Clarence Williams III (Philby) & Michael Cole (Desmond) were co-stars in the hit TV show from the late 60s/early 70s, Twen-Police (1968), as Linc Hayes (Williams) & Pete Cochran (Cole).
The Sherriff, played by Scott Michael Campbell, also played Lundy Taylor in the TV series Christy (1994), in which Kellie Martin played his teacher, the title character.