In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret. Details Casts Posters Title In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? Release Date 1994-12-09 Runtime 01 Hours 32 Minutes Genres Crime Drama Production Companies MGM Television Production Countries Carroll O'Connor... Sheriff William O. "Bill"... Carl Weathers... Chief Hampton Forbes... Sydne Rome... Geli Bendl (AKA Gilda Bur... Janet MacLachlan... Nedda Losey... Denise Nicholas... Harriet DeLong Gillespie... Richard T. Jones... Donnie Muir... George Wallace... Tommy Ammons... Jason Wingreen... Georgie Sparkman... Crystal R. Fox... Sgt. LuAnn Corbin... David Hart... Sgt. Parker Williams... Hugh O'Connor... Lt. Lonnie Jamison... Alan Autry... Capt. Bubba Skinner... Original Size (500x750)