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After a successful career as a television actor including portraying police officer Wilson Sweet in the television series In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1993, Thorne began writing professionally, winning Second Prize in Simon & Schuster's sixth annual Strange New Worlds anthology with his story "The Soft Room."
Feb 21, 2024 · Geoffrey Thorne got his start in 1987, securing his knack for playing officers with a one-off on Hill Street Blues. In the Heat of the Night was certainly his most notable role, but he worked solidly until 2000, his last gig being two episodes on the show Bull.
Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Thorne was born in the United States., In 2000 Geoff quit a solid career as an actor (yes, cold turkey) to focus on being a professional writer. Breaking in as a Star Trek tie-in novelist and a finalist in the renowned Writers of the Future science fiction contest, Geoff went on to write for the hit TV series ...
A white Southern police chief and a black detective put aside racial animosity to solve crimes in a Mississippi hamlet. This tense drama was inspired by the...
Geoffrey Thorne: Sgt. Wilson Sweet, Cpl. Wilson Sweet, Officer Wilson Sweet. Showing all 19 items. Jump to: Photos (19)
A Final Arrangement: Directed by Leo Penn. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. Wilson Sweet has a hard time believing that his good friend murdered his wife, who had been diagnosed with cancer.
Jun 3, 2013 · Actor Geoffrey Thorne portrayed Sgt. Wilson Sweet on the hit show during that time. Thorne joined the show during its second season, when it relocated to Georgia from Louisiana.
Geoffrey Thorne Starred for five seasons as Officer Wilson Sweet, the cocky, young rookie fresh out of the police academy who, aside from Detective Tibbs, is one of the first black men to join Sparta's police force.
Apr 1, 2023 · Geoffrey Thorne. Thorne played Sgt. Wilson Sweet on "In the Heat of the Night" from 1988 until 1993. After exiting the program, he appeared in several movies, like the 1997 drama film "Road Ends" and the 1998 romance film "City of Angels," in which he co-starred with Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage.
And the TV adventures of the Sparta, Mississippi Police Department – including Bubba (Alan Autry), Parker (David Hart), Lonnie (Hugh O’Connor), Sweet (Geoffrey Thorne), Randy (Randall Franks), and Luann (Crystal R. Fox) – have become a fan favorite.
