predecessor years_active successor birth_place other_names party office birth_date order term_start birthname spouse article_title term_end name occupation
jim patterson 1977 -- present ashley swearengin shreveport , louisiana , u.s. carlos brown republican mayor of fresno , california 31 july 1952 23rd january 5 , 2001 carlos alan autry , jr. . vicky -rrb- 1 child kimberlee autry -lrb- 1994 -- present -rrb- brown 2 children -lrb- 1980 -- 1986 -rrb- -lrb- divorced alan autry
 january 6 , 2009 alan autry actor , politician , football player -lrb- nfl -rrb-
alan autry

carlos alan autry , jr. -lrb- born july 31 , 1952 -rrb- is an american actor , politician , and former national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- football player .
during his brief football career , autry was known as carlos brown .
he is best known for his role as captain bubba skinner on the television series `` in the heat of the night '' ; he also has been in numerous movies and other television shows .
in november 2000 , he was elected mayor of fresno , california , serving for two 4-year terms , through january 2009 .
as of september 2008 , autry had been hosting a radio news talk show on kyno 940 am in fresno .
autry left his duties as host of the news talk show in the spring of 2011 .
