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Actor:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "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)
2. Harambee! (1996) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... Chimbuko
3. "Remember WENN" .... George Smith (1 episode, 1996)
       - The Emperor Smith (1996) TV episode .... George Smith
4. Drunks (1995) (as Howard Rollins) .... Joseph
5. "New York Undercover" .... Reverend Hundley (1 episode, 1995)
   ... aka Uptown Undercover
       - The Smoking Section (1995) TV episode .... Reverend Hundley
6. "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)
7. With Murder in Mind (1992/I) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... Samuel Carver
   ... aka With Savage Intent
8. On the Block (1990) (as Howard Rollins) .... Clay Beasley
   
   
9. Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) (TV) (as Howard Rollins) .... T.C. Russell
   ... aka Johnnie Gibson F.B.I.
10. The Children of Times Square (1986) (TV) .... Otis Travis
    ... aka Street Wise (Australia: video title)
11. The Boy King (1986) (TV) .... Martin Luther King Sr.
12. "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)
13. He's Fired, She's Hired (1984) (TV) .... Raoul
14. A Soldier's Story (1984) .... Captain Davenport
15. A Doctor's Story (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Zack Williams
16. The House of God (1984) .... Chuck Johnston
17. House of Dies Drear (1984) (TV) .... Walter Small
18. "Moving Right Along" (1983) TV series .... (1983)
19. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Medgar Evers
    ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
20. The Member of the Wedding (1982) (TV) .... Honey Brown
21. The Neighborhood (1982) (TV) .... Allen Campbell
    ... aka Breslin's Neighborhood
22. "Fridays" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #3.14 (1982) TV episode .... Guest Host
23. Ragtime (1981) .... Coalhouse Walker Jr.
    ... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)
24. "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)
25. Thornwell (1981) (TV) .... Carson
    
    
26. My Old Man (1979) (TV) .... Doctor
27. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... George Haley
28. "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
29. The Trial of the Moke (1978) (TV)
    

Self:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
       - The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) TV episode .... Himself
2. The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
   
   
3. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
       - Episode dated 26 May 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself
4. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice) (as Howard Rollins Jr.)
   ... aka Dear America
5. The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself
6. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
   

Archive Footage:

1. Remembering 'Ragtime' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Coalhouse Walker Jr.
2. The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)