Irish heritage..
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Carroll O'Connor
dawnm5 — 15 years ago(October 02, 2010 09:24 PM)
Were his parents from Ireland? You could hear the Irish in his accent whenever he spoke. That is when he wasn't Archie Bunker from Queens or Chief Gillespie from Mississippi.
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Catdubh — 10 years ago(December 17, 2015 06:09 PM)
I believe both of his parents were from Ireland. Also, Carroll went to college in Dublin (University College Dublin) and was married in Dublin.
Actually, a lot the slang and phrases he used on AITF had to originate from O'Connor because they were used by native Irish. "Shut up, you" was the most often used.
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first!