Where Are They Now?

Alan Autry :: Capt. Bubba Skinner

On June 28, 2019, Alan announced that he had started writing his autobiography "In the Heat of the Fight." His latest film "Victory By Submission" in which he both stars and directs made its premiere on February 3, 2017 at the Peoples Church in Fresno, CA. Prior to that, Alan had a recurring role as Mayor Todd Gainey Sr. on The CW Network hit series "Hart of Dixie". In addition, he is CEO of Autry Entertainment Group, a Fresno-based film and television production and management company.

Dan Biggers :: Dr. Frank "Doc" Robb

Dan passed away on Monday, December 5th, 2011. He was 80 years old.

Wilbur Fitzgerald :: Newman the Motel Manager / Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle

Wilbur is a current member of the State Bar of Georgia and President of the Georgia Branch of SAG-AFTRA. He is also a partner at Georgia Entertainment Credits, LLC. He completed two films in 2013: "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues". He appeared in another film "No Good Deed" which was released April 2014. He is busy with working on a number films, the latest of which is the 2016 film "Sully," out in theaters now.

Crystal Fox :: Sgt. LuAnn Corbin

Crystal portrays character Hanna Young on Tyler Perry's long-running hit series "The Haves and the Have Nots" on OWN. In 2019 she joined the season 2 cast of the HBO drama series "Big Little Lies". Read our exclusive interview with Crystal here.

Randall Franks :: Officer Randy Goode

Randy was inducted into the 2013 Independent Country Music Hall of Fame. He also appears in the October 2013 film Broken II as character Marv Headly. Randy is actively involved in various events and activities -- from performing live as a bluegrass singer and musician to writing his weekly syndicated column Southern Style. He appears in the faith-based thriller "Broken" released (world premiere: September 2014)

Thom Gossom Jr. :: Councilman/Attorney Ted Marcus

Thom is in production for a new series on The CW titled "Containment" scheduled for a 2016 release. He is also chair of the Auburn University Foundation. In December 2016, Thom released a book -- the first of a trilogy -- entitled "A Slice of Life." When not performing on stage or television, Thom has a communications company and gives motivational speeches.

David Hart :: Sgt. Parker Williams

David last appeared as Sheriff Bob Logan in the 2011 film "Forgiven". The faith-based film co-stars fellow In the Heat of the Night alum Alan Autry, who directed and co-wrote the film. David recently re-located Arlington, TX where his wife is a senior minister.

Anne-Marie Johnson :: Althea Tibbs

Anne-Marie will appear in a recurring role on the upcoming NBC drama series "The InBetween" starting in late May 2019. Originally titled "In Between Lives," Anne-Marie was cast for the show in March 2018. Also look for her in the season 2 cast of Bravo network's "Imposters" in the recurring role of Gail, a psychologist/therapist, in early 2018 -- check your local listings. Read our exclusive interview with Anne-Marie from December 2013 here.

Mark Johnson :: Cpl. Luke Everett

Mark is a regular participant in an annual celebrity golf tournament benefiting the Macon Rescue Mission. Mark has a wife and child and enjoys the private life as a small businessman.

Christian LeBlanc :: Patrolman Junior Abernathy (Season 1)

Christian currently appears in the web series "Venice the Series" as Jake and continues his long-running role as Michael Baldwin on the daytime soap "The Young and the Restless".

Barbara Lee-Belmonte :: Deputy Christine/Christina Surillo

Barbara is an active partner at Falling Apple Films LLC, and involved in various film and television projects as producer and executive producer. She is also involved in the travel industry, and CEO of Barbara Lee's Lifetime Events. She is also the wife of fellow Heat star Harvey E. Lee Jr.

Harvey E. Lee Jr. :: Cpl. Ken Covey

Harvey is the former husband of Heat co-star Barbara Lee-Belmonte and currently Manager of Channel Development at a successful communications company in Rhode Island.

Lois Nettleton :: Joanne St. John

Lois passed away on Friday, January 18th, 2008. She was 80

Denise Nicholas :: Councilwoman Harriet DeLong Gillespie

Released the novel "Freshwater Road" in 2005 and subsequently wrote a play for Brown University based on the novel. In October 2013, Denise contributed a must-read article to the Huffington Post regarding the film "12 Years a Slave." Most recently, Ms. Nicholas co-wrote a play for the University of Missouri entitled, "Letters From Freedom Summer," that premiered in May of 2017.

Carroll O'Connor :: Chief/Sheriff William O. "Bill" Gillespie

Carroll passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2001. He was 76.

Hugh O'Connor :: Lt. Lonnie Jamison

Hugh passed away on Tuesday, March 28th, 1995. He was 32.

Afemo Omilami :: Jimmy Dawes/Walker Harris

Actor. Humanitarian. On-screen, you may have seen Afemo in the 2013 blockbuster film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Currently, he is police Chief Holloway on the HBO drama series True Detective. Also, look for Afemo in a new film entitled Sick People with a tentative 2015 release. Off-screen, Afemo is the COO of Hosea Feed the Hungry -- an agency that provides hot meals and clothing to the needy year-round.

Howard Rollins :: Chief of Detectives/Attorney Virgil Tibbs

Howard passed away on Sunday, December 8th, 1996. He was 46 years old.

Dee Shaw :: Sgt. Dee Shepard

Dee lives a private life in Covington and is no longer in the entertainment industry.

Tonea Stewart :: Aunt Etta Kibbey/Mrs. Gray

Tonea appeared as "Old Cora" in an October 2013 episode of "American Horror Story" on the FX channel. Dr. Stewart is also the dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University.

Geoffrey Thorne :: Sgt. Willson Sweet

Geoffrey is a writer in Los Angeles. As of 2012, he has written several episodes for the TNT series "Leverage". He currently writes comics via his Genre 19 endeavor.

Carl Weathers :: Chief Hampton Forbes

Look for Carl as he assumes his latest role, Greef Carga, in the Star Wars film, The Mandalorian. The film will be released in November 2019 via the Disney+ streaming service. In March 2016, Carl joined the cast of Chicago Justice as the State's Attorney of Cook County Illinois. In January 2016, Carl began production to appear in the first 8 episodes of the new USA Network series "Colony". In January 2015, Carl appeared as a spokesperson in a television commercial for the Shriners Hospitals for Children.