Film debut, "Johnny Frenchman"

Company member, Dublin's Gate Theatre

Off-Broadway debut, "The Big Knife"

Returned to features in "By Love Possessed," "A Fever in the Blood" and "Parrish"

Early TV credits include "Alcoa Premiere" and "The Dick Powell Show"

Co-starred as Casca in "Cleopatra"

Made first TV pilot, the unsuccessful "Luxury Liner" for NBC

TV-movie debut, "Fear No Evil" (NBC)

Premiere of "All in the Family" with O'Connor as Archie Bunker

"All in the Family" airs on CBS, five seasons as top series

Sang and danced in the TV special "Of Thee I Sing" (CBS)

Last feature film to date, "Law and Disorder"

Created and co-executive produced, "Bronk" (CBS)

Executive producer on "The Banana Company"

Continued as Archie Bunker in "Archie Bunker's Place" series

Directed pilot, co-executive produced, "Gloria" (CBS)

Made Broadway debut in "Brothers" at the Music Box Theatre

Starred in "Home Front" at the Royale Theatre, NY

Directed and wrote "The Redd Foxx Show" (CBS)

Executive producer and star, "The Heat of the Night" (NBC, then CBS)

Chief Gillespie (O'Connor) married African American woman (Denise Nicholas) on "In the Heat of the Night"

"In the Heat of the Night" airs as several two-hour movie specials

Joined cast of "Party of Five" in recurring role as the grandfather

Honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (March 17)

Final film role as the owner of an Irish-Italian restaurant in "Return to Me"