In the Heat of the Night
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Played Virgil Tibbs
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Rod Steiger
Played Police Chief Bill Gi…
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Warren Oates
Played Deputy Sam Wood
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Peter Whitney
Played Deputy Courtney
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Lee Grant
Played Mrs. Leslie Colbert
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Anthony James
Played Ralph
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William Schallert
Played Mayor Schubert
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Scott Wilson
Played Harvey Oberst
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Larry Gates
Played Eric Endicott
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James Patterson
Played Mr. Purdy
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Quentin Dean
Played Delores Purdy
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Kermit Murdock
Played Henderson
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Larry D. Mann
Played Watkins
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Matt Clark
Played Packy
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Beah Richards
Played Mama Caleba
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Arthur Malet
Played Ulam
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Fred Stewart
Played Dr. Stuart
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Timothy Scott
Played Shagbag
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William Watson
Played McNeil
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Eldon Quick
Played Charles Hawthorne
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Jester Hairston
Played Endicott's Butler
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Stuart Nisbet
Played Shuie
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Khalil Bezaleel
Played Jess
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Peter Masterson
Played Fryer
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Phil Adams
Played 1st Tough
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Nikita Knatz
Played 2nd Tough
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Sam Reese
Played Clerk
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Jack Teter
Played Philip Colbert (uncr…
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Alan Oppenheimer
Played Ted Appleton (uncred…
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Clegg Hoyt
Played Deputy (uncredited)
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Buzz Barton
Played Conductor (uncredite…
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