Howard Rollins
Born
10/17/1950
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Howard Rollins
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.
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.
Known For21 Movies
A Soldier's Story
1984
★6.8
Ragtime
1981
★7.0
The House of God
1984
★3.2
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
★7.0
The Children of Times Square
1986
★6.3
With Murder in Mind
1992
★6.2
My Old Man
1979
★5.3
Drunks
1997
★3.2
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
★6.5
The House of Dies Drear
1984
★8.0
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
★8.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
★6.5
A Doctor's Story
1984
★6.7
Thornwell
1981
★7.3
The Trial of the Moke
1978
★6.0
The Member of the Wedding
1982
★5.0
The Neighborhood
1982
★7.0
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
★9.0
Harambee!
1996
★7.0
The Boy King
1986
★7.0
On the Block
1990
★2.8