In the Heat of the Night 36 years old

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.

Credits

Carl Weathers

Inspector Hampton Forbes

Carl Weathers

Chief Hampton Forbes

Carl Weathers

Hampton Forbes

Christina Pickles

Lois Nettleton

Josh Lucas

Cast

Name	Character
Carl Weathers He was 40 , now 76 years old	as Inspector Hampton Forbes
Carl Weathers He was 40 , now 76 years old	as Chief Hampton Forbes
Carl Weathers He was 40 , now 76 years old	as Hampton Forbes
Christina Pickles She was 53 , now 89 years old
Lois Nettleton She was 60 , 80 years old when she died
Josh Lucas He was 16 , now 53 years old
Tippi Hedren She was 58 , now 94 years old
RonReaco Lee He was 10 , now 47 years old
Anne Meara She was 58 , 85 years old when she died
Howard Rollins He was 37 , 46 years old when he died	as Virgil Tibbs
Howard Rollins He was 37 , 46 years old when he died
Jennifer Bassey She was 45 , now 82 years old
Bruce Kirby He was 59 , now 96 years old
Edward Albert He was 37 , 55 years old when he died
Doug Savant He was 23 , now 60 years old
Denise Nicholas She was 43 , now 80 years old
Kevin McCarthy He was 74 , 96 years old when he died
Carroll O'Connor He was 63 , 76 years old when he died	as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Wilbur Fitzgerald He was 39 , now 76 years old
Burgess Meredith He was 80 , 89 years old when he died	as Judge Culley
Burgess Meredith He was 80 , 89 years old when he died	as Judge Cully
James Best He was 61 , 88 years old when he died
Lisa Guerrero She was 23 , now 60 years old
Christian LeBlanc He was 29 , now 66 years old
Alan Autry He was 35 , now 72 years old
Mark Lenard He was 63 , 72 years old when he died
Robert Colbert He was 56 , now 93 years old
Anne-Marie Johnson She was 27 , now 64 years old
Mills Watson He was 47 , now 84 years old
Franklin Cover He was 59 , 77 years old when he died
Jason Wingreen He was 67 , 95 years old when he died
Afemo Omilami He was 37 , now 73 years old
Stocker Fontelieu He was 64 , 86 years old when he died
Tonea Stewart She was 41 , now 77 years old
Rosemary Murphy She was 61 , 87 years old when she died
Robert Donner He was 56 , 75 years old when he died
Crystal R. Fox She was 24 , now 60 years old
David Hart He was 42 , now 78 years old
Larry Gelman He was 57 , now 94 years old
Ronnie Claire Edwards She was 55 , now 91 years old

Crew

Name	Job title
Vincent McEveety Directing He was 58 , 88 years old when he died	Director
Lee H. Katzin Directing He was 52 , 67 years old when he died	Director
Joe Gannon Writing	Writer
Chuck Bowman Directing He was 50 , now 87 years old	Director
Ivan Dixon Directing He was 56 , 76 years old when he died	Director
Harry Harris Directing He was 65 , 86 years old when he died	Director
Gene Reynolds Directing He was 64 , 96 years old when he died	Director
David Hemmings Directing He was 46 , 62 years old when he died	Director
David Soul Directing He was 44 , now 81 years old	Director
Reza Badiyi Directing He was 58 , 82 years old when he died	Director
Winrich Kolbe Directing He was 48 , 72 years old when he died	Director
Russ Mayberry Directing He was 62 , 86 years old when he died	Director
Paul Lynch Directing He was 41 , now 78 years old	Director
Mario Philip Azzopardi Directing He was 37 , now 74 years old	Director
Leo Penn Directing He was 66 , 77 years old when he died	Director
Mark Edward Edens Writing	Writer

In the Heat of the Night (36 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1988-03-06
Runtime: [60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 146