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In the Heat of the Night

Premiered: Mar 06, 1988 | 8 seasons | 146 episodes

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In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.
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Name Character Episodes
Carroll O'Connor Bill Gillespie 146
Alan Autry Bubba Skinner 146
Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison 146
David Hart Parker Williams 146
Howard Rollins Virgil Tibbs 119
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs 118
Geoffrey Thorne Wilson Sweet 118
Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong 116
Crystal R. Fox Luann Corbin 116
Carl Weathers Hampton Forbes 28
Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John 22
Afemo Omilami Jimmy Dawes 8
Burgess Meredith Judge Cully 3
Bruce Kirby 2
Franklin Cover 2
Josh Lucas 1
Ronnie Claire Edwards 1
Rosemary Murphy 1
Kevin McCarthy 1
Katherine Moffat 1
Katherine Cannon 1
Mills Watson 1
Earl Holliman Dr. Lambert 1
Elizabeth Ashley Maybelle Cheseboro 1
Doug Savant 1
Steve Kanaly Cowboy habersham 1
James Best 1
Jerry Stiller Rabbi Feldman 1
Sam Anderson Drew Ward 1
Edward Albert 1
Roberts Blossom Dr. Harris Pendleton 1
John Diehl John sevrance 1
Christina Pickles 1
Tippi Hedren 1
Afemo Omilami Walker Harris 1
Willie Gault 1
Anne Meara 1
Mark Lenard 1
Robert Donner 1
Robert Goulet Eddie Larran 1
RonReaco Lee 1
Mitchell Anderson Bobby Skinner 1
Hunter von Leer Keen Philbrick 1
Will Bledsoe Lester Sproles 1
Larry Gelman 1
Jason Wingreen 1
Dan Biggers Dr. Frank Robb 1
Logan Ramsey Attorney George Foley 1
Thedra Porter Mary Bridges (as Reneé Porter) 1
Stocker Fontelieu 1
Lisa Guerrero 1
Jennifer Bassey 1
Sherilyn Wolter 1
Ronald Boone Church Member (uncredited) 1
Wallace Merck E.H. 'Holley' Colmer 1