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 Carroll was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, a heavily Jewish community in New York City's borough of Queens. After graduating from high school in 1942, O'Connor joined the Merchant Marines and worked on ships in the Atlantic. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Montana to study English. While there, he became interested in theater. During one of the amateur productions, he met his future wife, Nancy Fields, whom he married in 1951. He moved to Ireland where he continued his theatrical studies at the National University of Ireland. He was discovered during one of his college productions and was signed to appear at the Dublin Gate Theater. He worked in theater in Europe until 1954 when he returned to New York. His attempts to land on Broadway failed and he taught high school until 1958. Finally in 1958, he landed an Off-Broadway production, "Ulysses in Nighttown". He followed that with a Broadway production that was directed by 'Burgess Meredith', "God and Kate Murphy", in which he was both an understudy and an assistant stage manager. At the same time, he was getting attention on TV. He worked in a great many character roles throughout the 1960s. A pilot for "Those Were The Days" was first shot in 1968 based on the English hit, "Till Death Do Us Part", but was rejected by the networks. In 1971, it was re-shot and re-cast as All in the Family (1971) and the rest is history.
Bio:
Carroll was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, a heavily Jewish community in New York City's borough of Queens. After graduating from high school in 1942, O'Connor joined the Merchant Marines and worked on ships in the Atlantic. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Montana to study English. While there, he became interested in theater. During one of the amateur productions, he met his future wife, Nancy Fields, whom he married in 1951. He moved to Ireland where he continued his theatrical studies at the National University of Ireland. He was discovered during one of his college productions and was signed to appear at the Dublin Gate Theater. He worked in theater in Europe until 1954 when he returned to New York. His attempts to land on Broadway failed and he taught high school until 1958. Finally in 1958, he landed an Off-Broadway production, "Ulysses in Nighttown". He followed that with a Broadway production that was directed by 'Burgess Meredith', "God and Kate Murphy", in which he was both an understudy and an assistant stage manager. At the same time, he was getting attention on TV. He worked in a great many character roles throughout the 1960s. A pilot for "Those Were The Days" was first shot in 1968 based on the English hit, "Till Death Do Us Part", but was rejected by the networks. In 1971, it was re-shot and re-cast as All in the Family (1971) and the rest is history.
Tivia:
In his later years, he still received mail from fans. He answered every single piece of mail personally. When asked by friends why he didn't hire an assistant to answer the mail for him, he simply said that it was the least he could do.He adopted his only child, Hugh O'Connor, while in Rome filming Cleopatra (1963). He named him after his own brother, who was killed years before in a motorcycle accident.Auditioned for the role of Skipper Jonah Grumby on Gilligan's Island (1964), but the producers found him to be too unsympathetic in the role. The role went to Alan Hale Jr..While playing Archie Bunker, he always wore his wedding ring on his middle finger and not the traditional ring finger.Was so displeased with CBS' axing of Archie Bunker's Place (1979) in 1983, without a chance to film an actual series finale, that he vowed to never work for the network again (nonetheless, his late-1980s NBC series, In the Heat of the Night (1988), moved to CBS in 1992).Spent some time at the Juilliard School of Fine Arts as an acting and dialogue professor.Encouraged his All in the Family (1971) co-star, Rob Reiner, to write several episodes in his early career.His only son, Hugh O'Connor, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, despondent over the disintegration of his life resulting from his long-term drug addiction. He was speaking with his father on the phone at the time. O'Connor did a public service announcement shortly after his death about the perils of drug abuse.In 1997, he and his wife, also a University of Montana graduate, donated $1 million to the University of Montana's Center for the Rocky Mountain West, a regional studies and public policy institute. The Center was renamed Carroll and Nancy Fields O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in September 1997.Became best friends with Jean Stapleton from 1962 until his death on June 21, 2001.Didn't begin acting on television until he was 36.He was instrumental in the passage of the Drug Dealers Civil Liability Act in California. The Act states that citizens can sue drug dealers whom they feel are responsible for the drug-related deaths of family members. The Act came about as a result of his son's drug-related suicide.After his role Return to Me (2000), he