Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
Played lovable bigot Archie Bunker on TV's All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place after first gaining attention for his role in the film Kelly's Heroes.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 August 1924
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
heart
Nothing but the heart can change the heart.
jobs years long
I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job.
artist talent given
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.
night firsts needs
We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show.
struggle character giving
It's the character that is the strongest that God gives the most challenges to. Take your struggles as a compliment.
character doors actors
Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed.
kids drug way
Get between your kid and drugs, any way you can, if you want to save the kid's life.
pain wages pedantry
The wages of pedantry is pain.
laughter joy hollywood
My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter.
running directors
I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.
rewards given staggering
In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.
depression made inevitable
It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered.
hero people millions
Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero.
business real flight
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.