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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
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as T.C. Russell
Drunks
as Joseph
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
Thornwell
as Carson
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
The Trial of the Moke
as James Smith
