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Carroll O'Connor

Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie

Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
(as Howard Rollins)

Alan Autry

Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner

Anne-Marie Johnson

Althea Tibbs

Lois Nettleton

Joanne St. John

David Hart

Officer Parker Williams

Geoffrey Thorne

Officer Wilson Sweet

Hugh O'Connor

Cpl. Lonnie Jamison

Michael Warren

Matthew Pogue

Hugh Gillin

Fed. Agent McGraw

Ellen Heard

Mrs. Sherman

Everett Thrall

Marshall

Larry Shuler

Leroy

Amanda Pillow

The Little Girl

Marc Bailey

Agent #1

Royce Clark

Mr. Bailey

Ron Culbreth

Father
(uncredited)

Michael McClendon

Walt
(uncredited)

Director
- Harry Harris
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Trivia
Anne-Marie Johnson (Althea Tibbs) guest stared in Season 5, Episode 3 of Hill Street Blues opposite Michael Warren who guest stars in this episode.

Goofs
Matthew's shown jacking a 1980s Chevy Caprice by picking the ignition lock. GM vehicles since 1936 used sidebar-style locks which are virtually unpickable and the locks can't be removed from a Saginaw steering column without removing the steering wheel and partially dis-assembling the column.

Soundtracks
Three Times a Lady
By Lionel Richie
Sung by The Commodores

Michael Warren who is Howard Rollins 's old partner from the Philadelphia police force comes for a visit. Rollins and he are great old buddies but Anne-Marie Johnson is less than thrilled with having him around. They have some history as well.

I can't say any more lest I give the plot away, but visiting an old friend is not the only reason that Warren has come to Sparta.

Warren runs the gamut of emotions in his performance. His last scene with Rollins is moving an unforgettable.

Some of Howard Rollins best work in the series.