Howard E. Rollins Jr.
b. 1950 — d. 1996 (aged 46)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Actor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr. (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 the film Ragtime, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard E. Rollins Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 8.5
Harambee!
1996 Actor
Chimbuko
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★ 6.0
With Murder in Mind
1992 Actor
Samuel Carver
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★ 5.0
On the Block
1990 Actor
Clay Beasley
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★ 7.6
In the Heat of the Night
1988 Actor
Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
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★ 6.2
The Children of Times Square
1986 Actor
Otis Travis
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★ 6.6
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986 Actor
T.C. Russell
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★ 9.1
The Boy King
1986 Actor
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
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★ 7.8
Wildside
1985 Actor
Bannister Sparks
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★ 7.2
A Soldier's Story
1984 Actor
Captain Davenport
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★ 6.4
The House of Dies Drear
1984 Actor
Walter Small
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★ 6.1
A Doctor's Story
1984 Actor
Dr. Zack Williams
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★ 5.3
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984 Actor
Raoul
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Moving Right Along
1983 Actor
(1983)
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★ 6.3
The Member of the Wedding
1982 Actor
Honey Camden Brown
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★ 6.1
The Neighborhood
1982 Actor
Allen Campbell
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★ 7.4
Chytilova Versus Forman
1982 Self
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★ 7.3
Ragtime
1981 Actor
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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★ 6.9
Thornwell
1981 Actor
Carson
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★ 6.2
The Trial of the Moke
1978 Actor
James Smith
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Ourstory
1975 Actor
Quash
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Our Street
1972 Actor
Slick