Opening credits title
In the Heat of the Night (TV series, 1988 - 1995)
Sequel/spin-off of In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Creator: James Lee Barrett
Plot Summary[]
White police chief Bill Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor), and his black Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) keep the peace in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi.
Male Deaths[]
- Claude Akins (Episode 5.10: An Eye for an Eye)
- Rick Andosca (Episode 7.8: Virgil Tibbs: Attorney at Law)
- Anthony Auer (Episode 4.1: Brotherly Love, Part 1)
- John C. Bailey (Episode 8.3: By Duty Bound)
- Joe Don Baker (Episode 2.22: Missing)
- Shaun Baker (Episode 4.16: A Child of Promise)
- Sam Bean (Episode 6.4: A Frenzied Affair)
- Michael Beck (Episode 6.15: Deadly Affection)
- Paul Benjamin (Episode 2.11 A Trip Upstate)
- Will Bledsoe (Episode 1.8 ...And Then You Die)
- Randy Brooks (Episode 1.4 Fate)
- Gerald Brown (Episode 4.9: A Problem Too Personal)
- Stan Brown (Episode 3.18: An Angry Woman)
- Tony Burton (Episode 3.10: King's Ransom)
- David Butler (Episode 5.3: Obsession)
- Jason Byce (Episode 7.1: Child's Play)
- John Davis Chandler (Episode 7.10: A Baby Called Rocket)
- Daryl Cohen (Episode 6.14: A Step Removed)
- Robert Colbert (Episode 5.4: Liar's Poker)
- Kevin Conway (Episode 2.12: A.K.A. Kelly Kay)
- Fred Covington (Episode 2.17: Walkout)
- Bill Cross (Episode 8.4: Grow Old Along With Me)
- Stuart Culpepper (Episode 2.2: Don't Look Back Part 2)
- Randy Culzac (Episode 7.19: Hard Choices)
- Cesare Danova (Episode 7.22: Dangerous Engagement)
- Brad Davidorf (Episode 8.3: By Duty Bound)
- Jefferson Davis (Episode 5.14: Love, Honor and Obey)
- Jesse Dizon (Episode 4.1: Brotherly Love, Part 1)
- Joe Dorsey (Episode 6.9: The Day the Music Stopped)
- John Eddins (Episode 7.3: Hatton's Turn, Part 2)
- Todd Eller (Episode 7.7: Singin' the Blues)
- J. Don Ferguson (Episode 2.10: Tear Down the Walls; Episode 5.17: By Means Most Foul)
- Michael Flannery (Episode 5.17: By Means Most Foul)
- Matthew Flint (Episode 7.6: A Love Lost)
- Peter Fonda (Episode 7.24: Give Me Your Life, Part 2)
- Raymond Forchion (Episode 4.20: Just a Country Boy)
- Don Galloway (Episode 4.6: Heart of Gold)
- Michael Genevie (Episode 6.17: Leftover Man, Part 2)
- Billy Gillespie (Episode 3.4: First Girl)
- Hugh Gillin (Episode 2.4 The Hammer and the Glove)
- Scott Glasgow (Episode 5.15: Odessa)
- Walton Goggins (Episode 6.4: A Frenzied Affair)
- Marc Gowan (Episode 2.9 Stranger in Town)
- Ed Grady (Episode 6.18: A Dish Best Served Cold)
- Bill Gribble (Episode 3.8: Vengeance)
- Richard Grove (Episode 5.16: A Time to Trust)
- J.D. Hall (Episode 4.1: Brotherly Love, Part 1)
- David Harris (Episode 1.1 Pilot, Part 1)
- Mert Hatfield (Episode 3.3: Murder Most Ancient; Episode 5.7: The More Things Change)
- Tony Higgins (Episode 7.4: A Depraved Heart)
- Troy Anthony Hogan (Episode 6.1: A Small War, Part 1)
- Hugh Jarrett (Episode 2.16 Sister, Sister)
- Terence Jenkins (Episode 3.12 Triangle)
- Mickey Jones (Episode 2.8 Country Mouse, City Mouse)
- Brett Kinard (Episode 7.16: Ches and the Grand Lady)
- Ted Lange (Episode 1.7 A Necessary Evil)
- George Lawes (Episode 2.20 Ladybug, Ladybug)
- Levi Lee (Episode 3.17: Home is Where the Heart is)
- Ron Leggett (Episode 4.11: Family Matters)
- Mark Lenard (Episode 6.19: Legacy)
- Kenny Leon (Episode 3.13: Hello in There; Episode 4.17: Paper Castles)
- Josh Lucas (Episode 8.1: A Matter of Justice)
- Bill Luhrs (Episode 3.15: A Loss of Innocence)
- Marc Macaulay (Episode 3.6: Anniversary)
- Michael Mattison (Episode 7.22: Dangerous Engagement)
- Doug McClure (Episode 7.20: Time's Long Shadow)
- Ray McKinnon (Episode 3.5: Crackdown)
- Greg Paul Meyers (Episode 3.8: Vengeance)
- Michael H. Moss (Episode 4.17: Paper Castles)
- Robert O'Reilly (Episode 6.21: Lake Winahatchie)
- David Olsen (Episode 3.9: My Name is Hank)
- Gary Pagett (Episode 5.6 Unfinished Business)
- Jim Peck (Episode 2.16 Sister, Sister)
- Pierre Perea (Episode 3.20: Night of the Killing; Episode 4.8: Homecoming)
- Tim Powell (Episode 3.8: Vengeance)
- Francesco Quinn (Episode 5.21: Sanctuary)
- Billy Ray Reynolds (Episode 3.6: Anniversary)
- Ric Reitz (Episodes 6.16 & 6.17: Leftover Man, Parts 1 & 2)
- Frank Roberts (Episode 6.12: Judgement Day)
- Stephen Root (Episode 7.6: A Love Lost)
- Thomas Rosales Jr. (Episode 4.1: Brotherly Love, Part 1)
- Douglas Rye (Episode 1.6 Blind Spot, Part 2)
- Marco St. John (Episode 3.22: Citizen Trundel, Part 2)
- Archie Sampier (Episode 1.5 Blind Spot, Part 1)
- Marco Sanchez (Episode 5.6 Unfinished Business)
- Barry Scott (Episode 3.19: Indiscretions)
- Nick Searcy (Episode 6.7: An Occupational Hazard)
- William Shockley (Episode 4.5: And Justice for Some)
- O.J. Simpson (Episode 2.17: Walkout)
- Lonnie R. Smith Jr. (Episode 3.11: Epitaph for a Lady; Episode 7.5: Incident at Brewer's Pond)
- Don Stallings (Episode 4.11: Family Matters)
- Don Stroud (Episode 6.20: Even Nice People)
- Jack Swanson (Episode 5.2: Baby for Sale; Episode 7.15: The Last Round)
- Frank Hoyt Taylor (Episode 7.18: The Rabbi)
- Mike Thomas (Episode 1.5 Blind Spot, Part 1)
- Robert C. Treveiler (Episode 7.24: Give Me Your Life, Part 2)
- Unknown Actor 88-A (Episode 1.6 Blind Spot, Part 2)
- Unknown Actor 90-C (Episode 4.12: Bounty Hunter)
- Alex Van (Episode 3.8: Vengeance)
- Judson Vaughn (Episode 6.5: Discovery)
- Pruitt Taylor Vince (Episode 4.4: Perversions of Justice)
- Hunter von Leer (Episode 5.12: The Landlord)
- Robert Walker Jr. (Episode 4.15: Execution of Trust)
- George Wallace (Episode 8.2: Who Was Geli Bendl?)
- Michael Warren (Episode 2.4 The Hammer and the Glove)
- Jesse Wayne (Episode 4.21: No Other Road)
- Daryl Wilcher (Episode 2.5: Prisoners; Episode 5.6 Unfinished Business)
- Wallace Wilkinson (Episode 2.3 The Family Secret)
- Gary Williams (Episode 6.1: A Small War, Part 1)
- Jordan Williams (Episode 3.22: Citizen Trundel, Part 2)
Female Deaths[]
- Diane Almeida (Episode 3.2 Fairest of Them All)
- Tammy Amerson (Episode 4.3: Lessons Learned)
- Deborah Atkinson (Episode 2.1: Don't Look Back Part 1)
- Dana Barron (Episode 3.5: Crackdown)
- Mary Elizabeth Blackmon (Episode 1.1 Pilot, Part 1)
- Katy Boyer (Episode 3.16: Bubba's Baby)
- Patrice Chanel (Episode 3.19: Indiscretions)
- Christinna Chauncey (Episode 7.11: Little Girl Lost)
- Lois Chiles (Episode 6.12: Judgement Day)
- Deborah Duke (Episode 5.15: Odessa)
- Jana Emerick (Episode 2.12: A.K.A. Kelly Kay)
- Arlene Golonka (Episode 5.13: Fool for Love)
- Marguerite Hannah (Episode 3.18: An Angry Woman)
- Banks Harper (Episode 8.3: By Duty Bound)
- Bonnie Johnson (Episode 3.17: Home is Where the Heart is)
- Heather Jones (Episode 4.14: Shine on Sparta Moon)
- Lenore Kasdorf (Episode 5.13: Fool for Love)
- Bobbi Jo Lathan (Episode 2.12: A.K.A. Kelly Kay)
- Randi Layne (Episode 3.12 Triangle)
- Marilyn Martin (Episode 4.12: Bounty Hunter)
- Donna Mitchell (Episode 1.3 Road Kill)
- Jennifer Nash (Episode 6.11: Private Sessions)
- Ginny Parker (Episode 3.11: Epitaph for a Lady)
- Pat Pierre Perkins (Episode 1.8 ...And Then You Die)
- Sheryl Lynn Piland (Episode 3.4: First Girl)
- Connie Sawyer (Episode 4.2: Brotherly Love, Part 2)
- Romonda Shaver (Episode 5.12: The Landlord)
- Jean Simmons (Episode 7.16: Ches and the Grand Lady)
- Stella Stevens (Episode 5.1: A Woman Much Admired)
- Suzanne Stewart (Episode 2.14 Intruders; Episode 6.8: Last Rights)
- Shirley Stoler (Episode 2.21 The Pig Woman of Sparta)
- Jan Taylor Hendricks (Episode 7.17: Conspiracy of One)
- Tammy Townsend (Episode 8.1: A Matter of Justice)
- Unknown Actress 90-D (Episode 3.21: Citizen Trundel, Part 1)
- Unknown Actress 94-D (Episode 8.1: A Matter of Justice)
- Laura Whyte (Episode 3.7: Time of the Stranger)
- Melissa Young (Episode 7.14: Maybelle Returns)
Gallery[]
Season one[]
Mary Elizabeth Blackmon
David Harris
Ted Lange
Randy Brooks
Season two[]
Season three[]
Laura Whyte