TV CAST

Howard Rollins

Acting1950-10-17Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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.

TV Credits(10)

Representative TV credits first: longer-running roles appear before newer one-off appearances.

Another World

19641547 eps

In the Heat of the Night

Virgil Tibbs

1988119 eps

Wildside

19856 eps

King

Andrew Young

19783 eps

Remember WENN

George Smith

19961 eps

New York Undercover

Reverend Hundley

19941 eps

En el calor de la noche

Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs

19881 eps

American Playhouse

Medgar Evers

19821 eps

Fridays

Self

19801 eps

Roots: The Next Generations

George Haley

19791 eps