Actor

Howard Rollins

9 credited titles on WatchWise

Howard Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 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.

Associated lifetime gross

$38M

Combined reported budget

$9.6M

Gross / budget

4.0x

Bankability Index

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Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Drama

$38M · 2 films · 100% hit

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Hit

Based on 2 of 9 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

Acted in (9)

Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.