Howard E. Rollins Jr. credited as playing...
Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
- Ed Rowen: You know what I see? I see a black man that I would not care to see any time, or any place.
- [Sgt. Skinner stops in the hallway and catches Chief Gillespie's eye, silently asking if he needs to step into the office]
- Ed Rowen: [Chief Gillespie nods to Sgt. Skinner for him to come into the office]
- Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs: Yeah, I see a man that I feel the exact same way about, not because he's a white man, but because he's a maggot.
- [Chief steps in to break up a fight between Rowen and Tibbs]
- Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie: Easy! Easy! Hold it! Bubba, arrest Mr. Rowen for assault and for being a maggot.
- Sgt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner: Oh, we're real tough on maggots around here.