Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 17, 1950
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Also Known As
- Howard Rollins Jr.
- Howard E. Rollins Jr.
- Howard E. Rollins
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 - Movies
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
Drunks
as Joseph
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
Thornwell
as Carson
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
The Trial of the Moke
as James Smith
