Howard Rollins

1950-10-17 – 1996-12-08 (age 46) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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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.

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Howard Rollins

Known For

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Captain Davenport

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Drunks

Drunks

1997

as Joseph

The House of God

The House of God

1984

as Chuck Johnston

Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

1981

as Self

My Old Man

My Old Man

1979

as Doctor

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986

as Otis Travis

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

as Medgar Evers

He's Fired, She's Hired

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984

as Raoul

With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

1992

as Samuel Carver

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

1984

as Dr. Zack Williams

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

1984

as Walter Small

Thornwell

Thornwell

1981

as Carson

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

as T.C. Russell

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

1978

as James Smith

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

1982

as Allen Campbell

The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

1994

as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

Harambee!

Harambee!

1996

as Chimbuko

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1982

as Honey Brown