Howard Rollins

1950–1996 · Acting

60.1avg grm

4titles

#570best rank

1honors

best title · #570 on siteIn the Heat of the Night1988 · as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs · series65.5

Honors

1983NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Bio

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.

Filmography

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1980s4 titles

In the Heat of the Night1988 · as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs · series65.5 I

In the Heat of the Night1988 · as Attorney Virgil Tibbs · series65.5 A

A Soldier's Story1984 · as Captain Davenport54.1 R

Ragtime1981 · as Coalhouse Walker Jr.55.5

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Howard Rollins

born1950

died1996

known forActing

titles on site4

best title rank#570 · In the Heat of the Night (1988)

avg GRM60.1

honors1 · NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, 1983

Filmography

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