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Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was best known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978's King, George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 film Ragtime, Captain Davenport in the 1984 film A Soldier's Story, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television ...
Howard E. Rollins Jr.. Actor: Ragtime. Howard E. Rollins Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. He was the youngest of four children born to Howard E. Rollins Sr. (steelworker) and Ruth R. Rollins (domestic worker). Rollins graduated from Towson State College, where he studied theater. His first break into acting came when a friend convinced him to try out for a role in "Of Mice and Men ...
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- December 8, 1996
Howard E. Rollins Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. He was the youngest of four children born to Howard E. Rollins Sr. (steelworker) and Ruth R. Rollins (domestic worker). Rollins graduated from Towson State College, where he studied theater. His first break into acting came when a friend convinced him to try out for a role in "Of ...
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Dec 8, 1996 · Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was best known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978's King, George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 film Ragtime, Captain Davenport in the 1984 film A Soldier's Story, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television ...
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. 1950 – 1996. Actor. Began Career In New York. Won Role In TV Series. Addicted to Drugs And Alcohol. His Comeback Cut Short. Sources. For much of the television viewing audience, Howard Rollins will best be remembered for his believable portrayal of Detective Virgil Tibbs, in the very popular television series “ In the Heat of the Night.
Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr. est un acteur de théâtre et de cinéma américain né le 17 octobre 1950 et mort le 8 décembre 1996. Il est surtout connu pour avoir joué dans le film Ragtime et pour avoir incarné à la télévision l'inspecteur Virgil Tibbs de la série Dans la chaleur de la nuit .
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Dec 11, 1996 · Howard Rollins, an Oscar-nominated actor with roles in such movies as ``Ragtime'' and ``A Soldier's Story'' and the TV series ``In the Heat of the Night,'' died at age 46. Rollins died Sunday afternoon at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. The hospital declined to release the cause of death, but Frank Tobin, a publicist for actor Carroll O'Connor, said Rollins died from lymphoma.
