About:
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
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  Ragtime
  as
  Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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  A Soldier's Story
  as
  Captain Davenport
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  The Legacy of Malthus
  as
  Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
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  The Neighborhood
  as
  Allen Campbell
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  Drunks
  as
  Joseph