Howard Rollins
1950-10-17 (1950)Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.Acting
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
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
In the Heat of the Night
TV • 1988
Fridays
TV • 1980
Remember WENN
TV • 1996
Wildside
TV • 1985
Another World
TV • 1964
King
TV • 1978
Ragtime
MOVIE • 1981
He's Fired, She's Hired
MOVIE • 1984
A Soldier's Story
MOVIE • 1984
Drunks
MOVIE • 1997
The House of God
MOVIE • 1984
Thornwell
MOVIE • 1981
The Children of Times Square
MOVIE • 1986
A Doctor's Story
MOVIE • 1984
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
MOVIE • 1983
The Neighborhood
MOVIE • 1982