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Howard Rollins
Acting

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.

Filmography

Remembering Ragtime

movie

Remembering Ragtime

2004

Remembering Ragtime

as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

Drunks

movie

Drunks

1997

Drunks

as Joseph

Harambee!

movie

Harambee!

1996

Harambee!

as Chimbuko

Remember WENN

tv

Remember WENN

1996

Remember WENN

as George Smith

New York Undercover

tv

New York Undercover

1994

New York Undercover

as Reverend Hundley

The Legacy of Malthus

movie

The Legacy of Malthus

1994

The Legacy of Malthus

as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

With Murder in Mind

movie

With Murder in Mind

1992

With Murder in Mind

as Samuel Carver

On the Block

movie

On the Block

1990

On the Block

as Clay Beasley

In the Heat of the Night

tv

In the Heat of the Night

1988

In the Heat of the Night

as Virgil Tibbs

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

movie

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

as T.C. Russell

The Children of Times Square

movie

The Children of Times Square

1986

The Children of Times Square

as Otis Travis

The Boy King

movie

The Boy King

1986

The Boy King

as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

Wildside

tv

Wildside

1985

Wildside

He's Fired, She's Hired

movie

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984

He's Fired, She's Hired

as Raoul

A Soldier's Story

movie

A Soldier's Story

1984

A Soldier's Story

as Captain Davenport

The House of Dies Drear

movie

The House of Dies Drear

1984

The House of Dies Drear

as Walter Small

A Doctor's Story

movie

A Doctor's Story

1984

A Doctor's Story

as Dr. Zack Williams

The House of God

movie

The House of God

1984

The House of God

as Chuck Johnston

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

movie

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

as Medgar Evers

The Member of the Wedding

movie

The Member of the Wedding

1982

The Member of the Wedding

as Honey Brown

The Neighborhood

movie

The Neighborhood

1982

The Neighborhood

as Allen Campbell

Ragtime

movie

Ragtime

1981

Ragtime

as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Thornwell

movie

Thornwell

1981

Thornwell

as Carson

Fridays

tv

Fridays

1980

Fridays

as Self

My Old Man

movie

My Old Man

1979

My Old Man

as Doctor

Roots: The Next Generations

tv

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

as George Haley

The Trial of the Moke

movie

The Trial of the Moke

1978

The Trial of the Moke

as James Smith

King

tv

King

1978

King

as Andrew Young

Another World

tv

Another World

1964

Another World

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