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Alan Autry
Birth name	Carlos Alan Autry
Born	July 31, 1952 Shreveport, Louisiana
Other name(s)	Carlos Brown
Years active	1977-present
Spouse(s)	Kimberlee

Carlos Alan Autry (born July 31, 1952) is an American actor, politician, and former NFL football player. He is best known for his role as Captain Bubba Skinner on the television series In the Heat of the Night. He appeared in numerous movies and television shows and was later elected mayor of Fresno, California.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Politics 3 Dirt Road Productions 4 Music 5 Filmography 5.1 Television 5.2 Films 6 List of Fresno Mayors 7 External links

Autry was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Carl Autry and Verna Brown. His name was changed to Carlos Brown when he was a year old, after his parents divorced. He worked alongside his mother and stepfather Joe Duty in the fields of California's San Joaquin Valley, planting and harvesting cotton, grapes and other crops. They travelled around the valley living in worker camps. When he was 12, they settled in Riverdale, California.

In high school, he was a star quarterback for the Riverdale Cowboys. He received an athletic scholarship to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he was a quarterback for the Tigers. In 1975, he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, where he was a second string and briefly in 1976, starting quarterback. When his football career ended, he came to Hollywood, making his film debut in the 1978 motion picture Remember My Name. He met his biological father Carl Autry for the first time in 1982 while on location in Shreveport, for the motion picture Southern Comfort, after finding his name in the phone book. Afterwards, he made the decision to return to his birth name Autry. By 1986, he was a born-again Christian and began to devote much of his time to working with charitable causes. He is married to Kimberlee Autry and they have three children.

Autry was elected Mayor of Fresno, California in November 2000 by defeating former mayor Dan Whitehurst. He succeeded Jim Patterson. His first term was from January 2001 to January 2005. He was re-elected on March 2, 2004 with over 72 percent of the vote. He is a Republican. His second term will be from January 2005 to January 2009.

In 1997 he started his own production company Dirt Road Productions. In 2002 he released The Legend of Jake Kincaid, a western based on a story he wrote. He was also the director of this film.

Alan Autry and his In the Heat of the Night co-star Randall Franks joined forces under the banner of Autry-Franks Productions to produce the charity "In the Heat of the Night" CD "Christmas Time's A Comin'" featuring the cast of the show. The project raised funds for drug abuse prevention charities. With Franks producing, Autry performed his rendition of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" in homage to Gene Autry. The duo both performed on "Jingle Bells" and "Christmas Time's A Comin'." Franks and Autry were able to include many music legends, some among them, Country Music Hall of Famers Kitty Wells, Jimmy Dickens and Pee Wee King as well as almost every top legend from the Bluegrass genre, from Jim and Jesse to the The Lewis Family. The “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA was one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers.

Starring Roles

• In the Heat of the Night) (1988- 1995) as Captain Bubba Skinner
• Grace Under Fire (1995 - 1996) as Rick Bradshaw
• Style and Substance (1998) as Earl
• Sons of Thunder (1999) as Butch McMann

Guest Starring Roles

Credited as Alan Autry

• Cheers- The Boys in the Bar (1983) as Tom Kenderson
• The Mississippi - Murder at Mt. Parnassus (1983)
• The A-Team - Labor Pains (1983) as Gary Crenshaw
• The Dukes of Hazzard - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Duke (1984) as Hurley
• Hunter - High Bleacher Man (1984) as Whitey McVee
• Newhart - Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up? (1986) as Ed McKendrick
• St. Elsewhere - Out on a Limb (1986) as John Corzinsky
• The A-Team - Quarterback Sneak (1986) as Mike "The Hammer" Horn
• The Facts of Life - Peekskill Law (1988) as Clark Darrin
• The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1991) as Himself/Presenting
• The George & Alana Show - (1995) as Himself (interview)
• 30th Annual Victor Awards (1996) as Himself/Presenting
• 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1999) as Himself/Presenting
• Get Away Right Away Child Safety Video -(1999) as Himself/Host
• Billy Graham Central Valley Crusade - (2001) as Himself
• California 911 Memorial Video - (2001) as Himself (Master of Ceremonies)
• Praise the Lord -(January, 2003)as Himself (interview)
• Praise the Lord - (March, 2003) as Himself (interview)
• Praise the Lord - (March, 2004) as Himself (Guest Host)
• CNN'S Lou Dobbs Tonight - (6/2/05) as Himself (interview)
• Hannity & Colmes- (6-10-05) as Himself (interview)
• Praise the Lord - (4-6-2006) as Himself (interview)
• Newshour with Jim Lehrer - (7-28-2006) as Himself (interview)
• The 700 Club - (1-9-2006) as Himself (interview)

Credited as Carlos Brown

• Hello, Larry - The Final Papers (1979) as Max
• The Dukes of Hazzard - 10 Million Dollar Sheriff (1) (1981) as Dawson
• The Dukes of Hazzard - 10 Million Dollar Sheriff (2) (1981) as Dawson
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Gold Fever (1982) as J.T.
• Best of the West - The Funeral (1982)

Credited as Alan Autry

• Roadhouse 66 (1984) as Hoot
• O.C. & Stiggs (1985)
• Eagle and the Bear (1985)
• Brewster's Millions (1985) as Biff Brown
• Nomads (1986) as Olds
• House (1986) as Cop # 3
• Blue De Ville (1986) as Sgt. Auggie Johnson
• At Close Range (1986) as Ernie
• Proud Men (1987) as Brian Winoon
• Destination America (1987) as Larry Leathergood
• Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) as George
• World Gone Wild (1988) as Hank
• Street of Dreams (1988) as Maury Fields
• The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) as Matt
• Intruders (1992) as Joe Wilkes
• The Legend of Jake Kincaid (2002) as Jake Kincaid

Credited as Carlos Brown

• Remember My Name (1978) as Rusty
• North Dallas Forty (1979) as Balford
• Rage (1980) as Man #B
• Southern Comfort (1981) as Cpl. Nolan (Coach) Bowden
• Dangerous Company (1982) as Donald Robinette

• Alan Autry
• Jim Patterson
• Karen Humphrey
• Dale Doig
• Dan Whitehurst
• Ted C. Wills

• Alan Autry's The Legend of Jake Kincaid
• Alan Autry at the Internet Movie Database
• Mayor Autry's official web page