ACTOR

Carroll O'Connor

1924 - 2001

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carroll O'Connor has received more than 7,950,866 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Carroll O'Connor is the 6,234th most popular actor (down from 5,496th in 2019), the 9,144th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,198th in 2019) and the 2,857th most popular American Actor.

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  • 8.0M

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  • 44.72

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carroll O'Connor ranks 6,234 out of 13,578. Before him are Wu Jing, Lauren Vélez, Cara Buono, Hikaru Midorikawa, Betty Blythe, and Alexa Davalos. After him are Neil Hamilton, Royal Dano, Sylvia Syms, Boris Plotnikov, Tara Strong, and Lorraine Toussaint.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Carroll O'Connor ranks 422. Before him are Ken Armstrong, Daniel Akaka, Joe Gaetjens, Ingemar Johansson, Scott Brady, and Nicholas Colasanto. After him are Armando Peraza, Mark Lenard, Wally Ris, Ingrid Sandahl, Harry Schwarz, and William H. Webster. Among people deceased in 2001, Carroll O'Connor ranks 270. Before him are Stepas Butautas, Maximos V Hakim, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Mirvarid Dilbazi, Olle Håkansson, and Delia Derbyshire. After him are Otto Hemele, Rufus Thomas, Larry Adler, Boris Stenin, Kira Ivanova, and Anthony Shaffer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carroll O'Connor ranks 9,144 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Moore (1897), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), Cara Buono (1974), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), Betty Blythe (1893), and Lucy Shapiro (1940). After him are Neil Hamilton (1899), Royal Dano (1922), Red Skelton (1913), Ed Boon (1964), Rufus Thomas (1917), and Geraldo Rivera (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carroll O'Connor ranks 2,857. Before him are Jorge Garcia (1973), Dennis Boutsikaris (1952), Lukas Haas (1976), Lauren Vélez (1964), Cara Buono (1974), and Betty Blythe (1893). After him are Neil Hamilton (1899), Royal Dano (1922), John Ortiz (1968), Johnny Messner (1970), Don Stroud (1943), and Mimi Kennedy (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

Kelly's Heroes
Major General Colt
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Jun 22nd 19707.3 / 10
All in the Family
Archie Bunker
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
7.837 / 10
Return to Me
Marty O'Reilly
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.
Apr 7th 20006.642 / 10