Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1950-10-17
Day of Death
1996-12-08
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Howard Rollins
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 (21)
⭐ 0
Role:
Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
2004
⭐ 3.2
Role:
Joseph
Drunks
1997
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Chimbuko
Harambee!
1996
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Samuel Carver
With Murder in Mind
1992
⭐ 2.8
Role:
Clay Beasley
On the Block
1990
⭐ 6.5
Role:
T.C. Russell
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Otis Travis
The Children of Times Square
1986
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
The Boy King
1986
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Raoul
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Captain Davenport
A Soldier's Story
1984
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Walter Small
The House of Dies Drear
1984
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Dr. Zack Williams
A Doctor's Story
1984
⭐ 3.2
Role:
Chuck Johnston
The House of God
1984
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Medgar Evers
