Howard Rollins
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1950-10-17
- Died
- 1996-12-08
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Also known as
- Howard Rollins Jr. · Howard E. Rollins Jr. · Howard E. Rollins
Biography
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
TV Shows (10)
American Playhouse
1982
as Medgar Evers
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Virgil Tibbs
New York Undercover
1994
as Reverend Hundley
Another World
1964
Fridays
1980
as Self
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as George Haley
Remember WENN
1996
as George Smith
Wildside
1985
King
1978
as Andrew Young
En el calor de la noche
1988
as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
Movies (22)
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Captain Davenport
The House of God
1984
as Chuck Johnston
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Ragtime
1981
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Raoul
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as Walter Small
The Trial of the Moke
1978
as James Smith
Drunks
1997
as Joseph
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
as Self
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Dr. Zack Williams
With Murder in Mind
1992
as Samuel Carver
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
as T.C. Russell
The Children of Times Square
1986
as Otis Travis
The Neighborhood
1982
as Allen Campbell
Thornwell
1981
as Carson
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
as Medgar Evers
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
The Member of the Wedding
1982
as Honey Brown
The Boy King
1986
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
My Old Man
1979
as Doctor
On the Block
1990
as Clay Beasley
Harambee!
1996
as Chimbuko
About Howard Rollins
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. With 32 credits spanning from 1964 to 2004, Howard Rollins has appeared in 22 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Howard Rollins Movies
- A Soldier's Story (1984) — as Captain Davenport
- The House of God (1984) — as Chuck Johnston
- Remembering Ragtime (2004) — as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
- Ragtime (1981) — as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
- He's Fired, She's Hired (1984) — as Raoul
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