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Jan 6, 2022 · Rollins was arrested for cocaine possession in Louisiana in 1988, and was arrested three times in eight months between 1992 and '93 on charges related to driving under the influence. Facing jail...
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- Where is the 'In the Heat of the Night' cast now? The movie was adapted decades later into a popular and long-running TV series. And if you were a fan of the show or are catching it on streaming today you may be wondering: What's the cast up to now?
- Carroll O'Connor — William O. "Bill" Gillespie. O'Connor is probably most widely known for his role as Archie Bunker in the wildly successful and beloved American sitcom All in the Family, which ran from 1971 to 1979 for over 206 episodes.
- Howard Rollins — Virgil Tibbs. Howard Rollins starred alongside O'Connor in a role that reimagines Poitier's character as a native of Sparta (the Mississippi town where the series and film take place) who travels north to Philadelphia where he establishes his career as a detective before returning home.
- Alan Autry — Captain V.L. "Bubba" Skinner. Autry's character in the series goes through quite the arc. He is first distrustful of Tibbs and is initially portrayed as a strong but not-too-intelligent redneck who is constantly dating new women around town.
Apr 5, 2021 · Sadly, he was only arrested after Hugh had committed suicide. On March 28th, 1995, Hugh called his dad to tell him he was going to end his life, citing that he could not beat his drug addiction. Carroll called the police, who arrived at Hugh’s home just as he shot himself.
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- Jane Kenney
- Carroll O’Connor (William Gillespie) “Yea, what?” — the to-the-point, no-nonsense answer by the Chief whenever he got a phone call. He was an honorable and decent man during a time when some of his law enforcement pals were not… And the legendary Carroll O’Connor didn’t just play this role, he was an executive producer and a writer for many episodes, But Carroll is perhaps better known as Archie Bunker, the ‘lovable’ bigot, but the always-interesting star of the classic sitcom All in the Family.
- Howard Rollins (Virgil Tibbs) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs — the city council of Sparta thought it would serve them well if they had a bit more diversity in the force, but some on the force, like Bubba, had a hard time reporting to a Black superior, one of the more interesting early plot developments.
- Anne-Marie Johnson (Althea Tibbs) Althea Tibbs is Virgil’s wife and is also a teacher and counselor. Anne-Marie graduated from UCLA with a degree in theater and began acting in 1973, but didn’t really start gaining notice until 1984 with her role as Lynn Williams on Hill Street Blues.
- David Hart (Parker Williams) Officer Parker Williams is a good ole boy, a sensitive guy who cares very deeply for the people of Sparta. David Hart started acting in the early ’80s.
Private Sessions: Directed by Russ Mayberry. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. When a young woman takes her life by jumping off a bridge, her boyfriend, who is also Virgil's law school classmate, stands accused of her murder.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Russ Mayberry
- 1993-01-12
Prisoners: Directed by Russ Mayberry. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. When Officer Sweet's first bust, his best friend from childhood, dies in the Newman County Jail under mysterious circumstances, he presses Gillespie to investigate the matter.
Dec 10, 1996 · NEW YORK -- Howard Rollins, 46, the actor who starred for five seasons in the TV series "In the Heat of the Night" and who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Ragtime," died Dec. 8 at a...
