Howard Rollins

October 17, 1950 — Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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.

Movie

A Soldier's Story

1984

Movie

Ragtime

1981

TV Show

In the Heat of the Night

1988

Movie

The Children of Times Square

1986

TV Show

Another World

1964

Movie

With Murder in Mind

1992

Movie

Thornwell

1981

Movie

The Trial of the Moke

1978