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Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
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Actor Born: October 17, 1950 in Baltimore, MD Death: December 8, 1996 in New York City, NY Biography:Towson State College graduate Howard E. Rollins Jr. has been a stage leading man since the mid-1970s. The tall, imposing African-American actor earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of fiercely proud Coalhouse Walker Jr. in "Ragtime" (1981). As impressive as his theatre and film resumés are his TV credits, including such roles as Andrew Young in the 1978 miniseries "King" and George Haley in the 1979 multiparter "Roots: The Next Generation". Howard E. Rollins was seen on a more regular basis on the ABC daytime drama "Another World" (for which he was Emmy-nominated); as explosives expert Bannister Parks on the 1985 "buddy western" series "Wildside"; and as Virgil Tibbs on the long-running (1988-92) TV adaptation of "In the Heat of the Night". He made his final feature film appearance in "Drunks" (1995), a slice-of-life drama set at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Six weeks before he died on... Full Biography
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