Mama Caleba — In the Heat of the Night Character Profile

About Mama Caleba

Local community elder providing perspective

Mama Caleba — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Community wisdom, Observation, Communication, Counseling, Local knowledge

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 4/10

Character Facts

Played by

Beah Richards

Appears in

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Mama Caleba — Alliance Investigator & Informant — Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier)

  Tibbs leverages Caleba's community knowledge to advance the investigation.

• Mama Caleba — Social Patient & Provider — Delores Purdy (Quentin Dean)

  Community-based medical relationship central to the subplot.

• Mama Caleba — Social Community Elder & Law — Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger)

  Intersection of informal community authority and formal law enforcement.

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