Who played tibbs in the heat of the night?
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Who played tibbs in the heat of the night in 1967  film? Who played tibbs in the heat of the night series?
Sidney Poitier
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. Howard Rollins
Virgil Tibbs
Who played tibbs in the heat of the night?
Howard Rollins In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night (film) Virgil Tibbs Anne-Marie Johnson List of In the Heat of the Night episodes In the Heat of the Night (novel) Sidney Poitier Sweet, Sweet Blues They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an 
American stage, film and television <b>actor</b>. ... Story, and as Virgil <b>Tibbs</b> on the TV 
crime drama <b>In the Heat of the Night</b> . ... After being fired from <b>In the Heat of the</b> 
<b>Night</b>, Rollins achieved sobriety and worked on rebuilding his career and 
reputation. Anne-Marie Johnson, <b>who played</b> Althea <b>Tibbs</b>, summed up what it was like to 
film the show in the little town of Hammond. She said, &quot;My high school was bigger
&nbsp;... Gillespie phones <b>Tibbs&#39;s</b> chief, who informs Gillespie that <b>Tibbs</b> is a top homicide 
detective and recommends that he should assist the investigation. The idea does
&nbsp;... <b>In the Heat of the Night</b>[edit]. Virgil <b>Tibbs</b> is an African American police detective 
who is detained on suspicion of murder solely on the basis of his skin color while
&nbsp;... Anne-Marie Johnson (born July 18, 1960) is an American actress and 
impressionist, who has starred in film and on television. She is known for her 
roles as Nadine Hudson Thomas on What&#39;s Happening Now!!, Aileen Lewis on 
Double Trouble, Althea <b>Tibbs</b> on <b>In the Heat of the Night</b>, and ... Johnson <b>played</b> 
the role of Aileen Lewis on the 1984–85 NBC comedy series&nbsp;... Virgil <b>Tibbs</b> returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives. His 
arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie – who, despite his&nbsp;... Sam finds a Negro waiting for a train and arrests him on suspicion of murder. 
Gillespie questions the man, who identifies himself as Virgil <b>Tibbs</b>, a homicide&nbsp;... Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian-American <b>actor</b> and film director. He won an 
Academy ... After twice reprising his Virgil <b>Tibbs</b> character from <b>In the Heat of the</b> 
<b>Night</b> and acting in a variety of other films, including the thriller The Wilby&nbsp;... &quot;Sweet, Sweet Blues&quot; is an award winning episode of the NBC drama series <b>In</b> 
<b>the Heat of the Night</b>, starring Carroll O&#39;Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie and 
Howard Rollins as Detective Virgil <b>Tibbs</b>.<b>In the Heat of the Night</b> was based on 
the 1965 novel by John Ball, which was ... For Heat <b>actor</b> Howard Rollins, this 
was the second project relating to the&nbsp;... They Call Me Mister <b>Tibbs</b>! is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film 
directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was 
preceded by <b>In the Heat of the Night</b> (1967) and followed by The Organization (
1971). ... The film was the last appearance of veteran <b>actor</b> Juano Hernández, 
who&nbsp;...
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr .
Howard Rollins