Howard Rollins
Known for Acting · 30 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 (8)
Movies (22)
Ragtime
1981
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Captain Davenport
The House of God
1984
as Chuck Johnston
Thornwell
1981
as Carson
The Children of Times Square
1986
as Otis Travis
Drunks
1997
as Joseph
The Trial of the Moke
1978
as James Smith
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
as T.C. Russell
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
as Medgar Evers
With Murder in Mind
1992
as Samuel Carver
My Old Man
1979
as Doctor
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as Walter Small
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Dr. Zack Williams
The Member of the Wedding
1982
as Honey Brown
The Neighborhood
1982
as Allen Campbell
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Raoul
Harambee!
1996
as Chimbuko
The Boy King
1986
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
as Self
On the Block
1990
as Clay Beasley
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 30 credits spanning from 1964 to 2004, Howard Rollins has appeared in 22 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Howard Rollins Movies
- Ragtime (1981) — as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
- A Soldier's Story (1984) — as Captain Davenport
- The House of God (1984) — as Chuck Johnston
- Thornwell (1981) — as Carson
- The Children of Times Square (1986) — as Otis Travis
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