In the Heat of the Night Ruda's Awakening (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the Heat of the Night

Ruda's Awakening (Season 5, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Virgil's estranged aunt is eyewitness to a teenager killed in a botched arrest, her resentment for Virgil clouds her better judgement as to what really happened.

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Carroll O'Connor Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Alan Autry Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs Althea Tibbs See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
David Hart Cpl. Parker Williams Cpl. Parker Williams See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Geoffrey Thorne Sgt. Wilson Sweet Sgt. Wilson Sweet See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)
Hugh O'Connor Lt. Lonnie Jamison Lt. Lonnie Jamison See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Fran Bennett Aunt Ruda Gibson Aunt Ruda Gibson See fewer	New Nightmare (1994)
Crystal Fox Officer LuAnn Corbin Officer LuAnn Corbin See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Tonea Stewart Aunt Etta Kibbey Aunt Etta Kibbey See fewer	A Time to Kill (1996)
Dan Biggers Dr. Frank Robb Dr. Frank Robb See fewer	Elizabethtown (2005)
Ray McKinnon Jethro Puller Jethro Puller See fewer	Rectify (2013)
Michael Burgess Tyrell Gibson Tyrell Gibson See fewer	Venom (2018)
Chris Lobban Bobby Johnson Bobby Johnson See fewer	Welcome Freshmen (1991)
Robb Edward Morris Joe Neffin (as Robb Edward Morrris) Joe Neffin (as Robb Edward Morrris) See fewer	Liminality (III)
Eric Ware Harlan Neffin Harlan Neffin See fewer	Hulk (2003)
Jen Harper Dr. Winona Day Dr. Winona Day See fewer	Zatima (2022)
Johnny Popwell Melvin Springer Melvin Springer See fewer	Deliverance (1972)
Barry Scott Minister Minister See fewer	Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
Kim Hawthorne Sue Howell (as Kimberly Hawthorne) Sue Howell (as Kimberly Hawthorne) See fewer	Greenleaf (2016)
Tom Chapman J.J. Swift J.J. Swift See fewer	Lonely Hearts (2006)
Steve Coulter Man Man See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Michelle Benjamin Cooper Young Woman (as Michelle Cooper) Young Woman (as Michelle Cooper) See fewer	The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Randall Franks Officer Randy Goode (uncredited) Officer Randy Goode (uncredited) See fewer	The Crickets Dance (2020)
Dee Shaw Cpl. Dee Shepard (uncredited) Cpl. Dee Shepard (uncredited) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
C.C. Taylor Officer Charlie Peake (uncredited) Officer Charlie Peake (uncredited) See fewer	Black Panther (2018)