Carroll O'Connor William Gillespie Actor, Executive Producer, Writer 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 Fred Silverman Executive Producer Leo Penn Director