https://www.metv.com/stories/david-hart-there-are-times-that-i-would-see-things-that-had-been-written-for-me-to-go-to-other-actors-and-i-d-just-have-to-swallow-it

“There are times that I would see things that had been written for me to go to other actors, and I’d just have to swallow it," said the actor.

David Hart on working with Carroll O'Connor during In the Heat of the Night (https://www.metv.com/stories/david-hart-on-working-with-carroll-oconnor-during-in-the-heat-of-the-night)

"He's an icon," said Hart of his co-star.