Howard Rollins
- Born
- October 17, 1950
- Died
- December 8, 1996 (46 years old)
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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
Filmography
- 2004Remembering RagtimeFilm · Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
- 1997DrunksFilm · Joseph
- 1996Harambee!Film · Chimbuko
- 1996Remember WENNSeries · George Smith
- 1994New York UndercoverSeries · Reverend Hundley★ 7.3
- 1994The Legacy of MalthusFilm · Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
- 1992With Murder in MindFilm · Samuel Carver
- 1990On the BlockFilm · Clay Beasley
- 1988In the Heat of the NightSeries · Virgil Tibbs★ 7.6
- 1988En el calor de la nocheSeries · Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
- 1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIFilm · T.C. Russell
- 1986The Children of Times SquareFilm · Otis Travis
- 1986The Boy KingFilm · Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
- 1985WildsideSeries
- 1984He's Fired, She's HiredFilm · Raoul
- 1984A Soldier's StoryFilm · Captain Davenport★ 6.8
- 1984The House of Dies DrearFilm · Walter Small
- 1984A Doctor's StoryFilm · Dr. Zack Williams
- 1984The House of GodFilm · Chuck Johnston
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversFilm · Medgar Evers
- 1982The Member of the WeddingFilm · Honey Brown
- 1982The NeighborhoodFilm · Allen Campbell
- 1982American PlayhouseSeries · Medgar Evers
- 1981RagtimeFilm · Coalhouse Walker Jr.★ 7.0
- 1981ThornwellFilm · Carson
- 1981Chytilová Versus FormanFilm · Self
- 1979My Old ManFilm · Doctor
- 1979Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries · George Haley★ 7.5
- 1978The Trial of the MokeFilm · James Smith
- 1978KingSeries · Andrew Young
- 1964Another WorldSeries
