Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor was an Emmy Award-winning American actor, producer and director who portrayed Archie Bunker in the sitcom All in the Family.

Before becoming an actor O'Connor served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He made his acting debut as a character actor on two episodes of Sunday Showcase. From there he went on to star in such shows as Gunsmoke, I Spy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Eleventh Hour. Later in life he starred in the hit comedy series Mad About You, next to Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt.

O'Connor's long running career ended on June 21, 2001, when he passed away after suffering from a heart attack.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: John Carroll O'Connor
2. Born: August 2, 1924
3. Hometown: New York City, New York
4. Over 30 movie credits
5. Masters Degree in Education
6. Adopted son Hugh O'Connor committed suicide while on drugs in 1995
7. Helped pass California's Drug Dealer Civil Liability Act
8. Died: June 21, 2001
9. Died from a heart attack

Quotes from Carroll O'Connor

1. "Nothing will give me any peace. I've lost a son. And I'll go to my grave without any peace over that." — Carroll O'Connor on his son's death
2. "It was a lack of system that made the 30's Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered." — Carroll O'Connor on the Depression
3. "Get between your kid and drugs, any way you can, if you want to save the kid's life." — Carroll O'Connor's message to kids on drugs
4. "I never heard Archie's kind of talk in my own family. My father was a lawyer and was in partnership with two Jews, who with their families were close to us. There were black families in our circle of friends. My father disliked talk like Archie's -- he called it lowbrow." — Carroll O'Connor on his own family

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