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Howard Rollins

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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.

Filmography21 TITLES
Ragtime
7.0
Ragtime1981
A Soldier's Story
6.8
A Soldier's Story1984
Drunks
2.7
Drunks1997
The House of God
2.2
The House of God1984
A Doctor's Story
6.0
A Doctor's Story1984
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With Murder in Mind
6.0
With Murder in Mind1992
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983
He's Fired, She's Hired
6.0
He's Fired, She's Hired1984
The Children of Times Square
6.0
The Children of Times Square1986
The Trial of the Moke
5.5
The Trial of the Moke1978
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear1984
The Boy King
The Boy King1986
Thornwell
6.0
Thornwell1981
The Neighborhood
6.0
The Neighborhood1982
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
5.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI1986
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime2004
My Old Man
3.0
My Old Man1979
Harambee!
Harambee!1996
The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus1994
The Member of the Wedding
5.0
The Member of the Wedding1982
On the Block
1.0
On the Block1990