Carroll O'Connor William Gillespie Actor, Writer, Executive Producer Howard E. Rollins Jr. Virgil Tibbs Actor Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs Actor Alan Autry Bubba Skinner Actor Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong Actor David Hart Parker Williams Actor Christian J. LeBlanc Junior Abernathy Actor Peter Gabb Actor Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison Actor Dennis Lipscomb Actor Jill Carroll Actor Diane Ladd Guest Star Fred Silverman Executive Producer William Royce Writer Edward DeBlasio Writer Nancy Bond Writer Mark Rodgers Writer Cynthia Deming Writer Kim C. Friese Writer E.W. Swackhamer Director Paul Lynch Director Rick Kelbaugh Writer Mario Azzopardi Director Vincent McEveety Director Harry Harris Director Chuck Bowman Director Winrich Kolbe Director Gene Reynolds Director Leo Penn Director Jeffrey Hayden Director