Biography
Howard Rollins (1950–1996) 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

Ragtime
Coalhouse Walker Jr.

A Soldier's Story
Captain Davenport

Remembering Ragtime
Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)

Drunks
Joseph

Thornwell
Carson

A Doctor's Story
Dr. Zack Williams

The House of God
Chuck Johnston

The Children of Times Squ...
Otis Travis

The House of Dies Drear
Walter Small

The Trial of the Moke
James Smith