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Howard Rollins
Born
17 October 1950
Died
8 December 1996
Place
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Acting

Howard Rollins

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.

As actor

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004 · Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Drunks

Drunks

1997 · Joseph
Harambee!

Harambee!

1996 · Chimbuko
The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

1994 · Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

1992 · Samuel Carver
On the Block

On the Block

1990 · Clay Beasley
The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986 · Otis Travis
The Boy King

The Boy King

1986 · Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986 · T.C. Russell
A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984 · Captain Davenport
The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

1984 · Walter Small
A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

1984 · Dr. Zack Williams
He's Fired, She's Hired

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984 · Raoul
The House of God

The House of God

1984 · Chuck Johnston
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983 · Medgar Evers
The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

1982 · Allen Campbell
The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1982 · Honey Brown
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 · Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Thornwell

Thornwell

1981 · Carson
Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

1981 · Self
My Old Man

My Old Man

1979 · Doctor
The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

1978 · James Smith