Photo: CBS Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Carroll O'Connor

キャロル・オコナー　/　きゃろる・おこなー

American television actor

August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
television actor
screenwriter
film actor

My Take

For me, Carroll O'Connor is the rare actor who could make a bigoted, loudmouthed character not just watchable but oddly beloved. Four Emmys as Archie Bunker is no fluke; it takes real craft to play someone that abrasive without losing the audience's affection. What I respect most is that he proved he wasn't a one-note comic, picking up a fifth Emmy in a drama category a decade later. A New York kid who studied in Montana, he spent over four decades on television and earned his Walk of Fame star the honest way. He's a reminder that great character work outlasts easy charm.

Overview

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).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carroll O'Connor
Name (Japanese): キャロル・オコナー
Reading: きゃろる・おこなー
Born: August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rat
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / screenwriter / film actor / film producer / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Newtown High School
University: University of Montana

Awards & achievements

1972 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1978 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1979 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC

Television actor — see all →　·　Screenwriter — see all →　·　More people from United States →