withdrew from acting at age 76 due to health problems. He died the following year.Larry Hagman, Carl Reiner (Rob Reiner's real-life father), Martin Sheen, Richard Crenna, Norman Lear, Danielle Brisebois and ex-classmate Don Rickles all attended his funeral.Traveled to Ireland, midway through college, and decided to finish school in the land of his ancestors. His future wife, Nancy, followed him there.Appeared in almost all the episodes of his sitcom All in the Family (1971), from 1971-79 but missed seven episodes, three of them because of a contract dispute with Norman Lear.Died on June 21, 2001, 37 days before what would have been his golden wedding anniversary with Nancy Fields.Was a spokesman for Partnership for Drug Free of America from 1993-97.Performed the role of Archie Bunker for a remarkable 12 years and 307 episodes (All in the Family (1971) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979)).During World War II, he was rejected by the United States Navy and enrolled in the United States Merchant Marine Academy for a short time. After leaving that institution, he became a merchant seaman.Earned a reported $250,000 a week for Sebastian Beeton in 1980.Archie Bunker, his character on All in the Family (1971), was ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].Listed as #20 on TV Land's Top 50 TV Icons Countdown. He beat out Alan Alda, George Clooney, Michael J. Fox and Kermit the Frog.Before he was a successful actor, he used to work with a young unfamiliar actor named Larry Hagman. O'Connor was working as an assistant stage manager for the Broadway play "God and Kate Murphy", in which Hagman starred.Inherited a knack for learning languages from his mother.Completed part of his undergraduate studies at the University of Montana before returning to earn a master's degree in speech (1956).Attended college in Ireland and began his career on the stage, playing in Dublin, London and Paris before making his Broadway debut (1958).Began smoking while working on the stage production of "The Big Knife", a habit he would keep up until 1989, when doctors ordered him to quit.He passed away on the same day that blues legend, John Lee Hooker did. Coincidentally, their stars are right next to each other on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Attended the same school as Don Rickles.Mickey Rooney was Norman Lear's first choice to play Archie Bunker in the pilot of All in the Family (1971). Rooney had reservations about the character, so he refused.Underwent heart bypass surgery (1989) and angioplasty to prevent a stroke (1998).Underwent heart bypass surgery that required him to miss the last four episodes of the second season of In the Heat of the Night (1988).Graduated from the University of Montana with degrees in both Drama and English (1951).His son, Hugh O'Connor, co-starred in In the Heat of the Night (1988) with him.On January 17, 1994, he lost his restaurant in the Northridge (CA) earthquake.He met his wife, Nancy, while both were performing in the play "Life with Father" at the University of Montana.On All in the Family (1971), his character resided in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y.; in real life O'Connor grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y.His favorite expressions as Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971) were "Dingbat" and "Stifle" to his wife, Edith, and "Meathead" to his son-in-law, Michael.Said that he came up with the address for the Bunker family residence (704 Hauser Street) when he was driving to work in L.A. He happened to find himself on Hauser Boulevard (a few blocks from CBS Television City) and thought the name sounded like part of Queens, N.Y., where Archie was supposed to live.Had one grandson: Sean Carroll O'Connor.Co-starred in two films starring Sidney Poitier: The Defiant Ones (1958) and For Love of Ivy (1968). O'Connor later headlined In the Heat of the Night (1988) series, which was based on the Poitier film of the same name In the Heat of the Night (1967).In the early 1950s, while trying to launch his acting career, he worked as a substitute high school English teacher in order to pay the rent.Among those attending his funeral were "All in the Family" (1971) creator Norman Lear, co-stars Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner, and Danielle Brisebois from "Archie Bunker's Place" (1979), as well as Larry Hagman, Martin Sheen, Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, Carl Reiner, comic couple Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, and Governor Jerry Brown. The Catholic ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Roger Mahony.Was considered for the role of Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space (1965).He played the same character (Archie Bunker) on three different series: All in the Family (1971), Archie Bunker's Place (1979) and Gloria (1982).Acting mentor and friends with Rob Reiner.Met Jean Stapleton on an episode of The Defenders (1961), years before co-starring with him on All in the Family (1971).His father Edward O'Connor was a New York City lawyer, and mother Elise O'Connor educated young Carroll about his language and life.Was enrolled at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, but dropped out when the United States entered World War II. |
