August 2, 1924
John
Carroll O'Connor was born.
Actor,
producer,
and director
whose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the
role of Major General Colt in the 1970 cult movie, Kelly's Heroes, he later found fame as
the bigoted workingman 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 1980s NBC
television crime drama In
the Heat of the Night, where he played the role of Sheriff
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.
August 2, 1924
John Carroll O'Connor was born.
Actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the role of Major General Colt in the 1970 cult movie, Kelly's Heroes, he later found fame as the bigoted workingman 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 1980s NBC television crime drama In the Heat of the Night, where he played the role of Sheriff 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.
In Solidarity
Tony Figueroa
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