Explore Kim Hawthorne's biography, personal life, family and real age. She resides with Virgil and Althea Tibbs and is caretaker of their twins, William James and Sarah Ruth. By the time Denise Nicholas becomes a series regular, Harriet and Gillespie are romantically involved, much to the disapproval of her son, Eugene, and others in Sparta who are opposed to interracial relationships. As a result, he is temporarily suspended from his duties as chief of police pending an investigation and intent on seeking out Rankin's killer. From 2000 to 2005, Hawthorne had regular supporting role on the Canadian police drama series Da Vinci's Inquest as Det. [9] The movies were: Carroll's son and series cast member Hugh O'Connor died by suicide nearly two months before the fourth film aired. Season 3 Excluded Episodes: Fairest of Them All, Crackdown, Anniversary, My Name is Hank, King's Ransom, A Loss of Innocence, Home is Where the Heart Is, Indiscretions, Citizen Trundel Part 1 and Part 2. This knowledge helped her earn a classical music scholarship to Birmingham-Southern College, where she would graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre. [1] After graduating, she began working on stage, making her professional theatre debut at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme song, "In the Heat of the Night," was originally recorded by Quincy Jones, with Ray Charles on vocals and piano for the movie. He had been struggling with a substance abuse issue since his teen years which culminated in his demise. She began her career appearing on Broadway and daytime soap operas, before landing supporting roles on the prime time dramas. [12], On October 23, 2012, TGG Direct released an 8-disc best-of set entitled In the Heat of the Night - 24hr Television Marathon. Althea initially wants Bobby to move in with her and Virgil, but Virgil is not sold on the idea. Althea, who was a stay at home wife in Season 1, is offered a position as a teacher and guidance counselor at the local high school by city Councilman Ted Marcus (Thom Gossom, Jr.). It starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs, and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988 until May 19, 1992, then on CBS from October 28, 1992 until May 16, 1995. [1] Eight episodes were filmed—the two-hour pilot movie and six regular one-hour episodes. These are the first episodes in which we see Bill and Harriet's relationship begin to blossom. 121 episodes, 1988-1994, Althea Tibbs O'Connor wanted the chief to undergo heart surgery in the storyline, but the husband and wife producers came up with this storyline instead. Daphne Gordon / Faith Todd / Sue Howell (3 episodes, 1991-1994) Bill Whitworth. Bubba is initially portrayed as a. Starred for six seasons as Virgil's wife, teacher and counselor Althea Tibbs. She was able to channel her unresolved grief into the role. / ... [1], Hawthorne made her first screen appearance in an episode of NBC drama series, I'll Fly Away. Mayor Findlay himself has an ulterior motive for hiring Tibbs: he wants to have some kind of record on civil rights in order to run for Congress, and hiring Tibbs to integrate the all-white Sparta police department would help to overcome the local squad's reputation of being racist and underskilled — and it also benefits him. The series ran on the network until May 19, 1992, then was shown on CBS until its finale after an eighth season, on May 16, 1995. Character with several cases after having moved into Ben Taylor's law office. Kimberly Hawthorne is a minor actress on How to Get Away with Murder, who portrays the role of Detective Nicholls. In 2014, she had the recurring role on the short-lived Fox legal drama, Rake. A number of the racially conscious storylines on the show involved his character. While living in Atlanta, she also appeared in three episodes of In the Heat of the Night. They have a son named Eric from their illicit affair. / ... 87 episodes, 1989-1995, Officer Randy Goode Also the Sparta city council was pushing Virgil Tibbs to run as a possible candidate for Chief of Police to replace Gillespie, but Virgil wasn't interested in doing so; however the word gets out that Tibbs is after Gillespie's job, causing dissension between the two men. She moves back to Philadelphia with their twins to be near her parents. At the end of the original and final broadcast on NBC, it was revealed that the jury couldn't reach a verdict, a mistrial is declared and the two men are freed. Use the HTML below. At first somewhat resentful of Virgil Tibbs, Gillespie later becomes very close to Virgil and the rest of the Tibbs family. "Vidge" Trundel. In the Heat of the Night won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series (formally Outstanding Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie), two years in a row, 1992 and 1993. Lonnie is a very capable officer and takes his job seriously. The principal area of Sparta was in fact downtown Covington, Georgia. 102 episodes, 1989-1995. "Whether they are angry at each other, whether they're happy or sad, we're showing the interaction of two men who are trying to do the best in life. However, due to clearance issues, the following episode is excluded from Season 6: Random's Child and the following episodes are excluded from Season 7: Singin' The Blues, Every Man's Family, Maybelle Returns, Ches and the Grand Lady, Dangerous Engagement. She had an uneasy relationship with him from the outset and it culminated in the attack. She complained to Carroll O'Connor about it, and he had to admit she was right. Chambers also has financial problems with his illegitimate African-American daughter, Faith Todd. After season 6, Anne-Marie Johnson and Geoffrey Thorne left the series alongside Rollins. ", "What makes race relations a constant in our show is the two lead characters—one is white and one is black," Moessinger said.