In the Heat of the Night Pilot: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the Heat of the Night

Pilot: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Gillespie reluctantly accepts visiting Sparta native Virgil Tibbs as his new Chief of Detectives in the midst of a high-profile murder investigation.

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Carroll O'Connor Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Alan Autry Officer V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner Officer V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs Althea Tibbs See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
David Hart Officer Parker Williams Officer Parker Williams See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Christian Jules Le Blanc Officer Junior Abernathy (as Christian Le Blanc) Officer Junior Abernathy (as Christian Le Blanc) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Dennis Lipscomb Mayor Jim Findlay Mayor Jim Findlay See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Doug Savant Scott LaPierre Scott LaPierre See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
Mills Watson Dr. Bridgers Dr. Bridgers See fewer	Cujo (1983)
David Harris Willie Jones Willie Jones See fewer	The Warriors (1979)
Jill Carroll Barbara Giles Barbara Giles See fewer	Psycho II (1983)
Margaret Blye Gillespie's Girlfriend (as Maggie Blye) Gillespie's Girlfriend (as Maggie Blye) See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Kevin McCarthy Harold LaPierre Harold LaPierre See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Helene Udy Anne Strictland Anne Strictland See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Peter Gabb Horace Goode Horace Goode See fewer	2 Guns (2013)
Hugh O'Connor Officer Lonnie Jamison Officer Lonnie Jamison See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Mary Elizabeth Blackmon Nan Woodall Nan Woodall See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Stocker Fontelieu Tolliver Tolliver See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Robert Adams Meese Meese See fewer	Steel Magnolias (1989)
Rod Masterson Morris Morris See fewer	Tightrope (1984)
Chuck Hicks Red Jack Red Jack See fewer	Dick Tracy (1990)
Dave Petitjean Smiley Hewitt Smiley Hewitt See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
J. Kevin Brune Ben Gilroy Ben Gilroy See fewer	Everybody's All-American (1988)
John Wilmot Mr. Vince Gilroy Mr. Vince Gilroy See fewer	Get Out (I) (2017)
Jerry Leggio Harry Giles Harry Giles See fewer	Barefoot (I) (2014)
Carol Sutton Macie Jones Macie Jones See fewer	Steel Magnolias (1989)
Hank Gautreaux Winthrop Mason Winthrop Mason See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Jerry Campbell Magnolia Cafe Patron (uncredited) Magnolia Cafe Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Fast Food (1989)
Aaron B. Genre Boy on Bike (uncredited) Boy on Bike (uncredited) See fewer