Filmmakers
Above the lineNJ
Director
Norman Jewison
SS
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
HW
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
HA
Editing
Hal Ashby
Editor
QJ
Music
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
AL
Costume Design
Alan Levine
Cast
31SP
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
RS
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
WO
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
PW
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
LG
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
AJ
Anthony James
Ralph
WS
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
SW
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
LG
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
JP
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
QD
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
KM
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
LM
Larry D. Mann
Watkins
MC
Matt Clark
Packy
BR
Beah Richards
Mama Caleba
AM
Arthur Malet
Ulam
FS
Fred Stewart
Dr. Stuart
TS
Timothy Scott
Shagbag
WW
William Watson
McNeil
EQ
Eldon Quick
Charles Hawthorne
JH
Jester Hairston
Endicott's Butler
SN
Stuart Nisbet
Shuie
KB
Khalil Bezaleel
Jess
PM
Peter Masterson
Fryer
PA
Phil Adams
1st Tough
NK
Nikita Knatz
2nd Tough
SR
Sam Reese
Clerk
JT
Jack Teter
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
AO
Alan Oppenheimer
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
CH
Clegg Hoyt
Deputy (uncredited)
BB
Buzz Barton
Conductor (uncredited)
Departments
33Production
- Lynn StalmasterCasting
- Walter MirischProducer
- Hal AshbyProducer's Assistant
- Jim HenderlingProduction Manager
- Allen K. WoodProduction Supervisor
- Howard JoslinUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Ralph GerlingCamera Operator
- Morris RosenGrip
Sound
- Richard CarruthMusic Editor
- Quincy JonesSongs
- Kevin F. ClearySound
- Charles CooperSound
- Walter GossSound
- James A. RichardsSound Editor
- Clem PortmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ray CharlesVocals
Art
- Paul GroesseArt Direction
- Joseph MussoProduction Illustrator
- Stephen R. FerryProps
- Robert PriestleySet Decoration
- Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
- Murray NaidichTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Del ArmstrongMakeup Artist
Editing
- Byron 'Buzz' BrandtAssistant Editor
Lighting
- Ross A. MaehlGaffer
- Don StottGaffer
Crew
- John MoioStunts
Writing
- Alan BergmanLyricist
- Marilyn BergmanLyricist
- John BallNovel
Directing
- Terry Morse Jr.First Assistant Director
- Meta RebnerScript Supervisor
- Newt ArnoldSecond Assistant Director