Carroll O'Connor

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Aug 02, 1924 (100 years old)
Death date
Jun 21, 2001

Carroll O'Connor

Known For

The Last Laugh
1h 29m
Movie 2016

The Last Laugh

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

The Television Revolution Begins:
0h 31m
Movie 2009

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".

Return to Me
1h 55m
Movie 2000

Return to Me

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.

36 Hours to Die
1h 30m
Movie 1999

36 Hours to Die

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 business, and his family. With the help of his wife and his uncle, he's able to outsmart and outmuscle the crooks. Carroll O'Connor and Kim Cattrall are featured in the supporting cast.

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me
1h 36m
Movie 1995

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

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 lives does not exactly go as planned.

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1h 35m
Movie 1995

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

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 aspiration, to run against him. They even attempt to enlist Forbes' support and the support of the local press in painting an unfavorable picture of Gillepsie. Meanwhile, the police suspect Frank Cole, one of Madigan's employees, of murdering a pregnant woman. When they request a warrant to test Cole's blood for a DNA match of the dead woman's baby, the judge, who respects Madigan and his employees, is unwilling to approve it.

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1h 32m
Movie 1994

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

All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret.

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1h 32m
Movie 1994

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

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.

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1h 32m
Movie 1994

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

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.

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1h 10m
Movie 1991

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carroll O'Connor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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