Biography
O'Connor's apprenticeship as an actor was long; he spent many years as a substitute schoolteacher living with his wife in cold-water flats awaiting the "big break". He was well into his thirties when steady, albeit supporting, work came as an actor. But at age 46, Carroll O'Connor became Archie Bunker, the endearing bigot who grew to accept diversity (somewhat) on the ground-breaking CBS series, "All in the Family". When the series premiered …
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Career Milestones
2000 | Final film role as the owner of an Irish-Italian restaurant in "Return to Me" | |
2000 | Honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (March 17) | |
1996 | Joined cast of "Party of Five" in recurring role as the grandfather | |
| "In the Heat of the Night" airs as several two-hour movie specials | ||
1994 | Chief Gillespie (O'Connor) married African American woman (Denise Nicholas) on "In the Heat of the Night" | |
| Executive producer and star, "The Heat of the Night" (NBC, then CBS) | ||
1986 | Directed and wrote "The Redd Foxx Show" (CBS) | |
1985 | Starred in "Home Front" at the Royale Theatre, NY | |
1983 | Made Broadway debut in "Brothers" at the Music Box Theatre | |
1982 | Directed pilot, co-executive produced, "Gloria" (CBS) | |
| Continued as Archie Bunker in "Archie Bunker's Place" series | ||
1977 | Executive producer on "The Banana Company" | |
| Created and co-executive produced, "Bronk" (CBS) | ||
1974 | Last feature film to date, "Law and Disorder" | |
1972 | Sang and danced in the TV special "Of Thee I Sing" (CBS) | |
| "All in the Family" airs on CBS, five seasons as top series | ||
1971 | Premiere of "All in the Family" with O'Connor as Archie Bunker | |
1969 | TV-movie debut, "Fear No Evil" (NBC) | |
1963 | Made first TV pilot, the unsuccessful "Luxury Liner" for NBC | |
1963 | Co-starred as Casca in "Cleopatra" | |
1962 | Early TV credits include "Alcoa Premiere" and "The Dick Powell Show" | |
1961 | Returned to features in "By Love Possessed," "A Fever in the Blood" and "Parrish" | |
1957 | Off-Broadway debut, "The Big Knife" | |
1949 | Company member, Dublin's Gate Theatre | |
1946 | Film debut, "Johnny Frenchman" | |
Awards
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in In the Heat of the Night |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in In the Heat of the Night |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in In the Heat of the Night |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in In the Heat of the Night |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in In the Heat of the Night |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in In the Heat of the Night |
1979 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in All in the Family |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in All in the Family |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in All in the Family |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in All in the Family |
1975 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in All in the Family |
1975 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in All in the Family |
1974 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor In a Comedy Series in All in the Family |
1974 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in All in the Family |
1973 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in All in the Family |
1973 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor In a Leading in All in the Family |
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in All in the Family |
1972 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor In a Leading in All in the Family |
1971 | Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Series Or Television Movie in All in the Family |
1971 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor In a Leading in All in the Family |
1963 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement In Drama in The DuPont Show of the Week |