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Det. Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Off. Sam Wood

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

Purdy

William Schallert

Mayor Webb Schubert

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba, aka Mrs. Bellamy

Peter Whitney

Off. George Courtney

Kermit Murdock

H.E. Henderson

Larry D. Mann

Watkins

Matt Clark

Packy Harrison

Arthur Malet

Ted Ulam

Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Timothy Scott

Off. 'Shagbag' Martin

William Watson

Off. Harold Courtney

Eldon Quick

Charlie Hawthorne

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