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Howard Rollins

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Howard Rollins

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

6.0

Fridays

1980 · TV Series · Comedy

7.0

Ragtime

1981 · Movie · Drama · History

6.8

Wildside

1985 · TV Series · Drama · Western

6.6

King

1978 · TV Series · Drama

3.2

Drunks

1997 · Movie · Drama

7.3

Thornwell

1981 · Movie · Drama · History

Howard Rollins — movies & series · Netflix Discovery