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.

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Filmography

View New York Undercover
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994Series
7.1
View Remember WENN
Remember WENN

Remember WENN

1996Series
8.0
View In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988Series
7.5
View Fridays
Fridays

Fridays

1980Series
5.4
View Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Series
7.5
View Another World
Another World

Another World

1964Series
5.2
View King
King

King

1978Series
6.4
View Ragtime
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981Film
7.0
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Wildside

Wildside

1985Series
5.7
View A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984Film
6.8
View The House of God
The House of God

The House of God

1984Film
2.2
View Drunks
Drunks

Drunks

1997Film
2.7