Howard Rollins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr. (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 the film Ragtime, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard E. Rollins Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 17, 1950 In Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 22
- First Appeared:
- In the series Another World 1964-05-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie Drunks 1997-03-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Drunks | Joseph | 1997-03-14 |
| Movie | Harambee! | Chimbuko | 1996-12-01 |
| Movie | The Legacy of Malthus | Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | With Murder in Mind | Samuel Carver | 1992-05-12 |
| Movie | On the Block | Clay Beasley | 1990-01-01 |
| Series | In the Heat of the Night | Virgil Tibbs | 1988-03-06 |
| Movie | The Children of Times Square | Otis Travis | 1986-03-03 |
| Series | Wildside | 1985-03-21 | |
| Movie | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Zack Williams | 1984-04-23 |
| Movie | The House of God | Chuck Johnston | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The House of Dies Drear | Walter Small | 1984-06-01 |
| Movie | A Soldier's Story | Captain Davenport | 1984-09-14 |
| Movie | He's Fired, She's Hired | Raoul | 1984-12-18 |
| Movie | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers | 1983-03-22 |
| Movie | The Member of the Wedding | Honey Brown | 1982-12-20 |
| Movie | Thornwell | Carson | 1981-01-28 |
| Movie | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker Jr. | 1981-11-20 |
| Series | Roots: The Next Generations | George Haley | 1979-02-18 |
| Movie | My Old Man | Doctor | 1979-12-07 |
| Series | King | Andrew Young | 1978-02-12 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Moke | James Smith | 1978-05-03 |
| Series | Another World | 1964-05-04 |