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Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 17, 1950
Died Dec 08, 1996 (46)
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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
Filmography
Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

Drunks

Drunks

1997

as Joseph

With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

1992

as Samuel Carver

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986

as Otis Travis

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

as T.C. Russell

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

1984

as Walter Small

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Captain Davenport

A Doctor's Story

A Doctor's Story

1984

as Dr. Zack Williams

He's Fired, She's Hired

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984

as Raoul

The House of God

The House of God

1984

as Chuck Johnston

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

as Medgar Evers

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1982

as Honey Brown

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

1982

as Allen Campbell

Thornwell

Thornwell

1981

as Carson

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

My Old Man

My Old Man

1979

as Doctor

The Trial of the Moke

The Trial of the Moke

1978

as James Smith

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

In the Heat of the Night

as Virgil Tibbs

Episodes: 119

First Aired: Mar 06, 1988

Roots: The Next Generations

as George Haley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

King

as Andrew Young

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1978

New York Undercover

as Reverend Hundley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

Another World

Episodes: 1547

First Aired: May 04, 1964

Wildside

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 21, 1985

Fridays

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 1980

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Popularity History

Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 9 12 5
2024 7 12 29 3
2024 8 7 16 2
2024 9 9 25 3
2024 10 3 6 1
2024 11 4 9 1
2024 12 4 8 1
2025 1 8 20 2
2025 2 4 8 1
2025 3 3 5 2
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 9 0
2025 9 1 2 0
2025 10 1 1 1

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