Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

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.

Filmography

Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
as George Haley
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · TV
as Medgar Evers
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
1994 · TV
as Reverend Hundley
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · TV
as Virgil Tibbs
Fridays
Fridays
1980 · TV
as Self
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
1996 · TV
as George Smith
Wildside
Wildside
1985 · TV
Another World
Another World
1964 · TV
King
King
1978 · TV
as Andrew Young
Ragtime
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
1984 · Movie
as Captain Davenport
Drunks
Drunks
1997 · Movie
as Joseph
En el calor de la noche
En el calor de la noche
1988 · TV
as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind
1992 · Movie
as Samuel Carver
The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square
1986 · Movie
as Otis Travis
The House of God
The House of God
1984 · Movie
as Chuck Johnston
My Old Man
My Old Man
1979 · Movie
as Doctor
Chytilová Versus Forman
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981 · Movie
as Self
He's Fired, She's Hired
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984 · Movie
as Raoul
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986 · Movie
as T.C. Russell
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story
1984 · Movie
as Dr. Zack Williams
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
1984 · Movie
as Walter Small
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Movie
as Medgar Evers
Thornwell
Thornwell
1981 · Movie
as Carson