"In the Heat of the Night" TV Series Actor Dan Biggers, R.I.P.

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"Dan Biggers, a respected actor and longtime director of the Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum, died at his home in Rome early Monday morning. He was 80.


Biggers, known for his role as Dr. Frank Robb in “In the Heat of the Night” television series, had been in poor health for a number of years.


He was born in Newton County and was employed at the University of Georgia before moving to Berry College. During his tenure under Dean William Tate in Athens, one of Biggers’ assignments was to escort the University of Georgia’s first black student, Charlayne Hunter (now Hunter-Gault) from her residence hall to classes.


Biggers was active with the Rome Little Theatre, winning numerous best actor awards given by the local theater troupe.


That led to a successful career on both the silver and small screen.


His television credits go all the way back to “Maid in America” in 1982. On the silver screen, Biggers’ career took off after a role in “The Slugger’s Wife” in 1985 and ended with “Elizabethtown” opposite Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom in 2005.


He was featured in a recurring role in “In the Heat of the Night” for some eight years.


Throughout the years, Biggers appeared in almost three dozen television and movie films along with numerous commercials and industrial films.


He was presented a lifetime achievement award at the Rome International Film Festival and also received a lifetime achievement award from the Georgia Screen Actors Guild.


Biggers moved to Rome in 1963 where he became headmaster of Thornwood (Darlington Lower School). He joined the Berry staff in 1966 and became dean of students in 1971.


In 1976, Biggers became director of Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum where he worked until retirement in 1996.


Biggers was instrumental in the development of the Northwest Georgia Travel Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau for 13 years and was one of the founders of the Heritage Holidays held each October in Rome.


Biggers was a recipient of the Phoenix Award given by the Society of American Travel Writers for leadership in the field of conservation and preservation in 1983.


Biggers is survived by his wife of 56 years, Edna Baird Biggers, three sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.


A celebration of his life will take place Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Miller and Richards Funeral Home Oaknoll Chapel. "http://romenews-tribune.com/view/ful...ews_lead_story