Howard Rollins

ActingBORN: 1950-10-17Baltimore, 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.

Top Filmography

6.8

A Soldier's Story

1984 // MOVIE

7.0

Ragtime

1981 // MOVIE

7.5

In the Heat of the Night

1988 // TV

7.1

New York Undercover

1994 // TV

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 // TV

6.0

The Children of Times Square

1986 // MOVIE

6.4

King

1978 // TV

5.2

Another World

1964 // TV

2.7

Drunks

1997 // MOVIE

5.4

Fridays

1980 // TV

6.0

With Murder in Mind

1992 // MOVIE

2.3

The House of God

1984 // MOVIE

8.0

Remember WENN

1996 // TV

1.0

On the Block

1990 // MOVIE

5.7

Wildside

1985 // TV