Acting
Howard Rollins
Born October 17, 1950 Died December 8, 1996 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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.
Filmography
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Remembering Ragtime
2004·Documentary
3.2
Drunks
1997·Drama
7.0
Harambee!
1996·Drama
9.0
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
6.2
With Murder in Mind
1992·Drama
2.8
On the Block
1990·Drama
6.5
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986·Action
6.3
The Children of Times Square
1986·Drama
7.0
The Boy King
1986·Drama
6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984·Comedy
6.8
A Soldier's Story
1984·Mystery
8.0
The House of Dies Drear
1984·Fantasy
6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984·Drama
3.2
The House of God
1984·Comedy
7.0
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983·Drama
5.0
The Member of the Wedding
1982·Drama
7.0
The Neighborhood
1982·Drama
7.0
Ragtime
1981·Drama
7.3
Thornwell
1981·Drama
8.0
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981·Documentary
5.3
My Old Man
1979·Drama
6.0
The Trial of the Moke
1978·Drama