Alan Autry — American Actor born on July 31, 1952,

Carlos Alan Autry, Jr. is an American actor, politician, and former National Football League (NFL) football player. During his brief football career, Autry was known as Carlos Brown. He is best known for his role as Captain Bubba Skinner on the television series In the Heat of the Night; he also has been in numerous movies and other television shows. In November 2000, he was elected mayor of Fresno, California, serving for two 4-year terms, through January 2009. As of September 2008, Autry had been hosting a radio news talk show on KYNO 940 AM in Fresno. Autry left his duties as host of the news talk show in the spring of 2011... (wikipedia)

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