Howard Rollins
Known for acting · Born 17 October 1950 · Died 8 December 1996 · aged 46 · Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
32 credits
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
Another World
1964
In the Heat of the Night
1988
A Soldier's Story
1984
The Children of Times Square
1986
Ragtime
1981
With Murder in Mind
1992
A Doctor's Story
1984
The Trial of the Moke
1978
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
Harambee!
1996
The Boy King
1986
The House of Dies Drear
1984
Acting (32)
2004Remembering RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)Film
1997DrunksJosephFilm
1996Remember WENNGeorge SmithSeries
1996Harambee!ChimbukoFilm
1994New York UndercoverReverend HundleySeries
1994The Legacy of MalthusSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)Film
1992With Murder in MindSamuel CarverFilm
1990On the BlockClay BeasleyFilm
1988In the Heat of the NightVirgil Tibbs · 119 episodesSeries
1988En el calor de la nocheChief of Detectives Virgil TibbsSeries
1986The Children of Times SquareOtis TravisFilm
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIT.C. RussellFilm
1986The Boy KingRev. Martin Luther King Sr.Film
1985Wildside · 6 episodesSeries
1984A Soldier's StoryCaptain DavenportFilm
1984The House of GodChuck JohnstonFilm
1984A Doctor's StoryDr. Zack WilliamsFilm
1984He's Fired, She's HiredRaoulFilm
1984The House of Dies DrearWalter SmallFilm
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversMedgar EversFilm
1982American PlayhouseMedgar EversSeries
1982The NeighborhoodAllen CampbellFilm
1982The Member of the WeddingHoney BrownFilm
1981RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr.Film
1981ThornwellCarsonFilm
1981Chytilová Versus FormanSelfFilm
1980FridaysSelfSeries
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsGeorge HaleySeries
1979My Old ManDoctorFilm
1978KingAndrew Young · 3 episodesSeries
1978The Trial of the MokeJames SmithFilm
1964Another World · 1547 episodesSeries