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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1950-10-17 · Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Died
- 1996-12-08
Known for
- A Soldier's Story (1984) — Captain Davenport
- Ragtime (1981) — Coalhouse Walker Jr.
- In the Heat of the Night (1988) — Virgil Tibbs
- New York Undercover (1994) — Reverend Hundley
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — George Haley
- The Children of Times Square (1986) — Otis Travis
- King (1978) — Andrew Young
- Another World (1964)
- Drunks (1997) — Joseph
- Fridays (1980) — Self
- American Playhouse (1982) — Medgar Evers
- Remember WENN (1996) — George Smith
- With Murder in Mind (1992) — Samuel Carver
- The House of God (1984) — Chuck Johnston
- On the Block (1990) — Clay Beasley
- Wildside (1985)