Full cast and crew
Art
George B. Chan
art direction
Sam Gordon
property master
Howard Hester
construction coordinator
Marvin March
set decoration
Ken Walker
leadman
James F. McGuire
set designer
Production
Sound
Don MacDougall
sound re-recording mixer
Milo B. Lory
sound editor
Richard Portman
sound recordist
Robert Martin
sound
Gil Mellé
original music composer
Costume & make-up
Del Armstrong
makeup artist
Elizabeth Searcy
hairdresser
Camera
Charles Rosher Jr.
camera operator
Joseph F. Biroc
director of photography
Editing
Ferris Webster
editor
Crew
Hal Needham
stunts
Directing
Writing
John Ball
characters
James R. Webb
writer
Actors
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Barbara McNair
Valerie Tibbs
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Jack Pecora
Sheree North
Mrs. Morgan
Fred Beir
Bob Alford
Allen Garfield
Benjy
Bernie Hamilton
Lt. Jessop
Graham Jarvis
William Martin
Raúl Juliá
Juan Mendoza
Ron O'Neal
Joe Peralez
Джеймс А. Уотсон мл.
Stacy Baker
Charles H. Gray
George Morgan
Jarion Monroe
Larry French
Daniel J. Travanti
Sgt. Chassman
Билли Грин Буш
Dave Thomas
Max Gail
Rudy
Ross Hagen
Chet
Paul Jenkins
Tony
John Lasell
Zach Mills
Lani Miyazaki
Annie Sekido
Garry Walberg
Capt. Stacy
Demond Wilson
Charlie Blossom
George Spell
Andy Tibbs
Wanda Spell
Ginny Tibbs
Джонни Хеймер
John Bishop
John Alvin
Forensic Officer (uncredited)
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Andre (uncredited)
Mark Tapscott
Police Captain Grayson (uncredited)
Henry Leff
Coroner (uncredited)