Howard Rollins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-10-17

Day of death

1996-12-08 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Howard Rollins

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.

Known For

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Fridays

    Fridays

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • Harambee!

    Harambee!

  • Thornwell

    Thornwell

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • A Soldier's Story

    A Soldier's Story

  • The Children of Times Square

    The Children of Times Square

  • For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • The House of God

    The House of God

  • The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding

  • The Legacy of Malthus

    The Legacy of Malthus

  • On the Block

    On the Block

  • King

    King

  • The Boy King

    The Boy King

  • Another World

    Another World

  • My Old Man

    My Old Man

  • He's Fired, She's Hired

    He's Fired, She's Hired

  • Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

    Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

  • The Trial of the Moke

    The Trial of the Moke

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • With Murder in Mind

    With Murder in Mind

  • The House of Dies Drear

    The House of Dies Drear

  • A Doctor's Story

    A Doctor's Story