Cast

C
Carroll O'Connor
as Bill Gillespie
H
Howard Rollins
as Virgil Tibbs
A
Alan Autry
as Bubba Skinner
A
Anne-Marie Johnson
as Althea Tibbs
L
Lois Nettleton
as Joanne St. John
D
David Hart
as Parker Williams
G
Geoffrey Thorne
as Wilson Sweet
H
Hugh O'Connor
as Lonnie Jamison
C
Crystal Fox
as Luann Corbin
D
Denise Nicholas
as Harriet DeLong
C
Christian LeBlanc
as Junior Abernathy
C
Carl Weathers
as Hampton Forbes
H
Howard Rollins
as Virgil Tibbs
F
Franklin Cover
A
Afemo Omilami
as Walker Harris
J
Jennifer Bassey
K
Kevin McCarthy
L
Lisa Guerrero
L
Larry Gelman
R
Ronnie Claire Edwards
C
Christina Pickles
T
Temi Epstein
T
Tippi Hedren
J
James Best
K
Katherine Cannon
R
Robert Donner
R
Rosemary Murphy
W
Willie Gault
R
RonReaco Lee
A
Anne Meara
S
Sherilyn Wolter
E
Edward Albert
J
Jason Wingreen
B
Bruce Kirby
D
Doug Savant
R
Robert Colbert
K
Katherine Moffat
J
Josh Lucas
M
Mills Watson
M
Mark Lenard
S
Stocker Fontelieu
M
Michael Edwards
as Surveyor
T
Thedra Porter
as Mary Bridges (as Reneé Porter)
B
Burgess Meredith
as Judge Cully
T
Terry Hobbs
as Laine Paxton / Boy #1
H
Hunter von Leer
as Keen Philbrick
H
Heather Binion
as Cynthia
W
Will Bledsoe
as Lester Sproles
M
Michael McClendon
as Walt
C
Cynthia Windham
as Council Member Walker
S
Steve Kanaly
as Cowboy habersham
M
Mitchell Anderson
as Bobby Skinner
L
Logan Ramsey
as Attorney George Foley
R
Roberts Blossom
as Dr. Harris Pendleton
R
Raymond Forchion
as Wallace fannoy
J
John Diehl
as John sevrance
J
Jerry Stiller
as Rabbi Feldman
E
Earl Holliman
as Dr. Lambert
E
Elizabeth Ashley
as Maybelle Cheseboro
S
Sam Anderson
as Drew Ward
P
Polly W. LePorte
as Lindy
M
Melissa Young
as Jessica Lund
W
Wallace Merck
as E.H. 'Holley' Colmer
D
Dan Biggers
as Dr. Frank Robb
P
Punky Leonard
as Telephone Company Representative
D
Derek Pruitt
as Kid #2
J
Johnta Austin
as Kid #1
L
Linda Rozakis
as Ward's Secretary
T
Thomas Merdis
as Maybelle's Chauffeur
D
Dee Shaw
as Dee Shepard
H
Harvey E. Lee Jr.
as Ken Covey
B
Barbara Lee-Belmonte
as Christine Surillo
L
LaRue Stanley
as Large Lady
A
Amy Bush
as Waitress
J
Joan Glover
as Dora
P
Paige Trewhitt
as Phone Lady #1
J
Joyce Forgoston
as Phone Lady #2
S
Sharron Cain
as Officer Brenda (uncredited)
C
C.C. Taylor
as Officer Charlie Peake (uncredited)
J
James Williamson
J
James Williamson
as Rick (uncredited)
R
Robert Goulet
as Eddie Larran
A
Afemo Omilami
as Jimmy Dawes

Crew

V
Vince Edwards
Director
V
Vincent McEveety
Director
R
Russ Mayberry
Director
W
Winrich Kolbe
Director
R
Reza Badiyi
Director
L
Lee Maddux
Writer
H
Harry Harris
Director
P
Paul Lynch
Director
R
Robert Bielak
Writer
C
Carroll O'Connor
Director
L
Leo Penn
Director
I
Ivan Dixon
Director
J
Jeffrey Hayden
Director
D
Danny Rogers
Stunt Coordinator
R
Richard Fielder
Writer
D
Dick Martin
Director
M
Mario Philip Azzopardi
Director
D
David Soul
Director
L
Larry Hagman
Director
A
Alexander Singer
Director
D
David Hemmings
Director
J
Joe Gannon
Writer
G
Gene Reynolds
Director
M
Mark Edward Edens
Writer
L
Lee H. Katzin
Director
E
Elsye O'Connor
Writer
C
Chuck Bowman
Director
F
Frank Dandridge
Teleplay
A
Arthur Bernard Lewis
Writer
N
Nancy Bond
Writer
J
Joe Gannon
Director
J
James Novack
Writer
C
Chuck Bowman
Director
J
Joe Gannon
Writer
H
Harry Harris
Director
D
Danny Rogers
Stunt Coordinator
M
Mark Edward Edens
Writer
V
Vincent McEveety
Director
J
Jo William Phillip
Writer
K
Kathy McCormick
Writer
N
Nora de la Torre
Makeup Artist
W
Winrich Kolbe
Director
E
Elsye O'Connor
Writer
R
Robert Bielak
Writer
L
Lee Maddux
Writer
N
Nancy Bond
Writer
K
Kim Friese
Writer
C
Carroll O'Connor
Director
D
David O'Connor
Writer
P
Patt Shea
Writer
P
Paul Lynch
Director
D
Danny Rogers
Stunt Coordinator
H
Harry Harris
Director
D
David O'Connor
Writer
N
Nancy Bond
Writer
R
Richard Fielder
Writer
D
Danny Rogers
Stunt Coordinator