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In the Heat of the Night. (TV series) In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs. The series was broadcast on NBC from March ...
Parent. Carroll O'Connor. Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor (April 7, 1962 – March 28, 1995) was an American actor known for his role as James Flynn in the 1984 film Brass and his portrayal of Lonnie Jamison on In the Heat of the Night [1] until his death in 1995. He was the son of American actor Carroll O'Connor. [1]
Newton County, Georgia. Died. December 5, 2011. (2011-12-05) (aged 80) Rome, Georgia. Years active. 1982-2005. Daniel Upshaw Biggers (January 18, 1931–December 5, 2011) was an American college official and actor best known for his role as Frank "Doc" Robb on the television series In the Heat of the Night.
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Howard Rollins was known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978's King, George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 film Ragtime, Captain Davenport in the 1984 film A Soldier's Story, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS ...
Residence (s) Fresno, California, U.S. Occupation. NFL football player, actor, radio host, politician. Carlos Alan Autry Jr. (also known for a time as Carlos Brown; born July 31, 1952), is an American actor, politician, and former football player. During his brief career in the National Football League (NFL), he played as a quarterback and was ...
Anthony James, an instantly recognizable character actor who often played the creepy guy including in Best Picture Oscar winners In the Heat of the Night and Unforgiven, died May 26 of cancer.
Sparta P.D. gets its first black policewoman, Officer Christine Rankin. She is shot and killed on her first day on duty, and Gillespie tracks down her killer. The late Officer Rankin is replaced at the end of the episode by Officer Luanne Corbin (Crystal R. Fox). 35. 5. "Crackdown". E.W. Swackhamer.
Jane Curtin. The so-called “Queen of Deadpan” was a main cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980, memorably manning the Weekend Update desk as anchor and regularly serving as the ...