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Carroll O'Connor
Birth name John Carroll O'Connor
Born August 2, 1924 in Manhattan, New York, USA
Died June 21, 2001 in Culver City, California, USA from heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes
Sometimes credited as Matt Harris
Notable Roles Archie Bunker in All in the Family and Archie Bunker
Bill Gillespie in In the Heat of the Night
Notable Episodes
Awards 5 Emmy Awards, USA
1 Golden Globe Award, USA
1 Peabody Award, USA
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Contents

Biography

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
All in the Family Archie Bunker 1971–1979 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Archie Bunker's Place Archie Bunker 1979–1983 1 2 3 4
In the Heat of the Night Bill Gillespie 1988–1995 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Adventures in Paradise Henry Gresham 2x07 - Hangman's Island November 21, 1960
The Untouchables Barney Lubin, lawyer 3x02 - Power Play October 19, 1961
Naked City 3x33 - Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud June 20, 1962
Dr. Kildare Roy Drummond 2x02 - The Burning Sky October 4, 1962
The Untouchables Arnie Kurtz 4x06 - Bird in the Hand October 30, 1962
Ben Casey 2x06 - Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road November 5, 1962
Naked City 4x14 - Spectre of the Rose Street Gang December 19, 1962
Stoney Burke Harry Clark 1x20 - Webb of Fear February 18, 1963
Bonanza Tom Slayden 4x33 - The Boss May 19, 1963
The DuPont Show of the Week N.S. Kellogg 3x07 - The Silver Burro November 3, 1963
The Outer Limits Diemos 1x16 - Controlled Experiment January 13, 1964
The Fugitive Sheriff Bray 1x24 - Flight from the Final Demon March 10, 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Old John 1x15 - Long Live the King December 21, 1964
Ben Casey Dr. Clarke 4x25 - Three Li'l Lambs March 29, 1965
Dr. Kildare David Burnside 4x28 - The Time Buyers April 8, 1965
The Time Tunnel Gen./Col. Phillip Southall 1x05 - The Last Patrol October 7, 1966
Gunsmoke Hootie Kyle 12x07 - The Wrong Man October 29, 1966
The Wild Wild West Fabian Lavender 2x11 - The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse November 25, 1966
Mission: Impossible Josef Varsh 1x18 - The Trial January 28, 1967
Gunsmoke Major Glenn Vance Vanscoy 13x08 - Major Glory October 30, 1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Preformer 5x12 - Show 104 December 13, 1971
Party of Five Jake 2x15 - Benefactors January 31, 1996
Party of Five Jake 2x16 - Comings and Goings February 7, 1996
Party of Five Jake 2x18 - Before and After February 21, 1996
Party of Five Jake 2x20 - Happily Ever After March 20, 1996
Party of Five Jake 2x22 - Spring Breaks (2) March 27, 1996
Mad About You Gus Stemple 5x06 - Jamie's Parents November 12, 1996
Party of Five Jake 3x13 - Christmas December 18, 1996
Mad About You Gus Stemple 5x23/24 - The Birth May 20, 1997
Mad About You Gus Stemple 7x19 - Paved with Good Intentions May 13, 1999

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
The Father Clements Story Cardinal Cody December 13, 1987 NBC Sunday Night at the Movies

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Producer

Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
In the Heat of the Night 1989 –1995 Executive Producer

Writer

Episode Writer

Series Episode Airdate Credit
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
2x11 - A Trip Upstate February 7, 1989
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
3x04 - First Girl November 14, 1989
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
3x10 - King's Ransom January 2, 1990
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
3x21 - Citizen Trundel (1) May 1, 1990
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
4x09 - A Problem Too Personal November 20, 1990
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
4x20 - Just a Country Boy March 19, 1991
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
4x21 - No Other Road March 26, 1991
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
4x22 - A Turning April 30, 1991
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
5x05 - Ruda's Awakening November 5, 1991
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
5x12 - The Landlord January 7, 1992
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x05 - Discovery (2) November 18, 1992
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x06 - Random's Child November 25, 1992
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x09 - When the Music Stopped December 16, 1992
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x16 - The Leftover Man (1) March 3, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x17 - The Leftover Man (2) March 3, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x20 - Even Nice People (1) April 28, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
6x22 - A Correct Settling May 12, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x02 - Hatton's Turn (1) September 18, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x03 - Hatton's Turn (2) September 18, 1993
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x16 - Ches and the Grand Lady January 26, 1994
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x21 - Poor Relations March 30, 1994
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x23 - Give Me Your Life (1) May 11, 1994
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
7x24 - Give Me Your Life (2) May 11, 1994
In the Heat of the Night
(credited as Matt Harris)
8x02 - Who Was Geli Bendl? December 9, 1994

Director

Episode Director

Series Episode Airdate Credit
In the Heat of the Night 4x20 - Just a Country Boy March 19, 1991
In the Heat of the Night 6x20 - Even Nice People (1) April 28, 1993
In the Heat of the Night 7x02 - Hatton's Turn (1) September 18, 1993
In the Heat of the Night 7x03 - Hatton's Turn (2) September 18, 1993

Memorable Moments

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

(1 Win in 11 Nominations)

  • Won: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1972)
All in the Family

Primetime Emmy Awards

(5 Wins in 9 Nominations)

  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1972, 1977, 1978, 1979)
All in the Family
  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1989)
In the Heat of the Night

Trivia