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

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Fridays

    Fridays

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • A Soldier's Story

    A Soldier's Story

  • The Children of Times Square

    The Children of Times Square

  • The Boy King

    The Boy King

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Remembering Ragtime

    Remembering Ragtime

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • The Legacy of Malthus

    The Legacy of Malthus

  • Another World

    Another World

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • He's Fired, She's Hired

    He's Fired, She's Hired

  • With Murder in Mind

    With Murder in Mind

  • The House of God

    The House of God

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • On the Block

    On the Block

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding

  • My Old Man

    My Old Man

  • King

    King

  • Harambee!

    Harambee!

  • Thornwell

    Thornwell

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

    Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

  • The Trial of the Moke

    The Trial of the Moke

  • The House of Dies Drear

    The House of Dies Drear

  • A Doctor's Story

    A Doctor's Story