Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins (1950–1996) 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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Known For

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988 • as Virgil Tibbs

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994 • as Reverend Hundley

Another World

Another World

1964

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

1996 • as George Smith

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 • as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984 • as Captain Davenport

Filmography

2004

Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/16/2004

1997

Drunks
Drunks
as Joseph
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997

1996

Harambee!
Harambee!
as Chimbuko
Movie - Released: 12/1/1996
Remember WENN
Remember WENN
as George Smith
TV - Released: 1/13/1996

1994

The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
as Reverend Hundley
TV - Released: 9/8/1994

1992

With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind
as Samuel Carver
Movie - Released: 5/12/1992

1990

On the Block
On the Block
as Clay Beasley
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1988

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
TV - Released: 3/6/1988

1986

The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square
as Otis Travis
Movie - Released: 3/3/1986
The Boy King
The Boy King
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
as T.C. Russell
Movie - Released: 10/21/1986

1985

Wildside
Wildside
TV - Released: 3/21/1985

1984

A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
as Captain Davenport
Movie - Released: 9/14/1984
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
as Walter Small
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984
A Doctor's Story
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Zack Williams
Movie - Released: 4/23/1984
He's Fired, She's Hired
He's Fired, She's Hired
as Raoul
Movie - Released: 12/18/1984
The House of God
The House of God
as Chuck Johnston
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Medgar Evers
Movie - Released: 3/22/1983

1982

The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
as Allen Campbell
Movie - Released: 4/25/1982
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Brown
Movie - Released: 12/20/1982

1981

Ragtime
Ragtime
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Movie - Released: 11/20/1981
Thornwell
Thornwell
as Carson
Movie - Released: 1/28/1981

1980

Fridays
Fridays
TV - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

My Old Man
My Old Man
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 12/7/1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as George Haley
TV - Released: 2/18/1979

1978

The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke
as James Smith
Movie - Released: 5/3/1978
King
King
as Andrew Young
TV - Released: 2/12/1978

1964

Another World
Another World
TV - Released: 5/4/1964