Carroll O'Connor William Gillespie Actor, Executive Producer, Writer, Director 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 Cynthia Deming Writer William Royce Writer Mitchell Schneider Writer Robert Bielak Writer Julie Friedgen Writer Joe Gannon Writer Walton Dornisch Writer David F. Hamilton Writer Vincent McEveety Director Harry Harris Director Russ Mayberry Director Paul Chavez Director Winrich Kolbe Director Michael Thurman Writer Mario Azzopardi Director Leo Penn Director