All in the Family: Created by Norman Lear. With Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers. A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
The part of Michael “Meathead” Stivic was originally offered to Harrison Ford. Ford, however, turned it down, finding the character of Archie Bunker too offensive. In May 2013 Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker) died of natural causes at the age of 90. On June 5 that year the lights on Bro...
Sally Struthers has led a decadeslong career in Hollywood – but she’s still recognized as Archie Bunker’s "little girl." The actress played Gloria Stivic in the hit ‘70s sitcom "All in the Family," which starred Carroll O’Connor as Archie as well as Jean Stapleton and Rob Reiner, ...
“All in the Family” was immersed in the headlines of the day, while also drawing upon Lear’s childhood memories of his tempestuous father. Racism, feminism, and the Vietnam War were flashpoints as blue collar conservative Archie Bunker, played by O’Connor, clashed with liberal son-in-la...
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OnAll in the Family, the arrogantGeorge Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and his patient wife Louise (Isabel Sanford) lived in a blue-collar Queens neighborhood right next door to Archie and Edith Bunker. Hemsley was so instantly electric opposite both Sanford andFamilystar Carroll O’Connor that Geor...
Woody Harrelson, who played Archie Bunker couldn't help but hide his full-on laughter, at one point turning around entirely, while Ike Barinholtz and Ellie Kemper -- playing Mike and Gloria Stivic, enjoyed the moment with cheeky grins. ...
Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor), a deeply prejudiced working-class white guy living in Queens, spoke brashly and without shame. Rude and stuck in his ways, Archie was a man living during the rapidly changing 1970s who was roiled by societal shifts, reflected within his own household, that...
This was a family of working-class stiffs who were barely scraping by (even Archie Bunker didn’t seem to have money problems), they were often dealing with heavy topics, and Roseanne was abrasive and rude. But also, funny as hell? The family and their friends, despite all their problems...