Howard Rollins
Born October 17, 1950 (Age: 75)
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Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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.
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.
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Filmography
Remembering Ragtime
2004
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as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
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Age: 54
Drunks
1997
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as Joseph
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Age: 46
Harambee!
1996
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as Chimbuko
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Age: 46
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
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as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
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Age: 43
With Murder in Mind
1992
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as Samuel Carver
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Age: 41
On the Block
1990
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as Clay Beasley
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Age: 39
The Boy King
1986
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as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
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Age: 35
A Soldier's Story
1984
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as Captain Davenport
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Age: 33
Ragtime
1981
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as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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Age: 31
Thornwell
1981
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as Carson
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Age: 30
The Trial of the Moke
1978
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as James Smith
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Age: 27