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

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
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
1996 · TV
as George Smith
Fridays
Fridays
1980 · TV
as Self
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV
as George Haley
Another World
Another World
1964 · TV
King
King
1978 · TV
as Andrew Young
Wildside
Wildside
1985 · TV
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
Thornwell
Thornwell
1981 · Movie
as Carson
My Old Man
My Old Man
1979 · Movie
as Doctor
The House of God
The House of God
1984 · Movie
as Chuck Johnston
The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square
1986 · Movie
as Otis Travis
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
1982 · Movie
as Allen Campbell
He's Fired, She's Hired
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984 · Movie
as Raoul
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story
1984 · Movie
as Dr. Zack Williams
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 · Movie
as Medgar Evers
With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind
1992 · Movie
as Samuel Carver
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
2004 · Movie
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
1982 · Movie
as Honey Brown
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
1978 · Movie
as James Smith
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
1984 · Movie
as Walter Small