

Howard Rollins
Acting
October 17, 1950
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
December 8, 1996
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.