Howard Rollins
Biography
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
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
Personal Info
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.