1984Nominee
Best Performance
A Soldier's Story
Howard Rollins
Actor
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
October 17, 1950
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1981Nominee
Best Performance
Ragtime
1979Nominee
Best Performance
My Old Man
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
The Children of Times Square
1984Highlight
Best Performance
The House of God
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A Soldier's Story
Ragtime