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Casting

Director

Norman Jewison

Producer

Walter Mirisch

Screenplay

Stirling Silliphant

Novel

John Ball

Original Music Composer

Quincy Jones

Director of Photography

Haskell Wexler

Editor

Hal Ashby

Casting

Lynn Stalmaster

Art Direction

Paul Groesse

Set Decoration

Robert Priestley

Costume Design

Alan Levine

Makeup Artist

Del Armstrong

Camera Operator

Ralph Gerling

Sidney Poitier
Sidney PoitierVirgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Warren OatesDeputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Peter WhitneyDeputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Lee GrantMrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Anthony JamesRalph
William Schallert
William SchallertMayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Scott WilsonHarvey Oberst
Larry Gates
Larry GatesEric Endicott
James Patterson
James PattersonMr. Purdy
Quentin Dean
Quentin DeanDelores Purdy
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Kermit MurdockHenderson
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Larry D. MannWatkins
Matt Clark
Matt ClarkPacky
Beah Richards
Beah RichardsMama Caleba
Arthur Malet
Arthur MaletUlam
Fred Stewart
Fred StewartDr. Stuart
Timothy Scott
Timothy ScottShagbag
William Watson
William WatsonMcNeil
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Eldon QuickCharles Hawthorne
Jester Hairston
Jester HairstonEndicott's Butler
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart NisbetShuie
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Khalil BezaleelJess
Peter Masterson
Peter MastersonFryer
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Phil Adams1st Tough
Nikita Knatz
Nikita Knatz2nd Tough
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Sam ReeseClerk
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Jack TeterPhilip Colbert (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan OppenheimerTed Appleton (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Clegg HoytDeputy (uncredited)
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Buzz BartonConductor (uncredited)