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Dec 10, 1996 · December 10, 1996 at 12:00 a.m. EST. NEW YORK -- Howard Rollins, 46, the actor who starred for five seasons in the TV series "In the Heat of the Night" and who was nominated for an Oscar for...
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. 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 ...
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.
Dec 10, 1996 · Dec. 10, 1996 12 AM PT. Howard Rollins, who was dropped from the popular television series “In the Heat of the Night” because of drug problems, has died. He was 46. Rollins died Sunday in St....
Dec 10, 1996 · Tue., Dec. 10, 1996. Twitter. Email. Reddit. Howard Rollins, the Oscar-nominated actor who was bounced from the TV series “In the Heat of the Night” in 1993 because of his drug use, has died at...
By Staff. Dec 10, 1996. Howard Rollins, the Oscar-nominated actor who was bounced from the TV series "In the Heat of the Night" in 1993 because of his drug use, has died at 46, his agent said...
Dec 8, 1996 · With Murder in Mind. Wildside. Thornwell. Acting. Howard Rollins (1950–1996) was an American television, film, and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and Virgil Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night.
