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Howard Rollins
Acting
Born: October 17, 1950
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Biography
Howard Rollins (1950–1996) 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
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
Drunks
as Joseph
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
Thornwell
as Carson
He's Fired, She's Hired
as Raoul
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Medgar Evers
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
