Howard Rollins

Acting

Howard Rollins

Born October 17, 1950 · Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Died December 8, 1996 · aged 46

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.

Known For

A Soldier's StoryA Soldier's Story · 1984
A Soldier's Story
★ 6.81984
MovieMysteryCrime
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
RagtimeRagtime · 1981
Ragtime
★ 7.01981
MovieDramaHistory
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
The Children of Times SquareThe Children of Times Square · 1986
The Children of Times Square
★ 6.31986
MovieTV MovieDrama
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
The House of GodThe House of God · 1984
The House of God
★ 3.21984
MovieComedyDrama
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
With Murder in MindWith Murder in Mind · 1992
With Murder in Mind
★ 6.21992
MovieDramaTV Movie
A real estate agent is shot while trying to sell a rural farm and tries to bring the shooter to justice.
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIJohnnie Mae Gibson: FBI · 1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
★ 6.51986
MovieActionCrime
A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.
He's Fired, She's HiredHe's Fired, She's Hired · 1984
He's Fired, She's Hired
★ 6.51984
MovieComedyTV Movie
Advertising executive, Alex Grier, is fired and is unable to find another position, being over-qualified. His wife, Annabelle, with no experience, is hired by the Freddie Fox agency when she uses her husband's résumé to get the job. He remains at home, raising their three children, coaxing his wife while trying to write the "great American novel."
A Doctor's StoryA Doctor's Story · 1984
A Doctor's Story
★ 6.71984
MovieDramaTV Movie
A physician frustrates his family in his fight to prove that an elderly man is not senile.

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