Howard Rollins
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-10-17 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died
1996-12-08
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.
Most Known For
New York Undercover
as Reverend Hundley
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
Fridays
as Self
Another World
Roots: The Next Generations
as George Haley
Remember WENN
as George Smith
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Wildside
King
as Andrew Young
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
Drunks
as Joseph
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
The Neighborhood
as Allen Campbell
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
Thornwell
as Carson
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as T.C. Russell
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small