Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Howard Rollins was 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 crime drama In the Heat of the Night (1988–1994).
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| Full name at birth | Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Andrew Young in the NBC biographical drama miniseries King, George Haley in the ABC drama miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 drama film Ragtime, Captain Davenport in the 1984 mystery drama film A Soldier's Story, and Virgil Tibbs in the NBC/CBS crime drama series In the Heat of the Night
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1950
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| Place of birth | Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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| Date of death | 8 December 1996
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| Age | 46 (age at death)
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| Place of death | St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of death | AIDS (-related lymphoma)
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| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Weight | 200 lbs (91 kg)
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| University | Townson State College, Maryland, USA
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- On October 25, 2006, a wax statue of Rollins was unveiled at the Senator Theatre in Baltimore. The statue is now at Baltimore's Great Blacks in Wax Museum.
Howard E. Rollins Jr. is known for his role in the TV series In the Heat of the Night (1988) as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs / Attorney Virgil Tibbs.
He is also known for his role in the film Ragtime (1981) as Coalhouse Walker Jr..
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