Willson Sweet (Geoffrey Thorne)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)


Geoffrey Thorne

Season 2

  • Went to school with Eric Gray (Prisoners)
  • Ex-Girlfriend: Jenny Gray (Prisoners)

 

 


Geoffrey Thorne

Season 3

  • Mother’s name was Mildred (An Angry Woman)
  • Father’s name was Louis (An Angry Woman)
  • Both parents are deceased. His father died before his mother. (An Angry Woman)

 

 


Geoffrey Thorne

Season 4


Geoffrey Thorne

Season 5

  • Rank: Sergeant (A Woman Much Admired)
  • Father’s name – Louis Wilson Sweet Jr. (By Means Most Foul)

 

 


Geoffrey Thorne

Season 6

Parker Williams (David Hart)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)


David Hart

Season 1


David Hart

Season 2


David Hart

Season 3

  • Neighbours: Kate and Jayce Morrell (Time of the Stranger)
  • Was in Vietnam for two years (My Name is Hank)

 

 


David Hart

Season 4

  • Went to school with Charlene Ross (Lessons Learned)
  • His mother wanted him to be a judge (Perversions of Justice)

 

 


David Hart

Season 5


David Hart

Season 6


In the Heat of the Night

Season 7


In the Heat of the Night

Season 8

Bubba Skinner (Alan Autry)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)


In the Heat of the Night

Season 1

  • Great Uncle: Gill (Fate)
  • Cousin: Bob Allen (Fate)
  • Distant Cousin: Mace Trapnell (Fate)

 

 


Alan Autry

Season 2

  • Rank: Sergeant (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
  • Nephew: Bobby Skinner (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
  • Was a football star and went to Alabama under Bear Bryan (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
  • Girlfriend: Laney (Accused)
  • Runs a Bible study class in the summer (Accused)

 


Alan Autry

Season 3

  • Gets promoted to lieutenant (First Girl)
  • Girlfriend: Mary Ann (Vengeance)
  • Went to high school with Darryl Tyler (Hello in There)
  • Born: circa 1955 (Hello in There)
  • Has known Darlene for years (December Days)
  • Has a younger brother and a sister named Claudia (Bubba’s Baby)
  • Doesn’t like his real first name (Bubba’s Baby)
  • Used to drive big rigs (An Angry Woman)

Alan Autry

Season 4

  • High School Sweetheart – Christine Anderson (Heart of Gold)

 

 

 


Alan Autry

Season 5

  • Rank: Captain (A Woman Much Admired)
  • Cousin: Candice Riley (Baby for Sale)

 

 


In the Heat of the Night

Season 6


In the Heat of the Night
Season 7

  • Brother Tom and his wife Carolyn died a few years ago in a car crash (Every Man’s Family)
  • Nephew: Matt Skinner, son of Tom and Carolyn (Every Man’s Family)

 

 


In the Heat of the Night

Season 8

Virgil Tibbs (Howard Rollins)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)


Howard Rollins

Season 1

  • Went to school with Ritchie Edmond (Blind Spot – Part 1)

 

 

 


Howard Rollins

Season 2

  • Niece: Nicole (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
  • Had a sister named Mary Ellen (The Creek)

 

 


Howard Rollins

Season 3

  • Goes to New Orleans to work for the F.B.I. (Triangle, Hello in There, December Days, An Angry Woman)
  • Was away in New Orleans for three weeks (Night of the Killing)

 

 


Howard Rollins

Season 4

  • Mother’s name was Sarah (Lessons Learned)
  • Father’s name was James (Lessons Learned)
  • Son’s name – William Calvin Tibbs (Lessons Learned)

 

 


Howard Rollins

Season 5


Howard Rollins

Season 6

Bill Gillespie (Carroll O’Connor)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)


Carroll O'Connor

Season 1

  • Was friends with Sonny Mims for over 35 years (Road Kill)

 

 

 


Carroll O'Connor

Season 2

  • Wife’s name was Anna (Prisoners)
  • Attends Police Chiefs conference at Quantico (Fifteen Forever)
  • Is at Quantico for a month (Ladybug, Ladybug)

 

 


Carroll O'Connor

Season 3

  • His wife was Italian (Fairest of Them All)
  • He can speak Italian (Fairest of Them All)
  • Anna (wife) was an Italian war bride (Epitaph for a Lady)
  • Took his wife back to Italy for a second honeymoon (Epitaph for a Lady)
  • Learnt how to play darts in England (Epitaph for a Lady)
  • Fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy (Epitaph for a Lady)
  • An army sergeant put the O. in his name – William O. Gillespie. Didn’t bother to take it away. (Bubba’s Baby)

Carroll O'Connor

Season 4

  • Had a child that died before he could be a father (Lessons Learned)
  • Is the godfather of the Tibbs’ twins (And Justice for Some)
  • Son: Infant William ~ September 9 – September 10, 1950 (Quick Fix)
  • Wife: Anna Katarina Gillespie ~ August 21, 1927 – September 9, 1950 (Quick Fix)
  • His dog is named Beauregard (Shine on Sparta Moon)

 


Carroll O'Connor

Season 5

  • Dog’s name is Beauregard (A Woman Much Admired)

 

 

 


Carroll O'Connor

Season 6


In the Heat of the Night

Season 7

  • Birthday: 7 August

 

 

 


In the Heat of the Night

Season 8

In the Heat of the Night

Episodes

Season 1
(1988)
Season 2
(1988-1989)
Season 3
(1989-1990)
Season 4
(1990-1991)
Season 5
(1991-1992)
Season 6
(1992-1993)
Season 7
(1993-1994)
Season 8
(1994-1995)

 

Main Characters

Bill Gillespie
(Carroll O’Connor)
Bubba Skinner
(Alan Autry)
Parker Williams
(David Hart)
Lonnie Jamison
(Hugh O’Connor)
Virgil Tibbs
(Howard Rollins)
Althea Tibbs
(Anne-Marie Johnson)
Willson Sweet
(Geoffrey Thorne)
Harriet DeLong
(Denise Nicholas)
Hampton Forbes
(Carl Weathers)
LuAnn Corbin
(Crystal Fox)
Junior Abernathy
(Christian Le Blanc)
JoAnn St. John
(Lois Nettleton)

 

Recurring Characters

Season 7
Season 8

 

Crew

Season 6
Season 7
Season 8