Howard Rollins
Acting
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.
Born: October 17, 1950
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Known For
Filmography
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
as Joseph
as Chimbuko
as George Smith
as Reverend Hundley
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
as Samuel Carver
as Clay Beasley
as Virgil Tibbs
as T.C. Russell
as Otis Travis
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
as Raoul
as Captain Davenport
as Walter Small
as Dr. Zack Williams
as Chuck Johnston
as Medgar Evers
as Honey Brown
as Allen Campbell
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
as Carson
as Doctor
as George Haley
as James Smith
as Andrew Young