| Name: |
Carroll O'Connor |
Type: |
Actor,Music Department,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Music Department,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Music Department,Producer |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:09:46 |
| Height: |
5' 10?' (1.79 m) |
| Biography: |
Carroll was born in Manhattan and raised in Forest Hills, a heavily Jewish community in New York City\'s borough of Queens. After graduating from high school in 1942, O\'Connor joined the Merchant Marines and worked on ships in the Atlantic. In 1946, |
| Trivia: |
In his later years, he still received mail from fans. He answered every single piece of mail personally. When asked by friends why he didn't hire an assistant to answer the mail for him, he simply said that it was the least he could do.He adopted his only child, Hugh O'Connor, while in Rome filming Cleopatra (1963). He named him after his own brother, who was killed years before in a motorcycle accident.Auditioned for the role of Skipper Jonah Grumby on Gilligan's Island (1964), but the producers found him to be too unsympathetic in the role. The role went to Alan Hale Jr..While playing Archie Bunker, he always wore his wedding ring on his middle finger and not the traditional ring finger.Was so displeased with CBS' axing of Archie Bunker's Place (1979) in 1983, without a chance to film an actual series finale, that he vowed to never work for the network again (nonetheless, his late-1980s NBC series, In the Heat of the Night (1988), moved to CBS in 1992).Spent some time at the Juilliard School of Fine Arts as an acting and dialogue professor.Encouraged his All in the Family (1971) co-star, Rob Reiner, to write several episodes in his early career.His only son, Hugh O'Connor, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, despondent over the disintegration of his life resulting from his long-term drug addiction. He was speaking with his father on the phone at the time. O'Connor did a public service announcement shortly after his death about the perils of drug abuse.In 1997, he and his wife, also a University of Montana graduate, donated $1 million to the University of Montana's Center for the Rocky Mountain West, a regional studies and public policy institute. The Center was renamed Carroll and Nancy Fields O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in September 1997.Became best friends with Jean Stapleton from 1962 until his death on June 21, 2001.Didn't begin acting on television until he was 36.He was instrumental in the passage of the Drug Dealers Civil Liability Act in California. The Act states that citizens can sue drug dealers whom they feel are responsible for the drug-related deaths of family members. The Act came about as a result of his son's drug-related suicide.After his role Return to Me (2000), he withdrew from acting at age 76 due to health problems. He died the following year.Larry Hagman, Carl Reiner (Rob Reiner's real-life father), Martin Sheen, Richard Crenna, Norman Lear, Danielle Brisebois and ex-classmate Don Rickles all attended his funeral.Traveled to Ireland, midway through college, and decided to finish school in the land of his ancestors. His future wife, Nancy, followed him there.Appeared in almost all the episodes of his sitcom All in the Family (1971), from 1971-79 but missed seven episodes, three of them because of a contract dispute with Norman Lear.Died on June 21, 2001, 37 days before what would have been his golden wedding anniversary with Nancy Fields.Was a spokesman for Partnership for Drug Free of America from 1993-97.Performed the role of Archie Bunker for a remarkable 12 years and 307 episodes (All in the Family (1971) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979)).During World War II, he was rejected by the United States Navy and enrolled in the United States Merchant Marine Academy for a short time. After leaving that institution, he became a merchant seaman.Earned a reported $250,000 a week for Sebastian Beeton in 1980.Archie Bunker, his character on All in the Family (1971), was ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].Listed as #20 on TV Land's Top 50 TV Icons Countdown. He beat out Alan Alda, George Clooney, Michael J. Fox and Kermit the Frog.Before he was a successful actor, he used to work with a young unfamiliar actor named Larry Hagman. O'Connor was working as an assistant stage manager for the Broadway play "God and Kate Murphy", in which Hagman starred.Inherited a knack for learning languages from his mother.Completed part of his undergraduate studies at the University of Montana before returning to earn a master's degree in speech (1956).Attended college in Ireland and began his career on the stage, playing in Dublin, London and Paris before making his Broadway debut (1958).Began smoking while working on the stage production of "The Big Knife", a habit he would keep up until 1989, when doctors ordered him to quit.He passed away on the same day that blues legend, John Lee Hooker did. Coincidentally, their