Thomas "Thom" Gossom Jr. (born May 2, 1952) is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. Gossom played college football for the

Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Associat ...

. He was a cast member of the TV series '' In the Heat of the Night''. He has appeared in multiple movies, including the 2003 sequel '' Jeepers Creepers 2'', as well as guest roles in ''CSI'' and other TV shows. He portrayed Slim's father in ''

Queen & Slim ''Queen & Slim'' is a 2019 American romantic road crime drama film directed by Melina Matsoukas (in her feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by Lena Waithe from a story by James Frey and Waithe. The film's story centers on a young c ...

''.

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* 1952 births Auburn Tigers football players Living people American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub