Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Remembering Ragtime Remembering Ragtime 2004 Drunks ★ 3.2 Drunks 1997 Harambee! ★ 7.0 Harambee! 1996 Remember WENN ★ 7.8 Remember WENN 1996 New York Undercover ★ 7.3 New York Undercover 1994 The Legacy of Malthus ★ 9.0 The Legacy of Malthus 1994 With Murder in Mind ★ 6.2 With Murder in Mind 1992 On the Block ★ 2.8 On the Block 1990 In the Heat of the Night ★ 7.6 In the Heat of the Night 1988 Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI ★ 6.5 Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI 1986 The Children of Times Square ★ 6.3 The Children of Times Square 1986 The Boy King ★ 7.0 The Boy King 1986 Wildside ★ 6.8 Wildside 1985 He's Fired, She's Hired ★ 6.5 He's Fired, She's Hired 1984 A Soldier's Story ★ 6.8 A Soldier's Story 1984 The House of Dies Drear ★ 8.0 The House of Dies Drear 1984 A Doctor's Story ★ 6.7 A Doctor's Story 1984 The House of God ★ 3.2 The House of God 1984 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers ★ 7.0 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers 1983 The Member of the Wedding ★ 5.0 The Member of the Wedding 1982 The Neighborhood ★ 7.0 The Neighborhood 1982 Ragtime ★ 7.0 Ragtime 1981 Thornwell ★ 7.3 Thornwell 1981 Chytilová Versus Forman ★ 8.0 Chytilová Versus Forman 1981 Fridays ★ 5.9 Fridays 1980 My Old Man ★ 5.3 My Old Man 1979 Roots: The Next Generations ★ 7.4 Roots: The Next Generations 1979 The Trial of the Moke ★ 6.0 The Trial of the Moke 1978 King ★ 6.6 King 1978 Another World ★ 5.5 Another World 1964