
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.

Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Ragtime

Captain Davenport
A Soldier's Story

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
The Legacy of Malthus

Allen Campbell
The Neighborhood

Joseph
Drunks

Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime

Otis Travis
The Children of Times Square

Honey Brown
The Member of the Wedding

Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Doctor
My Old Man

Walter Small
The House of Dies Drear

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
The Boy King

Clay Beasley
On the Block

Chimbuko
Harambee!

Carson
Thornwell

Dr. Zack Williams
A Doctor's Story

Samuel Carver
With Murder in Mind

T.C. Russell
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Raoul
He's Fired, She's Hired

James Smith
The Trial of the Moke

Chuck Johnston
The House of God
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-17
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Also Known As
Howard Rollins Jr.