A list of actors and actresses appearing in media adapted from John Ball’s Virgil Tibbs book series.
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Film:
In the Heat of the Night
First appeared in In the Heat of the Night (1967):
- Matt Clark: Packy Harrison.
- Lee Grant: Mrs. Colbert.
- Warren Oates: Officer Sam Wood.
- Sidney Poitier: Det. Virgil Tibbs.
- Beah Richards: Mama Caleba.
- William Schallert: Mayor Schubert.
- Carl Tibbetts in the 1988 series.
- Rod Steiger: Chief Bill Gillespie.
- Scott Wilson: Harvey Oberst.
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
First appeared in They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970):
- Ed Asner: Woody Garfield.
- Martin Landau: Logan Sharpe.
- Anthony Zerbe: Rice Weedon.
The Organization
First appeared in The Organization (1971):
- Billy Green Bush: Dave Thomas.
- Max Gail: Rudy.
- Allen Garfield: Benjy.
- Paul Jenkins (actor): Tony.
- Raúl Juliá: Juan Mendoza.
- Daniel J. Travanti: Sgt. Chassman.
Television
In the Heat of the Night
First appeared in In the Heat of the Night (1988-1995):
- Wesley Addy: Arvin Allenby.
- Claude Akins: Benjamin Sloan.
- Sam Anderson: Drew Ward.
- Allan Arbus: Dr. Atwill.
- Corbin Bernsen: Frank Cole.
- Jack Betts: Atty. Mark Harris.
- Karen Black: Carla Ray.
- Susan Blakely: Claudia Merrill.
- Roberts Blossom: Dr. Harris Pendleton.
- Mark Boone Junior: Barney Meecham.
- Lane Bradbury: Myrna Hughes/Tina Yost/Trina.
- Wayne Brady: Henry Ulmer.
- Tony Burton: Conrad “King” Baylor.
- William Cort: Mr. Jeffries.
- George DiCenzo: Ramon Palez.
- John Diehl: John Sevrance.
- Robert Donner: Roy Paxton.
- Marj Dusay: Irene Chambers.
- Cameron Dye: Buddy Trent.
- Christine Elise: Lana Farren.
- Frances Fisher: Kate Morrell.
- Louise Fletcher: Catherine Tyler.
- Peter Fonda: Marcantony Appfel.
- Raymond Forchion: Wallace Fannoy.
- Courtney Gains: Coley Hiffern.
- Linda Gehringer: Serena Grimes.
- Angela Elayne Gibbs: Felicia Clark.
- Marla Gibbs: Lilly Baker.
- Robert Ginty: Dr. Vance Talbot.
- Mary Pat Gleason: Hostess.
- Walton Goggins: Football Teammate/Darrell/Robbie Jeffries/Garth Watkins.
- Arlene Golonka: Sally Nash.
- Robert Goulet: Eddie Larran.
- Mariska Hargitay: Audine Higgs.
- Tippi Hedren: Annabelle Van Buren.
- Gregg Henry: Georges Deschamps.
- Grainger Hines: Roscoe Jefry.
- Pat Hingle: Daddy Roy Eversole.
- Mary Margaret Humes: Karen.
- Iman: Marie Babineaux.
- Victoria Jackson: Beverly Ross.
- Bruce Kirby: Det. Chief Harlan Cassidy.
- Diane Ladd: Maybelle Cheseboro.
- Ted Lange: James 'J.J.' Jeffson.
- Stephen Lee: Gilmore Hodges.
- Mark Lenard: Horace Sloan.
- Geoffrey Lewis: Capt. Brad Jenkins.
- Chi Muoi Lo: Mike Chin.
- Josh Lucas: Todd Walker.
- William Lucking: George Mastin.
- Marc Macaulay: Pat Osborne/FBI Agent Richard Donnelly/Allan Thurman.
- Janet MacLachlan: Nedda Losey.
- Kevin McCarthy (actor): Harold LaPierre.
- Bill McKinney: Ashe Crowe.
- Ray McKinnon: Timer/Jethro Puller.
- Anne Meara: Roda.
- Burgess Meredith: Judge Culley.
- Julia Montgomery: Elmyra Carroway.
- Rosemary Murphy: Joanna Allenby.
- Lois Nettleton: Joanne St. John.
- Carroll O'Connor: Chief William O. “Bill” Gillespie.
- Gail O'Grady: Pauline Slade.
- Robert O'Reilly: Carl DeLissa.
- Christina Pickles: Dr. Lureen Allcott.
- Eric Pierpoint: Clay Caulder.
- Tim Powell: Jack Waylon.
- Andrew Prine: Richard Pooley.
- Howard Rollins: Chief of Detectives / Attorney Virgil Tibbs.
- William Sadler: Ritchie Epman.
- Doug Savant: Scott LaPierre.
- Connie Sawyer: Hannah.
- John Saxon: Dalton Sykes.
- William Shockley: Troy Caldwell.
- Lane Smith: Sonny Mims.
- Carrie Snodgress: Mrs. Kroller.
- Lynne Marie Stewart: Woman on Bench.
- Jerry Stiller: Rabbi Feldman.
- Barbara Stock: Jacqueline 'Jackie' Holt.
- Deborah Strang: Charlene Ross.
- Don Stroud: Ron Griff.
- Meshach Taylor: Tyler Corbin.
- Melvin Van Peebles: Nathaniel Halwell.
- Pruitt Taylor Vince: Leonard Grissom.
- George D. Wallace: Tommy Ammons.
- Gwynyth Walsh: Lula Finch.
- Romy Walthall: Kathleen Whearty.
- Michael Warren: Matthew Pogue.
- Carl Weathers: Chief Hampton Forbes.
- Shannon Wilcox: Libby Deschamps.
- Jason Wingreen: George "Georgie" Sparkman.
- Bill Zuckert: Chief Clint.
