Howard Rollins

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.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

7.4
King

King

6.417
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

7.1
Another World

Another World

5.636
Fridays

Fridays

5
Wildside

Wildside

5.7
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

7.469
Remember WENN

Remember WENN

8

Movies

Ragtime

Ragtime

7.012
A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

6.8
The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

0
The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

0
Drunks

Drunks

3
Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

0
The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

6
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

0
The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

5
My Old Man

My Old Man

3
The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

0
The Boy King

The Boy King

0
On the Block

On the Block

1
Harambee!

Harambee!

0
Thornwell

Thornwell

6
A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

5
With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

6
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

5
He's Fired, She's Hired

He's Fired, She's Hired

6
The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

5.5
The House of God

The House of God

2.667