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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.

Born: 1950-10-17
Died: 1996-12-08
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

29 credits

Filmography

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

Ragtime

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

King

Another World

Drunks

Fridays

Remember WENN

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With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

The House of God

The House of God

On the Block

Wildside

My Old Man

Thornwell

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

He's Fired, She's Hired

He's Fired, She's Hired

The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

The Boy King

Harambee!