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 Story · 1984A 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.
Ragtime · 1981Ragtime
★ 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.
Drunks · 1997Drunks
★ 3.21997
MovieDrama
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting
The House of God · 1984The House of God
★ 3.21984
MovieComedyDrama
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
The Children of Times Square · 1986The 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.
A Doctor's Story · 1984A Doctor's Story
★ 6.71984
MovieDramaTV Movie
A physician frustrates his family in his fight to prove that an elderly man is not senile.
Remembering Ragtime · 2004Remembering Ragtime
2004
MovieDocumentary
Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
My Old Man · 1979My Old Man
★ 5.31979
MovieDramaTV Movie
An unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When Frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.
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Remembering Ragtime · 2004Remembering Ragtime
2004
MovieDocumentary
Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
En el calor de la noche · 1988En el calor de la noche
1988
Series
Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs



















