Howard Rollins

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.

Born

Oct 17, 1950

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Died

Dec 08, 1996

Known For

Acting

Movies

22 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Captain Davenport

Ragtime

1981

as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

A Soldier's Story

1984 • as Captain Davenport

★ 6.8

Ragtime

1981 • as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

★ 7.0

Drunks

1997 • as Joseph

★ 3.2

The Children of Times Square

1986 • as Otis Travis

★ 6.3

The House of God

1984 • as Chuck Johnston

★ 3.2

My Old Man

1979 • as Doctor

★ 5.3

Chytilová Versus Forman

1981 • as Self

★ 8.0

With Murder in Mind

1992 • as Samuel Carver

★ 6.2

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986 • as T.C. Russell

★ 6.5

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984 • as Raoul

★ 6.5

The Trial of the Moke

1978 • as James Smith

★ 6.0

Remembering Ragtime

2004 • as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

Thornwell

1981 • as Carson

★ 7.3

The Member of the Wedding

1982 • as Honey Brown

★ 5.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983 • as Medgar Evers

★ 7.0

A Doctor's Story

1984 • as Dr. Zack Williams

★ 6.7

The Neighborhood

1982 • as Allen Campbell

★ 7.0

The House of Dies Drear

1984 • as Walter Small

★ 8.0

The Legacy of Malthus

1994 • as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

★ 9.0

Harambee!

1996 • as Chimbuko

★ 7.0

The Boy King

1986 • as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

★ 7.0

On the Block

1990 • as Clay Beasley

★ 2.8

Howard Rollins

Known For

A Soldier's Story

Ragtime

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