Who was Hugh O’Connor?

Hugh was an American actor best known as Officer, Sergeant, and Det./Lt. Lonnie Jamison in the TV series “In the Heat of the Night” (1988-1994).

Hugh O’Connor Wiki: Age, Childhood, and Education

Hugh Edward Ralph O’Connor was born on 7 April 1962, in Rome, Italy. He became the adopted son of famous American actor Carroll O’Connor and his wife, Nancy Fields. When Carroll was filming “Cleopatra” in Italy, he and his wife adopted Hugh when he was just six days old. They named him Hugh in honor of Carroll’s brother Hugh, who died the year before in a motorcycle accident.

At 16 years old, Hugh developed Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but recovered thanks to chemotherapy and two surgeries. However, he got hooked on prescription drugs for pain, which later turned into an addiction to heavier drugs that would define his life.