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

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Harambee!

1996 ⭐ 7.0

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The Legacy of Malthus

1994 ⭐ 9.0

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With Murder in Mind

1992 ⭐ 6.2

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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986 ⭐ 6.5

Career timeline

2004

Remembering Ragtime

Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive · 2004

1997

Drunks

Joseph · 1997

⭐ 3.2

1996

Harambee! Notable

Chimbuko · 1996

⭐ 7.0

1994

The Legacy of Malthus Notable

Self (Population Institute, 19 · 1994

⭐ 9.0

1992

With Murder in Mind

Samuel Carver · 1992

⭐ 6.2

1990

On the Block

Clay Beasley · 1990

⭐ 2.8

1986

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

T.C. Russell · 1986

⭐ 6.5

The Children of Times Square

Otis Travis · 1986

⭐ 6.3

The Boy King Notable

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. · 1986

⭐ 7.0

1984

He's Fired, She's Hired

Raoul · 1984

⭐ 6.5

A Soldier's Story

Captain Davenport · 1984

⭐ 6.8

The House of Dies Drear Notable

Walter Small · 1984

⭐ 8.0

1983

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

Medgar Evers · 1983

⭐ 7.0

1982

The Member of the Wedding

Honey Brown · 1982

⭐ 5.0

The Neighborhood Notable

Allen Campbell · 1982

⭐ 7.0

1981

Ragtime Notable

Coalhouse Walker Jr. · 1981

⭐ 7.0

Thornwell Notable

Carson · 1981

⭐ 7.3

Chytilová Versus Forman Notable

Self · 1981

⭐ 8.0

1979

My Old Man

Doctor · 1979

⭐ 5.3

1978

The Trial of the Moke

James Smith · 1978

⭐ 6.0

Frequently appears with

Novella Nelson

Queenesther

Brenda Pressley

Yvonne Barnes

Paula Newsome

Maxine

Full filmography

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Remembering Ragtime

2004

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Drunks

1997 ⭐ 3.2

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Harambee!

1996 ⭐ 7.0

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The Legacy of Malthus

1994 ⭐ 9.0

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With Murder in Mind

1992 ⭐ 6.2

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On the Block

1990 ⭐ 2.8

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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986 ⭐ 6.5

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The Children of Times Square

1986 ⭐ 6.3

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The Boy King

1986 ⭐ 7.0

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He's Fired, She's Hired

1984 ⭐ 6.5

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A Soldier's Story

1984 ⭐ 6.8

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The House of Dies Drear

1984 ⭐ 8.0

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A Doctor's Story

1984 ⭐ 6.7

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The House of God

1984 ⭐ 3.2

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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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The Member of the Wedding

1982 ⭐ 5.0

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The Neighborhood

1982 ⭐ 7.0

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Ragtime

1981 ⭐ 7.0

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Thornwell

1981 ⭐ 7.3

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Chytilová Versus Forman

1981 ⭐ 8.0