
Howard Rollins
Acting
🎂 1950-10-17
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.
Cast credits(29)

Reverend Hundley
1994

Virgil Tibbs
1988

Captain Davenport
1984

George Smith
1996

George Haley
1979

1980

Walter Small
1984

T.C. Russell
1986

Raoul
1984

Coalhouse Walker Jr.
1981

Otis Travis
1986

Carson
1981

Samuel Carver
1992

1985

Dr. Zack Williams
1984

Andrew Young
1978

Chuck Johnston
1984

Doctor
1979

Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
2004

Joseph
1997

Allen Campbell
1982

Honey Brown
1982

1964

Chimbuko
1996

Medgar Evers
1983

James Smith
1978

Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
1994

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
1986

Clay Beasley
1990