In the Heat of the Night Discovery (Season 6, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the Heat of the Night

Discovery (Season 6, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Virgil enlists the help of Dr. Levi Atwill to help bring Althea out of her funk and return to her teaching job. The murder investigation is complicated when the dead student's ex-girlfriend acquires yet another boyfriend who murders her ...See moreVirgil enlists the help of Dr. Levi Atwill to help bring Althea out of her funk and return to her teaching job. The murder investigation is complicated when the dead student's ex-girlfriend acquires yet another boyfriend who murders her stepfather and seriously injured one of Gillespie's good friends. Written by Bill Weichand See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Carroll O'Connor Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Alan Autry Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs Althea Tibbs See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
David Hart Officer Parker Williams Officer Parker Williams See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Geoffrey Thorne Sgt. Wilson Sweet Sgt. Wilson Sweet See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)
Hugh O'Connor Lt. Lonnie Jamison Lt. Lonnie Jamison See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong (credit only) Harriet DeLong (credit only) See fewer	Let's Do It Again (1975)
A.J. Langer Megan Fowler Megan Fowler See fewer	My So-Called Life (1994)
Charles Grant David Ritt David Ritt See fewer	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Allan Arbus Dr. Atwill Dr. Atwill See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Crystal Fox Cpl. Luann Corbin Cpl. Luann Corbin See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Tonea Stewart Aunt Etta Kibbey Aunt Etta Kibbey See fewer	A Time to Kill (1996)
Judson Vaughn Buford Fowler Buford Fowler See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
Jen Harper Dr. Winona Day Dr. Winona Day See fewer	Zatima (2022)
Alfred Wiggins Wendell Munn Wendell Munn See fewer	Age of Consent (1969)
C. Harrison Avery Willie Stevens Willie Stevens See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Tim Black Cliff Rankin Cliff Rankin See fewer	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Susie Spear Purcell Corinne Foster (as Susie Spear) Corinne Foster (as Susie Spear) See fewer	Dante's Peak (1997)
Harvey E. Lee Jr. Officer Ken Covey Officer Ken Covey See fewer	How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Mark Johnson Officer Luke Everett Officer Luke Everett See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Walton Goggins Garth Watkins (archive footage) (uncredited) Garth Watkins (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Justified (2010)
Tony Morgan Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) See fewer	Fast X (2023)
Craig Shoemaker David Ritt (uncredited) David Ritt (uncredited) See fewer	The Wolf PAC Philadelphia (2021)
C.C. Taylor Officer Charlie Peake (uncredited) Officer Charlie Peake (uncredited) See fewer	Black Panther (2018)