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John Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker, 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 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.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1924
Active to
2001

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Born
John Carroll O'Connor , ( 1924-08-02 ) August 2, 1924, Manhattan, New York , U.S.
Died
June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) (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
Spouse
Nancy Fields ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ) ​
Children
Hugh O'Connor

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Instance of
human
Family name
Q2043296
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Culver City
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
Western
Conflict
World War II
Image
Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker.JPG
Number of children
1
Residence
Dublin
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Carroll O'Connor
cause of death
diabetes
date of birth
1924-08-02
date of death
2001-06-21
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Carroll O'Connor
start of work period
1951-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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