User:Roman Spinner/In the Heat of the Night cast list

Cast

 * In opening credits

Sidney Poitier Rod Steiger

co-starring Warren Oates Lee Grant Larry Gates James Patterson

with William Schallert / Beah Richards Peter Whitney / Kermit Murdock Larry D. Mann / Matt Clark Arthur Malet / Fred Stewart

and introducing Quentin Dean Scott Wilson Anthony James


 * In closing credits


 * Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs
 * Rod Steiger as Gillespie
 * Warren Oates as Sam Wood
 * Lee Grant as Mrs. Colbert
 * Larry Gates as Endicott
 * James Patterson as Mr. Purdy
 * William Schallert as Mayor Schubert
 * Beah Richards as Mama Caleba
 * Peter Whitney as Courtney


 * Kermit Murdock as Henderson
 * Larry D. Mann as Watkins
 * Matt Clark as Packy
 * Arthur Malet as Ulam
 * Fred Stewart as Dr. Stuart
 * Quentin Dean as Delores
 * Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst
 * Timothy Scott as Shagbag
 * William C. Watson as McNeil


 * Eldon Quick as Charles Hawthorne
 * Stuart Nisbet as Shuie
 * Khalil Bezaleel as Jess
 * Peter Masterson as Fryer
 * Jester Hairston as butler
 * Phil Adams as 1st tough
 * Nikita Knatz as 2nd tough
 * Sam Reese as clerk
 * Anthony James as Ralph


 * Harry Dean Stanton (uncredited) as policeman
 * Clegg Hoyt (uncredited) as policeman [final acting role died two months after film's release]