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Howard Rollins
Born: 1950-10-17 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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.
Rated Filmography (21)
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The Legacy of Malthus
1994
8.0
The House of Dies Drear
1984
8.0
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
7.3
Thornwell
1981
7.0
Ragtime
1981
7.0
The Neighborhood
1982
7.0
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
7.0
The Boy King
1986
7.0
Harambee!
1996
6.8
A Soldier's Story
1984
6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984
6.5
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
6.3
The Children of Times Square
1986
6.2
With Murder in Mind
1992
6.0
The Trial of the Moke
1978
5.3
My Old Man
1979
5.0
The Member of the Wedding
1982
3.2
Drunks
1997
3.2
The House of God
1984
2.8
On the Block
1990