Born 1950 (age 46) · Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Appears in 29 titles

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.

Filmography

A Soldier's Story
6.8
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Captain Davenport
Ragtime
7.0
Ragtime
1981
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
The Children of Times Square
6.3
The Children of Times Square
1986
as Otis Travis
Drunks
3.2
Drunks
1997
as Joseph
With Murder in Mind
6.2
With Murder in Mind
1992
as Samuel Carver
The House of God
3.2
The House of God
1984
as Chuck Johnston
On the Block
2.8
On the Block
1990
as Clay Beasley
My Old Man
5.3
My Old Man
1979
as Doctor
Thornwell
7.3
Thornwell
1981
as Carson
A Doctor's Story
6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Dr. Zack Williams
The Trial of the Moke
6.0
The Trial of the Moke
1978
as James Smith
The Neighborhood
7.0
The Neighborhood
1982
as Allen Campbell
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
6.5
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
as T.C. Russell
He's Fired, She's Hired
6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Raoul
The Legacy of Malthus
9.0
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
The Member of the Wedding
5.0
The Member of the Wedding
1982
as Honey Brown
The House of Dies Drear
8.0
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as Walter Small
The Boy King
7.0
The Boy King
1986
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
Harambee!
7.0
Harambee!
1996
as Chimbuko