Acting
Howard Rollins
Also Known As: Howard Rollins Jr., Howard E. Rollins Jr., Howard E. Rollins
Birth Date
October 17, 1950
Death Date
December 8, 1996
(passed away at 46)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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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.
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TV Show
American Playhouse
Medgar Evers
1982 • 1 episode
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TV Show
In the Heat of the Night
Virgil Tibbs
1988 • 119 episodes
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TV Show
New York Undercover
Reverend Hundley
1994 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Another World
1964 • 1547 episodes
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TV Show
Fridays
Self
1980 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Remember WENN
George Smith
1996 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Roots: The Next Generations
George Haley
1979 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Wildside
1985 • 6 episodes
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Movie
A Soldier's Story
Captain Davenport
1984
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TV Show
King
Andrew Young
1978 • 3 episodes
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Movie
Ragtime
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
1981
Movie
Remembering Ragtime
Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
2004
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Movie
The Neighborhood
Allen Campbell
1982
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Movie
With Murder in Mind
Samuel Carver
1992
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Movie
The Children of Times Square
Otis Travis
1986
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Movie
The House of God
Chuck Johnston
1984
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Movie
A Doctor's Story
Dr. Zack Williams
1984
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Movie
My Old Man
Doctor
1979
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Movie
The House of Dies Drear
Walter Small
1984
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Movie
Harambee!
Chimbuko
1996