Howard Rollins

Actor

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.

Born: October 17, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Died: December 8, 1996 (Age 46)

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Howard Rollins Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Drunks Movie	6.2	Actor	Joseph	1997
Ragtime Movie	7.4	Actor	Coalhouse Walker Jr.	1981
A Soldier's Story Movie	7.3	Actor	Captain Davenport	1984
The House of God Movie	5.3	Actor	Chuck Johnston	1984
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Movie	7	Actor	Medgar Evers	1983
Remembering Ragtime Movie		Actor	Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)	2004
On the Block Movie	5.4	Actor	Clay Beasley	1990
The Legacy of Malthus Movie	7.4	Actor	Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)	1994
Another World TV Show	6.8	Actor	1547 Episodes	1964-1999
Wildside TV Show	7.9	Actor	6 Episodes	1985-1985
In the Heat of the Night TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Virgil Tibbs 119 Episodes	1988-1995
New York Undercover TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Reverend Hundley 1 Episode	1994-2024
Fridays TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1980-1982
The Children of Times Square Movie	6	Actor	Otis Travis	1986
The Trial of the Moke Movie		Actor	James Smith	1978
The House of Dies Drear Movie	6.4	Actor	Walter Small	1984
With Murder in Mind Movie	5.6	Actor	Samuel Carver	1992
Thornwell Movie	6.8	Actor	Carson	1981
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI Movie	6.5	Actor	T.C. Russell	1986
My Old Man Movie	5.7	Actor	Doctor	1979
A Doctor's Story Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Zack Williams	1984
He's Fired, She's Hired Movie	5.5	Actor	Raoul	1984
The Neighborhood Movie	6.2	Actor	Allen Campbell	1982
The Boy King Movie	9.4	Actor	Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.	1986
Harambee! Movie	8.8	Actor	Chimbuko	1996
The Member of the Wedding Movie	6.4	Actor	Honey Brown	1982
King Limited Series	7.7	Actor	Andrew Young 3 Episodes	1978-1978
Roots: The Next Generations Limited Series Available on 5 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	George Haley 7 Episodes	1979-1979
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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