Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  Stella Stevens ; Josh Lucas (as Joshua Lucas) ; Ted Manson ; Jason Beghe ; Christopher Templeton ; Eric Pierpoint ; Barbara Stock ; Meshach Taylor ; Francesco Quinn ; Jeffrey Buckner Ford ; Gary Anthony Williams ; Richard McKenzie ; Michael Horton ; Craig Shoemaker ; Traci Wolfe ; Elizabeth Ashley ; Stephen Nichols ; Darnell Williams ; Stacy Keach ; Mitchell Anderson ; James Best ; Sonny Shroyer ; Michael Warren ; Byron Cherry ; Whitman Mayo ; John Diehl ; Ken Curtis ; Louise Fletcher ; Jerry Stiller ; Clifton Powell ; Franklin Cover During the series' 7-season run, many familiar, unfamiliar, and longtime character actors and actresses have 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  Police to replace Gillespie, but Virgil wasn't interested in doing so; regardless, a rumor begins that Tibbs is after Gillespie's job, causing dissension between the two men. 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.). Gone was Christian LeBlanc, who portrayed Officer Junior Abernathy and added were two new regular characters—Joanne St. John (played by Lois Nettleton), the chief's sometime girlfriend and owner of the local diner, The Magnolia Cafe; and rookie officer Wilson Sweet (Geoffrey Thorne), fresh out of the Police Academy. The season also introduced 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  Ian Griffith ; Renée Jones ; Michael Beck ; Kevin Conway ; Randy Brooks ; Art Evans ; Nicolas Cowan ; Lou Walker ; Alan Arbus ; Robert Goulet ; Kenny Leon ; Bobby Short ; William Sadler ; Michael Spound ; Bill McKinney ; Lisa Pelikan ; Mark Rolston ; Susan Blakely ; Jennifer Bassey ; Marc Macaulay ; Jean Simmons ; Thomas Jefferson Byrd ; Vanessa Bell Calloway ; J.D. Hall ; John Davis Chandler ; George C. Scott ; Willie Gault ; Joe Seneca ; Stephen Root ; Bruce Kirby ; Lisa Rieffel ; Marla Gibbs ; Ernest Lee Thomas ; Ken Marshall ; Kim Hawthorne ; Logan Ramsey 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  a man whom he arrested years ago, an episode that Carroll O'Connor wrote himself under the pseudonym Matt Harris ("A Trip Upstate"). During the filming of the episode "Walkout", Carroll O'Connor began to experience fatigue. It was discovered that he needed sextuple heart bypass surgery, due to years of heavy smoking. During the last four episodes of the season, Joe Don Baker was brought in as Tom Dugan, a replacement for Chief Gillespie, who was said to be away at a police training conference at Quantico. The episodes where Gillespie was away were "Fifteen Forever", "Ladybug, Ladybug", "The Pig Woman of Sparta" and "Missing". Dugan was appointed acting chief by Councilwoman 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title. 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. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and O'Connor.
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content: Carroll O'Connor (1989–95) as Matt Harris ; Mark Rodgers (1989–90) ; David Moessinger (1988–89) ; Jeri Taylor (1988–89) ; Edward Deblasio (1989–90) ; Nancy Bond (1988–90) ; William J Royce (1989–94) ; Cynthia Deming (1990–94) ; Robert Bielak (1990–91) ; Mitch Schneider (1990–94) ; Joe Gannon (1991–94) ; Denise Nicholas (1992–95) ; Terri Erwin (1989–91) ; Bill Taub (1991) 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content: Mariska Hargitay ; Walton Goggins ; Wayne Brady ; Claude Akins ; Gary Crosby ; Ed Ames ; Melvin Van Peebles ; Frances Fisher ; Ken Kercheval ; Iman ; Rod Masterson ; Tony Burton ; Mel Stewart ; Nana Visitor ; Gail O'Grady ; Peter Fonda ; Tiger Haynes ; Diane Ladd ; Paul Benjamin ; Geoffrey Lewis ; Don Galloway ; Corbin Bernsen ; Tippi Hedren ; Taurean Blacque ; Dana Barron ; Marco St. John ; Larry Black ; Ted Lange ; Adrienne-Joi Johnson ; Mickey Jones ; Mitchell Laurance ; Laura Johnson ; Jordan Vaughn ; Martha Byrne ; Maury Covington ; Earl Holliman ; Ketty Lester ; 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  The fifth season begins with the revelation that Chief Gillespie has a 19-year-old daughter by the name of Lana Farren, played by Christine Elise (formerly of Beverly Hills, 90210). The chief is now good friends with her mother, Georgia Farren, played by actress Stella Stevens. Lana was conceived during a period where her mother was separated from her husband, and she and Gillespie had an affair. However, she was never divorced from her husband, Ken Farren. In the episode "The More Things Change", Gillespie and Harriet share their first kiss after he drives her home after attending a party, and he finally reveals his affections for her. They both lament the very likely possibility that a relationship between the two of them 
Title: In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Content:  co-star Denise Nicholas, who played Harriet DeLong. Ten years before, her real-life sister had been murdered and the culprit had never been caught. When Carroll O'Connor approached Nicholas about the storyline, it had upset her greatly and she had to write him a note explaining the situation, as he was unaware of the circumstances. He offered to have her not appear in the episode, but she chose to do so to bring closure for her and her family. She was able to channel her unresolved grief into the role. Only O'Connor and director Leo Penn knew the truth during filming.
Title: In the Heat of the Night (film)
Content: His appearance in this film was Clegg Hoyt's final acting role. He died two months after the film's release. Cast notes:

Question: who played junior on in the heat of the night?
Answer: Christian LeBlanc.