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In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night Full Cast & Crew

1967Movie"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."

Cast

S
Sidney Poitier
as Virgil Tibbs
R
Rod Steiger
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
W
Warren Oates
as Deputy Sam Wood
P
Peter Whitney
as Deputy Courtney
L
Lee Grant
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
A
Anthony James
as Ralph
W
William Schallert
as Mayor Schubert
S
Scott Wilson
as Harvey Oberst
L
Larry Gates
as Eric Endicott
J
James Patterson
as Mr. Purdy
Q
Quentin Dean
as Delores Purdy
K
Kermit Murdock
as Henderson
L
Larry D. Mann
as Watkins
M
Matt Clark
as Packy
B
Beah Richards
as Mama Caleba
A
Arthur Malet
as Ulam
F
Fred Stewart
as Dr. Stuart
T
Timothy Scott
as Shagbag
W
William Watson
as McNeil
E
Eldon Quick
as Charles Hawthorne
J
Jester Hairston
as Endicott's Butler
S
Stuart Nisbet
as Shuie
K
Khalil Bezaleel
as Jess
P
Peter Masterson
as Fryer
P
Phil Adams
as 1st Tough
N
Nikita Knatz
as 2nd Tough
S
Sam Reese
as Clerk
J
Jack Teter
as Philip Colbert (uncredited)
A
Alan Oppenheimer
as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
C
Clegg Hoyt
as Deputy (uncredited)
B
Buzz Barton
as Conductor (uncredited)

Crew

J
John Ball
Novel
N
Norman Jewison
Director
S
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
W
Walter Mirisch
Producer
Q
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
H
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
H
Hal Ashby
Editor
L
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
P
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
R
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
A
Alan Levine
Costume Design
D
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
J
Jim Henderling
Production Manager
H
Howard Joslin
Unit Production Manager
A
Allen K. Wood
Production Supervisor
J
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
W
Walter Goss
Sound
C
Clem Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
K
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound
C
Charles Cooper
Sound
J
John Moio
Stunts
R
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
R
Ross A. Maehl
Gaffer
M
Morris Rosen
Grip
D
Don Stott
Gaffer
B
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Assistant Editor
R
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
M
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
Q
Quincy Jones
Songs
A
Alan Bergman
Lyricist
M
Marilyn Bergman
Lyricist
W
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
S
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
R
Ray Charles
Vocals
J
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
M
Murray Naidich
Title Designer
T
Terry Morse Jr.
First Assistant Director
N
Newt Arnold
Second Assistant Director
H
Hal Ashby
Producer's Assistant

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier. The film was followed by two sequels also starring Poitier, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971). It was also the basis of a 1988 television series adaptation of the same name.