The Redd Foxx Show (TV series)
Old Buddies (1986)
 
1979-1983 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Store Wars (1983)
Death of a Lodger (1982)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1979 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
 
1971-1978 All in the Family (TV series)
The Bunkers Go West (1978) (performer: "Trees" - uncredited)
Love Comes to the Butcher (1978) (performer: "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame" - uncredited)
Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 2 (1977) (performer: "Jingle Bells" - uncredited)
Archie and the KKK: Part 1 (1977) (performer: "Me And My Shadow" - uncredited)
Archie's Bitter Pill (1977) (performer: "MacNamara's Band" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (38 titles)
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime (2001) … Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
All in the Family (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Donny & Marie (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Minnie Driver (2000) … Narrator
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1994 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 1 November 1994 (1994) … Herself - Guest
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1994 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite New Television Comedy Series
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama
 
1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1987 The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Bill Moyers' Journal (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 16 May 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Chabad 'To Life' Telethon (TV series)
Himself
 
1980 The Best Joke I Ever Heard (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1979 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 11 December 1978 (1978) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Co-host - part VII
 
1978 A Different Approach (short)
Himself
 
1977 An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
London - New York (1976) … Himself
 
1972-1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 May 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 25 June 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 19 March 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 5 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 19 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
 
1971-1973 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Celebrity Roast: Carroll O'Connor (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 23 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1973 Keep U.S. Beautiful (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The Electric Company (TV series)
Himself
166 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Don Rickles (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.3 (1972) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (video documentary)
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 All in the Family (TV series)
 
1978 The Jeffersons (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) Stage: Appeared in an off-Broadway production of Clifford Odets' "The Big Knife". See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Matt Harris

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Who told his congressman, who got elected, despite the fact that he was Polish]: The Polacks voted for him to get even with the Irish for tellin' all those Polish jokes; the Italians voted for him to prove it was the Irish; and the colored people voted for him 'cause they like Polish jokes and they thought he was the best one yet. See more »

Trivia:

Met actress Jean Stapleton on an episode of The Defenders, years before co-starring with him on All in the Family. See more »

Trademark:

New York City accent. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo