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In the Heat of the Night
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Cast (25)
Producers (6)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editor (1)
Casting Director (1)
Production Designer (1)
Set Decorator (1)
Makeup Department (3)
Production Management (3)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors (2)
Art Department (5)
Sound Department (4)
Special Effects (1)
Stunts (1)
Camera and Electrical Department (4)
Casting Department (2)
Costume Department (1)
Location Management (1)
Music Department (7)
Script and Continuity Department (3)
Transportation Department (1)
Additional Crew (6)
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Director
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Paul Chavez
Paul Chavez
Writers
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James Lee Barrett
James Lee Barrett
developed for television by (creator)
Mitchell Schneider
Mitchell Schneider
teleplay
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
story (as Matt Harris)
John Ball
John Ball
based on the characters from the novel by
Cast
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Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
(as Howard Rollins)
Alan Autry
Alan Autry
Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner
Anne-Marie Johnson
Anne-Marie Johnson
Althea Tibbs
David Hart
David Hart
Officer Parker Williams
Geoffrey Thorne
Geoffrey Thorne
Sgt. Wilson Sweet
Hugh O'Connor
Hugh O'Connor
Lt. Lonnie Jamison
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong
(credit only)
A.J. Langer
A.J. Langer
Megan Fowler
Charles Grant
Charles Grant
David Ritt
Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus
Dr. Atwill
Crystal Fox
Crystal Fox
Cpl. Luann Corbin
Tonea Stewart
Tonea Stewart
Aunt Etta Kibbey
Judson Vaughn
Judson Vaughn
Buford Fowler
Jen Harper
Jen Harper
Dr. Winona Day
Alfred Wiggins
Alfred Wiggins
Wendell Munn
C. Harrison Avery
C. Harrison Avery
Willie Stevens
Tim Black
Tim Black
Cliff Rankin
Susie Spear Purcell
Susie Spear Purcell
Corinne Foster
(as Susie Spear)
Harvey E. Lee Jr.
Harvey E. Lee Jr.
Officer Ken Covey
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
Officer Luke Everett
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
Walton Goggins
Walton Goggins
Garth Watkins
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Morgan
Tony Morgan
Gas Station Attendant
(uncredited)
Craig Shoemaker
Craig Shoemaker
David Ritt
(uncredited)
C.C. Taylor
C.C. Taylor
Officer Charlie Peake
(uncredited)
Producers
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Herb Adelman
Herb Adelman
co-producer
Joe Gannon
Joe Gannon
producer
Victoria LaFortune
Victoria LaFortune
co-producer
Edward Ledding
Edward Ledding
supervising producer
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
executive producer
Fred Silverman
Fred Silverman
executive producer
Composer
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Nan Schwartz
Nan Schwartz
composer (as Nan Mishkin) (music by)
Cinematographer
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Charles Mills
Charles Mills
director of photography
Editor
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Dick Darling
Dick Darling
Casting Director
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Jan Glaser
Jan Glaser
Production Designer
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Al Rohm
Al Rohm
Set Decorator
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Frank Galline
Frank Galline
Makeup Department
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Sterfon Demings
Sterfon Demings
hair stylist
Marilyn Peoples
Marilyn Peoples
makeup artist
Wynona Price
Wynona Price
makeup artist
Production Management
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Herb Adelman
Herb Adelman
unit production manager
Bruce A. Pobjoy
Bruce A. Pobjoy
Post Production Executive
Andrew Gonzales
Andrew Gonzales
post-production executive (uncredited)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
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Peter L. Bergquist
Peter L. Bergquist
first assistant director (as Peter Bergquist)
Christian P. Della Penna
Christian P. Della Penna
second assistant director
Art Department
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Russell Goble
Russell Goble
property master (as Russ Goble)
Don Rohm
Don Rohm
construction coordinator
Joseph F. Beeco
Joseph F. Beeco
carpenter (uncredited)
Donald K. Cochran
Donald K. Cochran
carpenter gang boss (uncredited) / carpenter (uncredited) / construction gangboss (uncredited)
Erik Grasteit
Erik Grasteit
assistant property master (uncredited)
Sound Department
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Maury Harris
Maury Harris
sound mixer
Tim Chilton
Tim Chilton
foley artist (uncredited)
Greg Crawford
Greg Crawford
sound effects editor (uncredited)
Maureen Dowdell
Maureen Dowdell
loop groop member (uncredited)
Special Effects
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Dick Cross
Dick Cross
special effects
Stunts
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Jeff Dashnaw
Jeff Dashnaw
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
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James Blanford
James Blanford
camera operator
Bob Griffith
Bob Griffith
key grip
Michael Schuyler
Michael Schuyler
chief lighting technician (as Michael C. Schuyler)
Jimmy Harritos
Jimmy Harritos
lighting technician (uncredited)
Casting Department
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Nan Dutton
Nan Dutton
original casting
Shay Griffin
Shay Griffin
casting: Georgia (as Shay Bentley-Griffin)
Costume Department
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Sheila Mason
Sheila Mason
costume supervisor
Location Management
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J. Bradley Smith
J. Bradley Smith
location manager
Music Department
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Mark Green
Mark Green
music editor
Richard S. Kaufman
Richard S. Kaufman
music supervisor
Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman
lyrics: theme music (uncredited)
Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
lyrics: theme music (uncredited)
Bill Champlin
Bill Champlin
performer: theme music (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
composer: theme music (uncredited)
Christopher Page
Christopher Page
arranger: theme music (uncredited)
Script and Continuity Department
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Cynthia Deming
Cynthia Deming
executive script consultant
Mitchell Schneider
Mitchell Schneider
executive script consultant
Maureen Dowdell
Maureen Dowdell
script department (uncredited)
Transportation Department
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Charley Bob Burnham
Charley Bob Burnham
transportation coordinator
Additional Crew
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Michael Aretsky
Michael Aretsky
editorial engineering
Claire Baker
Claire Baker
assistant: Mr. O'Connor
Deena Burkett
Deena Burkett
designer: main title
Carolyn Maskin
Carolyn Maskin
production coordinator
Bill Millar
Bill Millar
designer: main title
Nevada Spencer
Nevada Spencer
production staff (uncredited)
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