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.

Known For

A Soldier's Story

Captain Davenport

Ragtime

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

My Old Man

Doctor

The Children of Times Square

Otis Travis

The House of God

Chuck Johnston

Remembering Ragtime

Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

With Murder in Mind

Samuel Carver

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers