Acting · 1950
Howard Rollins
Born Oct 17, 1950·Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.·Died Dec 8, 1996 (46)
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
32 titles- 2004
Remembering RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)Movie - 1997
DrunksJoseph3.2Movie - 1996
Remember WENNGeorge Smith7.8Show - 1996
Harambee!Chimbuko7.0Movie - 1994
New York UndercoverReverend Hundley7.3Show - 1994
The Legacy of MalthusSelf (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)9.0Movie - 1992
With Murder in MindSamuel Carver6.2Movie - 1990
On the BlockClay Beasley2.8Movie - 1988
In the Heat of the NightVirgil Tibbs7.5Show - 1988
En el calor de la nocheChief of Detectives Virgil TibbsShow - 1986
The Children of Times SquareOtis Travis6.3Movie - 1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIT.C. Russell6.5Movie - 1986
The Boy KingRev. Martin Luther King Sr.7.0Movie - 1985
Wildside6.8Show - 1984
A Soldier's StoryCaptain Davenport6.8Movie - 1984
A Doctor's StoryDr. Zack Williams6.7Movie - 1984
The House of GodChuck Johnston3.2Movie - 1984
The House of Dies DrearWalter Small8.0Movie - 1984
He's Fired, She's HiredRaoul6.5Movie - 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversMedgar Evers7.0Movie - 1982
American PlayhouseMedgar Evers6.6Show - 1982
The Member of the WeddingHoney Brown5.0Movie - 1982
The NeighborhoodAllen Campbell7.0Movie - 1981
RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr.7.0Movie - 1981
Chytilová Versus FormanSelf8.0Movie - 1981
ThornwellCarson7.3Movie - 1980
FridaysSelf6.0Show - 1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsGeorge Haley7.5Show - 1979
My Old ManDoctor5.3Movie - 1978
KingAndrew Young6.6Show - 1978
The Trial of the MokeJames Smith6.0Movie - 1964
Another World5.5Show