<Tr> <Th> Residence </Th> <Td> Fresno, California, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> NFL football player, actor, radio host, politician </Td> </Tr> <P> Carlos Alan Autry, Jr. (also known for a period of time as Carlos Brown; born July 31, 1952), is an American actor, politician, and former National Football League player . During his brief football career, he was known as Carlos Brown . He played the role of Captain Bubba Skinner on the NBC television series, In the Heat of the Night, starring Carroll O'Connor . He has also appeared in films and other television shows . In November 2000, he was elected mayor of Fresno, California, and served for two four - year terms through January 2009 . In 2008, Autry was hosting a radio news talk show on KYNO AM 940 in Fresno, but left the station in 2011 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately . Find sources: "Alan Autry"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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