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Howard Rollins

Acting
Born: October 17, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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.

All Credits29 Titles

Film

21 Titles
Ragtime
7.0
FILM
Ragtime1981
A Soldier's Story
6.8
FILM
A Soldier's Story1984
The House of God
3.2
FILM
The House of God1984
With Murder in Mind
6.2
FILM
With Murder in Mind1992
Drunks
3.2
FILM
Drunks1997
My Old Man
5.3
FILM
My Old Man1979
Thornwell
7.3
FILM
Thornwell1981
The House of Dies Drear
8.0
FILM
The House of Dies Drear1984
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
7.0
FILM
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983
The Children of Times Square
6.3
FILM
The Children of Times Square1986
A Doctor's Story
6.7
FILM
A Doctor's Story1984
The Neighborhood
7.0
FILM
The Neighborhood1982
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
6.5
FILM
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI1986
The Trial of the Moke
6.0
FILM
The Trial of the Moke1978
The Member of the Wedding
5.0
FILM
The Member of the Wedding1982
Remembering Ragtime
FILM
Remembering Ragtime2004

Series

8 Titles
New York Undercover
7.3
SERIES
New York Undercover1994–
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
SERIES
In the Heat of the Night1988–
Remember WENN
7.8
SERIES
Remember WENN1996–
Roots: The Next Generations
7.4
SERIES
Roots: The Next Generations1979–
Fridays
5.9
SERIES
Fridays1980–
Another World
5.5
SERIES
Another World1964–
King
6.6
SERIES
King1978–
Wildside
6.8
SERIES
Wildside1985–
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