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Missing: Directed by Alexander Singer. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. Chief Gillespie returns from a convention, only to be kidnapped and presumed dead.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alexander Singer
- 1989-05-16
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series 1988–1995) Joe Don Baker as Acting Chief Tom Dugan, Tom Dugan.
Joe Don Baker, known for Walking Tall, stepped in as acting chief Tom Dugan for four episodes in season two of the TV adaptation of In The Heat Of The Night. He replaced Carroll O'Connor, who missed the end of the season due to a heart surgery.
1h. IMDb RATING. 8.0 /10. 104. YOUR RATING. Rate. Crime Drama Mystery. The town of Sparta grieves when a horrific drunk driving accident claims the lives of multiple girls on the Sparta High School cheerleading squad. Director. Vincent McEveety. Writers. James Lee Barrett. Nancy Bond. John Ball. Stars. Carroll O'Connor. Howard E. Rollins Jr.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Vincent McEveety
- 1989-04-25
While actor Carroll O'Connor was undergoing coronary bypass surgery, Baker took his place on the television series In the Heat of the Night. Baker appeared as Captain Tom Dugan, a retired police captain who substituted while O'Connor's character was away at a police convention.
Despite the occasional health-related absences of star Carroll O'Connor (Joe Don Baker and Carl Weathers each briefly filled the chief's chair), the series had a hearty run, premiering on NBC...
Joe Don Baker: Captain Tom Dugan, a retired Mississippi Highway Patrol police captain, Dugan appeared on the last four episodes of the second season. Baker was brought in as a stand-in for Carroll O'Connor while O'Connor was recovering from open-heart surgery.
