Howard Rollins
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
17 Oct 1950
Age
76 Years
Born In
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Total Projects
29
Years Active
40 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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 For
Filmography
movie
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
movie
Drunks
Drunks
as Joseph
movie
Harambee!
Harambee!
as Chimbuko
tv
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
as George Smith
tv
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
as Reverend Hundley
movie
The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
movie
With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
movie
On the Block
On the Block
as Clay Beasley
tv
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
movie
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as T.C. Russell
movie
The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
movie
The Boy King
The Boy King
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
tv
Wildside
Wildside
movie
He's Fired, She's Hired
He's Fired, She's Hired
as Raoul
movie
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
movie
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
movie
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
movie
The House of God
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
movie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Medgar Evers
movie
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Brown
movie
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
as Allen Campbell
movie
Ragtime
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
movie
Thornwell
Thornwell
as Carson
tv
Fridays
Fridays
as Self
movie
My Old Man
My Old Man
as Doctor
tv
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as George Haley
movie
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
as James Smith
tv
King
King
as Andrew Young
tv
Another World