Cast 31

  1. Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Virgil Tibbs

  2. Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Police Chief Bill Gillespie

  3. Warren Oates

    Warren Oates

    Deputy Sam Wood

  4. Peter Whitney

    Peter Whitney

    Deputy Courtney

  5. Lee Grant

    Lee Grant

    Mrs. Leslie Colbert

  6. Anthony James
  7. William Schallert

    William Schallert

    Mayor Schubert

  8. Scott Wilson

    Scott Wilson

    Harvey Oberst

  9. Larry Gates

    Larry Gates

    Eric Endicott

  10. James Patterson

    James Patterson

    Mr. Purdy

  11. Quentin Dean

    Quentin Dean

    Delores Purdy

  12. Kermit Murdock

    Henderson

  13. Larry D. Mann

    Larry D. Mann

    Watkins

  14. Matt Clark

    Matt Clark

    Packy

  15. Beah Richards

    Beah Richards

    Mama Caleba

  16. Arthur Malet
  17. Fred Stewart

    Fred Stewart

    Dr. Stuart

  18. Timothy Scott

    Timothy Scott

    Shagbag

  19. William Watson
  20. Eldon Quick

    Charles Hawthorne

  21. Jester Hairston

    Endicott's Butler

  22. Stuart Nisbet
  23. Peter Masterson
  24. Phil Adams

    1st Tough

  25. Nikita Knatz

    2nd Tough

  26. Sam Reese

    Clerk

  27. Jack Teter

    Philip Colbert (uncredited)

  28. Alan Oppenheimer

    Alan Oppenheimer

    Ted Appleton (uncredited)

  29. Clegg Hoyt

    Clegg Hoyt

    Deputy (uncredited)

  30. Buzz Barton

    Conductor (uncredited)

Crew 38

Art

  1. Paul Groesse

    Art Direction

  2. Joseph Musso

    Production Illustrator

  3. Robert Priestley

    Set Decoration

  4. Murray Naidich

    Title Designer

  5. Wayne Fitzgerald

    Title Designer

Camera

  1. Ralph Gerling

    Camera Operator

  2. Haskell Wexler

    Haskell Wexler

    Director of Photography

Costume & Makeup

  1. Alan Levine

    Costume Design

  2. Del Armstrong

    Makeup Artist

Crew

  1. John Moio

    Stunts

Directing

  1. Norman Jewison

    Norman Jewison

    Director

  2. Terry Morse Jr.

    First Assistant Director

  3. Meta Rebner

    Script Supervisor

  4. Newt Arnold

    Second Assistant Director

Editing

  1. Byron 'Buzz' Brandt

    Assistant Editor

  2. Hal Ashby

    Hal Ashby

    Editor

Lighting

  1. Don Stott

    Gaffer

  2. Ross A. Maehl

    Gaffer

Production

  1. Lynn Stalmaster

    Lynn Stalmaster

    Casting

  2. Walter Mirisch

    Walter Mirisch

    Producer

  3. Hal Ashby

    Hal Ashby

    Producer's Assistant

  4. Jim Henderling

    Production Manager

  5. Allen K. Wood

    Production Supervisor

  6. Howard Joslin

    Unit Production Manager

Sound

  1. Richard Carruth

    Music Editor

  2. Quincy Jones

    Quincy Jones

    Original Music Composer, Songs

  3. Walter Goss

    Sound

  4. James A. Richards

    Sound Editor

  5. Clem Portman

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  6. Ray Charles

    Ray Charles

    Vocals

Writing

  1. Alan Bergman

    Alan Bergman

    Lyricist

  2. Marilyn Bergman

    Marilyn Bergman

    Lyricist

  3. John Ball

    Novel

  4. Stirling Silliphant

    Stirling Silliphant

    Screenplay

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