Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins
Person

Howard Rollins

Actor 1950-10-17 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Howard Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American television, film, and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and Virgil Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984 · Captain Davenport

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 · Coalhouse Walker Jr.

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988 · Virgil Tibbs

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994 · Reverend Hundley

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · George Haley

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986 · Otis Travis

Another World

Another World

1964 · TV

King

King

1978 · Andrew Young

Drunks

Drunks

1997 · Joseph

Fridays

Fridays

1980 · Self

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982 · Medgar Evers

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

1996 · George Smith

The House of God

The House of God

1984 · Chuck Johnston

With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

1992 · Samuel Carver

Wildside

Wildside

1985 · TV

On the Block

On the Block

1990 · Clay Beasley

My Old Man

My Old Man

1979 · Doctor

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

1978 · James Smith

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

1984 · Dr. Zack Williams

Thornwell

Thornwell

1981 · Carson