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How Did Howard Rollins Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 46Also known asHoward Rollins Jr., Howard E. Rollins Jr., Howard E. RollinsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/10/1950Born inBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.Died08/12/1996 (aged 46)Died inSt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterCauselymphomaWikidataQ967653 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Cemetery and Chapel MausoleumTMDb#95621 ↗
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. was an American stage, film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978's King, George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Remember WENNSeries | George Smith | 46 |
| 1996 | Harambee!Movie | Chimbuko | 46 |
| 1994 | New York UndercoverSeries | Reverend Hundley | 44 |
| 1992 | With Murder in MindMovie | Samuel Carver | 42 |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the NightSeries | Virgil Tibbs | 38 |
| 1988 | En el calor de la nocheSeries | Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs | 38 |
| 1986 | The Children of Times SquareMovie | Otis Travis | 36 |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIMovie | T.C. Russell | 36 |
| 1986 | The Boy KingMovie | Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. | 36 |
| 1985 | WildsideSeries | — | 35 |
| 1984 | The House of GodMovie | Chuck Johnston | 34 |
| 1984 | He's Fired, She's HiredMovie | Raoul | 34 |
| 1984 | The House of Dies DrearMovie | Walter Small | 34 |
| 1984 | A Soldier's StoryMovie | Captain Davenport | 34 |
| 1984 | A Doctor's StoryMovie | Dr. Zack Williams | 34 |
| 1982 | The NeighborhoodMovie | Allen Campbell | 32 |
| 1981 | RagtimeMovie | Coalhouse Walker Jr. | 31 |
| 1981 | Chytilová Versus FormanMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1980 | FridaysSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries | George Haley | 29 |
| 1979 | My Old ManMovie | Doctor | 29 |
| 1978 | KingSeries | Andrew Young | 28 |
| 1978 | The Trial of the MokeMovie | James Smith | 28 |
| 1964 | Another WorldSeries | — | 14 |