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Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

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.

Birthday: 1950-10-17

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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Also known as: Howard Rollins Jr., Howard E. Rollins Jr., Howard E. Rollins

Ragtime
Ragtime

1981-11-20

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story

1984-09-14

Captain Davenport

The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus

1994-01-01

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood

1982-04-25

Allen Campbell

Drunks
Drunks

1997-03-14

Joseph

Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime

2004-11-16

Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square

1986-03-03

Otis Travis

The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding

1982-12-20

Honey Brown

My Old Man
My Old Man

1979-12-07

Doctor

The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear

1984-06-01

Walter Small

The Boy King
The Boy King

1986-01-01

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

On the Block
On the Block

1990-01-01

Clay Beasley

Harambee!
Harambee!

1996-12-01

Chimbuko

Thornwell
Thornwell

1981-01-28

Carson

A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story

1984-04-23

Dr. Zack Williams

With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind

1992-05-12

Samuel Carver

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986-10-21

T.C. Russell

The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke

1978-05-03

James Smith

The House of God
The House of God

1984-01-01

Chuck Johnston