Carroll O'Connor
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
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- 1. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- Bill Gillespie is reunited with Virgil Tibbs in Sparta, Miss.
- 2. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
- 3. Road Kill Mar 15, 1988
- Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
In the Heat of the Night Season 2 Episodes. 42 Metascore. 1988 -2024. 8 Seasons. CBS. Drama. TVPG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A white Southern police chief and a black detective...
18.7/30 [1] Detective Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta for his mother's funeral and joins the police force as chief of detectives. His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie – who, despite his good relationship with Tibbs, resents having an officer hired without his approval.
S2.E5 ∙ Prisoners. When Officer Sweet's first bust, his best friend from childhood, dies in the Newman County Jail under mysterious circumstances, he presses Gillespie to investigate the matter.
In The Heat Of The Night. Season 2. Based on the 1967 Oscar winner about a small southern town and its bombastic sheriff, who accepts the help of a black detective on a murder case. 70 1989 21 episodes.
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In the Heat of the Night: Created by James Lee Barrett. With Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor. The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
In The Heat Of The Night. Carroll O'Connor steps into the role of Bill Gillespie, a southern, white sheriff, and Howard Rollins takes on the mantle of Virgil Tibbs, an African American detective, who must put animosity aside to solve crimes in a racially-charged hamlet.
