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Howard Rollins

Acting

Born: 1950-10-17
Died: 1996-12-08
From: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Howard Rollins Jr.Howard E. Rollins Jr.Howard E. Rollins

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

In the Heat of the Night

1989
🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story

1983
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Ragtime

1982

Acting30 titles

The Legacy of Malthus
9.0
Movie

The Legacy of Malthus

1994Drama
The House of Dies Drear
8.0
Movie

The House of Dies Drear

1984Sci-Fi
Chytilová Versus Forman
8.0
Movie

Chytilová Versus Forman

1981Documentary
Remember WENN
7.8
Series

Remember WENN

1996-1998Comedy
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
Series

In the Heat of the Night

1988-1995Thriller
Roots: The Next Generations
7.4
Series

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Drama
Thornwell
7.3
Movie

Thornwell

1981Drama
New York Undercover
7.3
Series

New York Undercover

1994-1999Drama
Ragtime
7.0
Movie

Ragtime

1981Drama
The Neighborhood
7.0
Movie

The Neighborhood

1982Drama
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
7.0
Movie

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983Drama
The Boy King
7.0
Movie

The Boy King

1986Drama
Harambee!
7.0
Movie

Harambee!

1996Drama
A Soldier's Story
6.8
Movie

A Soldier's Story

1984Thriller
Wildside
6.8
Series

Wildside

1985Drama
A Doctor's Story
6.7
Movie

A Doctor's Story

1984Drama
King
6.6
Series

King

1978Drama
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
6.5
Movie

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986Action
He's Fired, She's Hired
6.5
Movie

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984Comedy
The Children of Times Square
6.3
Movie

The Children of Times Square

1986Drama
With Murder in Mind
6.2
Movie

With Murder in Mind

1992Drama
The Trial of the Moke
6.0
Movie

The Trial of the Moke

1978Drama
Fridays
5.9
Series

Fridays

1980-1982Comedy
Another World
5.5
Series

Another World

1964-1999Drama
My Old Man
5.3
Movie

My Old Man

1979Drama
The Member of the Wedding
5.0
Movie

The Member of the Wedding

1982Drama
Drunks
3.2
Movie

Drunks

1997Drama
The House of God
3.2
Movie

The House of God

1984Comedy
On the Block
2.8
Movie

On the Block

1990Drama
Remembering Ragtime
0
Movie

Remembering Ragtime

2004Documentary