Acting

Howard Rollins

Born: October 17, 1950
Died: December 8, 1996

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.

Filmography

Known for

7.0

Ragtime

1981

6.8

A Soldier's Story

1984

9.0

The Legacy of Malthus

1994

7.0

The Neighborhood

1982

3.2

Drunks

1997

Remembering Ragtime

2004

6.3

The Children of Times Square

1986

5.0

The Member of the Wedding

1982

7.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

5.3

My Old Man

1979

8.0

The House of Dies Drear

1984

7.0

The Boy King

1986

2.8

On the Block

1990

7.0

Harambee!

1996

7.3

Thornwell

1981

6.7

A Doctor's Story

1984

6.2

With Murder in Mind

1992

6.5

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986