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

American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · TV
as Medgar Evers
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · TV
as Virgil Tibbs
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
1994 · TV
as Reverend Hundley
Another World
Another World
1964 · TV
Fridays
Fridays
1980 · TV
as Self
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
1996 · TV
as George Smith
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
as George Haley
Wildside
Wildside
1985 · TV
King
King
1978 · TV
as Andrew Young
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
1984 · Movie
as Captain Davenport
Ragtime
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
En el calor de la noche
En el calor de la noche
1988 · TV
as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square
1986 · Movie
as Otis Travis
With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind
1992 · Movie
as Samuel Carver
The House of God
The House of God
1984 · Movie
as Chuck Johnston
Drunks
Drunks
1997 · Movie
as Joseph
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story
1984 · Movie
as Dr. Zack Williams
Chytilová Versus Forman
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981 · Movie
as Self
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986 · Movie
as T.C. Russell
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Movie
as Medgar Evers
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
2004 · Movie
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
1978 · Movie
as James Smith
The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus
1994 · Movie
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Thornwell
Thornwell
1981 · Movie
as Carson