Carlos Alan Autry was born on the 31st July 1952, in Shreveport, Louisiana USA, and is a former American Football player, later actor and politician. During his short career in football he was known as Carlos Brown. In 2000, he was elected Mayor of Fresno, California and served in the position for two terms, until 2009. As an actor, he is mostly known for portraying Captain Bubba Skinner in the television series “In the Heat of the Night” (1988 – 1995).
How much is the net worth of Alan Autry? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is as much as $3 million, as of the data presented in late 2016.
Alan Autry Net Worth $3 Million
To begin with, he started playing American Football while still studying at high school. Autry was a star as a quarterback of the Riverdale Cowboys teams, then received a sports scholarship for studies at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, in which he played as a tight end. In the NFL Draft 1975, he was selected by the Green Bay Packers, however, he played as a starting quarterback for three games, but then decided to leave football to pursue an acting career.
Autry debuted as an actor appearing in the thriller film “Remember My Name” (1978) written and directed by Alan Rudolph. He was cast as the main in films including “North Dallas Forty” (1979), “Southern Comfort” (1981), “Dangerous Company” (1982) and “Brewster’s Millions” (1985). Alan starred alongside Ben Masters, Morgan Fairchild and Diane Salinger in the action thriller film “Street of Dreams” (1988) by William A. Graham. Autry landed the lead role in the independent western film “The Legend of Jake Kincaid” (2002) directed by Alan Autry himself. Additionally, he created many starring roles on television, including successively the Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain Bubba Skinner in the series “In the Heat of the Night” (1988 – 1995), Rick Bradshaw in the series “Grace Under Fire” (1995 – 1996), Earl in “Style & Substance” (1998), and Butch McMann in “Sons of Thunder” (1999). What is more, he guest starred in a number of series including the recent “Hart of Dixie” (2015). All contributed to his net worth.
Furthermore, as a member of Republican Party he successfully participated in the elections for the position of Mayor of Fresno in 2000. After defeating the former Mayor Dan Whitehurst, he served in the above mentioned position for two terms – rules mean that he could not run for re-election. Autry managed to balance the budget of the city successfully and left his position having $18 million in reserve. Controversially, he wanted to ban gay marriage.
To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have added significant sums to the total size of Alan Autry net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of Alan Autry, he has married twice; in 1980, he married Vicky Brown with whom he has one child -the two divorced in 1986. In 1994, he married Kimberlee Autry, and they have two children. Currently, the family resides in Fresno, California.
