Acting
Howard Rollins
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.Born 1950
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.
21
Films
8
TV Shows
Known For
29 Credits
New York Undercover
as Reverend Hundley
1994
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
1988
Fridays
as Self
1980
Remember WENN
as George Smith
1996
Another World
1964
Roots: The Next Generations
as George Haley
1979
Wildside
1985
King
as Andrew Young
1978
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
1981
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
1984
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
1984
Drunks
as Joseph
1997