Howard Rollins

Acting

Howard Rollins

Born October 17, 1950Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.29 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

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

Movie

2004

Drunks
2.7

Drunks

Movie

1997

Harambee!

Harambee!

Movie

1996

Remember WENN
8.0

Remember WENN

TV

1996

New York Undercover
7.1

New York Undercover

TV

1994

The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

Movie

1994

Filmography

Remembering Ragtime
2004Remembering Ragtimeas Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)Movie
Drunks
1997Drunksas JosephMovie
Harambee!
1996Harambee!as ChimbukoMovie
Remember WENN
1996Remember WENNas George SmithTV
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercoveras Reverend HundleyTV
The Legacy of Malthus
1994The Legacy of Malthusas Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)Movie
With Murder in Mind
1992With Murder in Mindas Samuel CarverMovie
On the Block
1990On the Blockas Clay BeasleyMovie
In the Heat of the Night
1988In the Heat of the Nightas Virgil TibbsTV
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIas T.C. RussellMovie
The Children of Times Square
1986The Children of Times Squareas Otis TravisMovie
The Boy King
1986The Boy Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.Movie
Wildside
1985WildsideTV
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984He's Fired, She's Hiredas RaoulMovie
A Soldier's Story
1984A Soldier's Storyas Captain DavenportMovie
The House of Dies Drear
1984The House of Dies Drearas Walter SmallMovie
A Doctor's Story
1984A Doctor's Storyas Dr. Zack WilliamsMovie
The House of God
1984The House of Godas Chuck JohnstonMovie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas Medgar EversMovie
The Member of the Wedding
1982The Member of the Weddingas Honey BrownMovie
The Neighborhood
1982The Neighborhoodas Allen CampbellMovie
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas Coalhouse Walker Jr.Movie
Thornwell
1981Thornwellas CarsonMovie
Fridays
1980Fridaysas SelfTV
My Old Man
1979My Old Manas DoctorMovie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas George HaleyTV
The Trial of the Moke
1978The Trial of the Mokeas James SmithMovie
King
1978Kingas Andrew YoungTV
Another World
1964Another WorldTV