1950Born, Baltimore
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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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A Soldier's StoryCaptain Davenport
RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr.
In the Heat of the NightVirgil Tibbs
New York UndercoverReverend Hundley
Roots: The Next GenerationsGeorge Haley2004Remembering RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)Movie
1997DrunksJosephMovie
1996Harambee!ChimbukoMovie
1996Remember WENNGeorge Smith · 1 episodeShow
1994New York UndercoverReverend Hundley · 1 episodeShow
1992With Murder in MindSamuel CarverMovie
1990On the BlockClay BeasleyMovie
1988In the Heat of the NightVirgil Tibbs · 119 episodesShow
1988En el calor de la nocheChief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs · 1 episodeShow
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIT.C. RussellMovie
1986The Children of Times SquareOtis TravisMovie
1986The Boy KingRev. Martin Luther King Sr.Movie
1985Wildside6 episodesShow
1984He's Fired, She's HiredRaoulMovie
1984A Soldier's StoryCaptain DavenportMovie
1984The House of Dies DrearWalter SmallMovie
1984A Doctor's StoryDr. Zack WilliamsMovie
1984The House of GodChuck JohnstonMovie
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversMedgar EversMovie
1982The Member of the WeddingHoney BrownMovie
1982The NeighborhoodAllen CampbellMovie
1982American PlayhouseMedgar Evers · 1 episodeShow
1981RagtimeCoalhouse Walker Jr.Movie
1981ThornwellCarsonMovie
1979My Old ManDoctorMovie
1978The Trial of the MokeJames SmithMovie
1978KingAndrew Young · 3 episodesShow
1964Another World1547 episodesShow
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