Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Deceased · Born: Oct 17, 1950 · Died: Dec 8, 1996

Known For

Ragtime Ragtime
In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night
A Soldier's Story A Soldier's Story
American Playhouse American Playhouse

Personal Details

Born Oct 17, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Parents
  • Ruth R. Rollins
  • Howard E. Rollins Sr.

Biography

Howard Rollins (1950–1996) 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.

Career

2004
Remembering 'Ragtime'
Remembering 'Ragtime' as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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1997
Drunks
Drunks as Joseph
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1992
With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind as Samuel Carver
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1988
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Virgil Tibbs
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1986
The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square as Otis Travis
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI as T.C. Russell
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1985
Wildside
Wildside
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1984
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story as Dr. Zack Williams
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The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear as Walter Small
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A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story as Captain Davenport
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1983
American Playhouse
American Playhouse as Medgar Evers
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1982
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood as Allen Campbell
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The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding as Honey Camden Brown
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1981
Ragtime
Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations as George Haley
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1978
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke as James Smith
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King
King as Andrew Young
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1965
Another World
Another World
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