stars are right next to each other on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Attended the same school as Don Rickles.Mickey Rooney was Norman Lear's first choice to play Archie Bunker in the pilot of All in the Family (1971). Rooney had reservations about the character, so he refused.Underwent heart bypass surgery (1989) and angioplasty to prevent a stroke (1998).Underwent heart bypass surgery that required him to miss the last four episodes of the second season of In the Heat of the Night (1988).Graduated from the University of Montana with degrees in both Drama and English (1951).His son, Hugh O'Connor, co-starred in In the Heat of the Night (1988) with him.On January 17, 1994, he lost his restaurant in the Northridge (CA) earthquake.He met his wife, Nancy, while both were performing in the play "Life with Father" at the University of Montana.On All in the Family (1971), his character resided in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y.; in real life O'Connor grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y.His favorite expressions as Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971) were "Dingbat" and "Stifle" to his wife, Edith, and "Meathead" to his son-in-law, Michael.Said that he came up with the address for the Bunker family residence (704 Hauser Street) when he was driving to work in L.A. He happened to find himself on Hauser Boulevard (a few blocks from CBS Television City) and thought the name sounded like part of Queens, N.Y., where Archie was supposed to live.Had one grandson: Sean Carroll O'Connor.Co-starred in two films starring Sidney Poitier: The Defiant Ones (1958) and For Love of Ivy (1968). O'Connor later headlined In the Heat of the Night (1988) series, which was based on the Poitier film of the same name In the Heat of the Night (1967).In the early 1950s, while trying to launch his acting career, he worked as a substitute high school English teacher in order to pay the rent.Among those attending his funeral were "All in the Family" (1971) creator Norman Lear, co-stars Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner, and Danielle Brisebois from "Archie Bunker's Place" (1979), as well as Larry Hagman, Martin Sheen, Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, Carl Reiner, comic couple Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, and Governor Jerry Brown. The Catholic ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Roger Mahony.Was considered for the role of Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space (1965).He played the same character (Archie Bunker) on three different series: All in the Family (1971), Archie Bunker's Place (1979) and Gloria (1982).Acting mentor and friends with Rob Reiner.Met Jean Stapleton on an episode of The Defenders (1961), years before co-starring with him on All in the Family (1971).His father Edward O'Connor was a New York City lawyer, and mother Elise O'Connor educated young Carroll about his language and life.Was enrolled at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, but dropped out when the United States entered World War II. |
| Trademarks: |
On All in the Family (1971), he always smoked his cigars in his favorite woven Wingback Chair.
Often played the roles that reflected upon liberalism or aggressiveness.
His characters often clashed with the younger generation over topical social issues.
Gruff voice with New York City accent. |
| Quotes: |
People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls--poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.
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Get between your kids and drugs any way you can if you want to save the kid's life.
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Nothing will give me any peace. I've lost a son. And I'll go to my grave without any peace over that.
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[asked to explain his criticism of critics] I think you all have been in a position where you all have said something out of pure emotion that is not all true. There are semi-literates. They write bad grammar. A lot of them copy what other people write and add a little twist of their own so that it appears the local boy has the inside track.
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[In 1976, on how he was going to play Frank Skeffington in The Last Hurrah (1977)] I'm going to keep the bigotry Edwin O'Connor had in the novel, but I'm going to play it as an undertone rather than as the main theme. |
| Salaries: |
All in the Family (1971) - $200,000 per episode |
| Job title: |
Actor,Music Department,Producer |
| Others works: |
(2000) TV commercial (PSA): Partnership for a Drug Free America
(1961) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in a pilot for an action series called "The Insider". The plot revolved around Hollywood press agent Dan Castle and his efforts to aid his clients w |
| Spouse: |
Nancy O'Connor (July 28, 1951 - June 21, 2001) (his death, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Hugh O'Connor |
| Parents: |
Edward Joseph O'Connor
Elise Patricia O'Connor |
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