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Ted Marcus is a fictional character portrayed by Thom Gossom Jr. in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Don't Look Back: Part 1 (season 2), they were 26 years old.
They appear in 25 episodes out of a total of 146 aired

Ted Marcus

by Thom Gossom Jr.

character

Episodes25

  • 8.7
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    Don't Look Back: Part 1
    episode S2.E1 december 1988
    A young woman is murdered in the exact same manner to a notorious murder Chief Gillespie investigated 20 years ago and he is threatened as well.
  • 8.7
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    Don't Look Back: Part 2
    episode S2.E2 december 1988
    Tension is created between Tibbs & Gillespie when Tibbs is nominated to be the new Chief of Police. The party responsible for the murder is found to be surprisingly close.
  • 8.6
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    First Girl
    episode S3.E4 november 1989
    The Sparta Police Department welcome their first female officer.
  • 7.6
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    My Name Is Hank
    episode S3.E9 december 1989
    A Vietnamese teenager comes to town, claiming to be the son of one of Chief Gillespie's GI friends. The Chief must help the boy when he gets himself accused of the murder of a comvienence store owner.
  • 8
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    Homecoming
    episode S4.E8 november 1990
    When a paroled man returns to Sparta, the whole town becomes a suspect when the man is murdered.
  • 7.8
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    A Problem Too Personal
    episode S4.E9 november 1990
    Harriet Delong's son is implicated in the investigation of an armed robbery committed by her ex-husband.
  • 8.1
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    Blessings
    episode S4.E13 december 1990
    During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.
  • 7.5
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    No Other Road
    episode S4.E21 march 1991
    Harriet's son tries to have his father's death row conviction overturned.
  • 8.6
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    A Woman Much Admired
    episode S5.E1 october 1991
    Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit and is later murdered.
  • 7.8
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    Liar's Poker
    episode S5.E4 october 1991
    A man hosting his annual high stakes poker game is murdered.
  • 7.7
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    Odessa
    episode S5.E15 february 1992
    Sparta Police is on guard to control racial tension when a ceremony is held to honor the first black woman who registered to vote in Sparta.
  • 8.2
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    Sanctuary
    episode S5.E21 may 1992
    Gillespie & Tibbs, along with the abbot of a local monastery, stand accused of harboring a fugitive who escaped from a chain gang.
  • 8
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    The Law on Trial
    episode S5.E22 may 1992
    The trio receives an outpouring of support from the town and the police department in the days leading up to their trial. Romance is in the air for Bill Gillespie and Harriet DeLong.
  • 8.3
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    Brother's Keeper
    episode S6.E3 november 1992
    Luann is furious when her slacker brother returns and is immediately accused of robbing a shady sports bar. Her mother is in denial and insists her son has changed.
  • 8.5
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    Random's Child
    episode S6.E6 november 1992
    Bill Gillespie makes peace with his estranged daughter after she comes to Sparta to settle her deceased mother's affairs.
  • 8.2
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    Flowers from a Lady
    episode S6.E10 january 1993
    Bubba is first on the scene of a carjacking and first in the heart of the victim, a city council woman with a history of "man problems".
  • 7.7
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    Legacy
    episode S6.E19 march 1993
    A man is determined to make sure a young woman does not receive her inheritance, promised by his grandfather 3 decades earlier.
  • 7.6
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    Even Nice People
    episode S6.E20 april 1993
    Shady real estate developers try to drive Gillespie's daughter out of her property, in order to make way for a new development project.
  • 8.7
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    Child's Play
    episode S7.E1 september 1993
    Many changes come to Sparta. Virgil Tibbs has left the Sparta Police Department and he, Althea and their twins have returned to Philadelphia, PA so Virgil can complete his law school studies. Bill Gillespie has been voted out as chief and is replaced by FBI Agent Hampton Forbes from Memphis, TN. Forbes inherits the case of a reclusive man who is murdered as he is awaiting trial for manslaughter.
  • 8.2
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    Hatton's Turn: Part 1
    episode S7.E2 september 1993
    Gillespie gets the last laugh against the city council when he is named Newman County Sheriff to replace an ailing Will McComb, who has suffered a heart attack. As county sheriff, Gillespie's first case is that of a triple murder, where the investigation points to a good natured, mentally challenged teenage boy.
  • 8.6
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    Hatton's Turn: Part 2
    episode S7.E3 september 1993
    Gillespie and Forbes become fast friends when both police forces team up and solve the triple murder. Attorney Wade Hatton returns to Sparta and hopes to rekindle a romance from the past with Sarah Hallisey.
  • 8.2
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    Virgil Tibbs: Attorney at Law
    episode S7.E8 november 1993
    Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta with a law degree, news of his failed marriage and a murder suspect to defend.
  • 7.7
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 1
    episode S7.E23 may 1994
    Sparta Police and the Newman County Sheriff's Department join forces to investigate the antics of a religious cult that has taken up residence in an abandoned school building.
  • 8.3
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 2
    episode S7.E24 may 1994
    The investigation uncovers evidence of statutory rape and drug dealing within the cult. It is further complicated by the actions of an overly aggressive newspaper reporter, as well as the discovery of school age children being members of the cult. But in the end, teamwork pays off and everyone is driven out.
  • 7.6
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    By Duty Bound
    episode S8.E3 february 1995
    When Gillespie runs for a permanent position as county sheriff, his running mate is investigated for allegations of insurance fraud, corruption and murder.