Howard Rollins (1950–1996) 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
| Birth Location | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950-10-17 |
| Died | 1996-12-08 |
Movies
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
2004
Drunks
as Joseph
1997
The Legacy of Malthus
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
1994
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
1992
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as T.C. Russell
1986
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
1986
He's Fired, She's Hired
as Raoul
1984
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
1984
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
1984
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
1984
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
1984
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Medgar Evers
1983
The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Brown
1982
The Neighborhood
as Allen Campbell
1982
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
1981
Thornwell
as Carson
1981
My Old Man
as Doctor
1979
The Trial of the Moke
as James Smith
1978
Howard Rollins hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows