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name: "Alan Autry"
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born: "31 July 1952"
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# Alan Autry

Actor. Born 31 July 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1952, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- **Also known as:** Carlos Brown

## Biography

Alan Autry, also credited as Carlos Brown, is an American actor. He was born Carlos Alan Autry Jr. on 31 July 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Autry played American football before moving into acting. His film debut was in *Remember My Name* (1978). He appeared in *Southern Comfort* (1981) as Bowden, *Popeye* (1980) and *At Close Range* (1986). He is best known for playing Captain Bubba Skinner in the television series *In the Heat of the Night* (1988–1995).

Autry later entered politics and served two terms as mayor of Fresno, California, from 2001 to 2009.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Fi1m 81, as Bowden — [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)

## Also known for

- *Tulsa King* (2022), Brian Gillen
- *9-1-1: Lone Star* (2020), Ranger Bridges
- *The A-Team* (1983), Gary Crenshaw, Mike 'The Hammer' Horn
- *Popeye* (1980), Slug, a Tough
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), Biff Brown
- *House* (1985), Cop #3
- *Hart of Dixie* (2011), Todd Gainey Sr.
- *At Close Range* (1986), Ernie

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