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Mini Biography:
Howard E. Rollins Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. He was... more
Trivia:
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1981" in John Willis'... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
3 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Howard Rollins Jr. | Howard E. Rollins | Howard Rollins
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- "Another World" .... Ed Harding (photograph) (1 episode, 1982-1999)
... aka Another World: Bay City
- Episode dated 25 June 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Ed Harding (photograph) - Harambee! (1996) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... Chimbuko
- "Remember WENN" .... George Smith (1 episode, 1996)
- The Emperor Smith (1996) TV episode .... George Smith - Drunks (1995) (as Howard Rollins) .... Joseph
- "New York Undercover" .... Reverend Hundley (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- The Smoking Section (1995) TV episode .... Reverend Hundley - "In the Heat of the Night" .... Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs / ... (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
- Conspiracy of One (1994) TV episode .... Attorney Virgil Tibbs
- Good Cop, Bad Cop (1994) TV episode .... Attorney Virgil Tibbs
- Virgil Tibbs: Attorney at Law (1993) TV episode .... Attorney Virgil Tibbs
- A Correct Settling (1993) TV episode (as Howard Rollins) (credit only) .... Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
- Lake Winahatchie (1993) TV episode (as Howard Rollins) (credit only) .... Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
(116 more) - With Murder in Mind (1992/I) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... Samuel Carver
... aka With Savage Intent - On the Block (1990) (as Howard Rollins) .... Clay Beasley
- Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... T.C. Russell
... aka Johnnie Gibson F.B.I. - The Children of Times Square (1986) (TV) .... Otis Travis
... aka Street Wise (Australia: video title) - The Boy King (1986) (TV) .... Martin Luther King Sr.
- "Wildside" .... Bannister Sparks (6 episodes, 1985)
- Until the Fat Lady Sings (1985) TV episode .... Bannister Sparks
- Buffalo Who? (1985) TV episode .... Bannister Sparks
- Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (1985) TV episode .... Bannister Sparks
- The Crimea of the Century (1985) TV episode .... Bannister Sparks
- Delinquency of a Miner (1985) TV episode .... Bannister Sparks
(1 more) - He's Fired, She's Hired (1984) (TV) .... Raoul
- A Soldier's Story (1984) .... Captain Davenport
- A Doctor's Story (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Zack Williams
- The House of God (1984) .... Chuck Johnston
- House of Dies Drear (1984) (TV) .... Walter Small
- "Moving Right Along" (1983) TV series .... (1983)
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Medgar Evers
... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title) - The Member of the Wedding (1982) (TV) .... Honey Brown
- The Neighborhood (1982) (TV) .... Allen Campbell
... aka Breslin's Neighborhood - "Fridays" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #3.14 (1982) TV episode .... Guest Host - Ragtime (1981) .... Coalhouse Walker Jr.
... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title) - "All My Children" .... F. B. I. Agent (early 1980s) (1 episode, 1981)
... aka All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #1.2979 (1981) TV episode .... F. B. I. Agent (early 1980s) - Thornwell (1981) (TV) .... Carson
- My Old Man (1979) (TV) .... Doctor
- "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... George Haley
- "King" .... Andrew Young (3 episodes, 1978)
- Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode (as Howard Rollins) .... Andrew Young
- Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode (as Howard Rollins) .... Andrew Young
- Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode (as Howard Rollins) (credit only) .... Andrew Young - The Trial of the Moke (1978) (TV)
Self:
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode dated 26 May 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice) (as Howard Rollins Jr.)
... aka Dear America - The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Archive Footage:
- Remembering 'Ragtime' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Coalhouse Walker Jr.
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
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