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Howard Rollins

1950 - 1996

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Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) 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. 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 (1988–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Howard Rollins is the 10,707th most popular actor (up from 11,032nd in 2024), the 15,678th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,930th in 2019) and the 4,948th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Howard Rollins ranks 10,707 out of 13,578. Before him are Penelope Milford, Damian Young, Harvey Atkin, Colin Donnell, Anne Marivin, and Laura Smet. After him are Ruth Donnelly, Maya Sansa, Sohrab Modi, Eriq Ebouaney, Stan Kirsch, and Mina El Hammani.

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Among people born in 1950, Howard Rollins ranks 743. Before him are Linda Bassett, Mary Tamm, Megumi Ogawa, Edward P. Jones, Charlie George, and Howard Finkel. After him are Jackie Speier, David C. Hilmers, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Jimmie Wilson, Cynthia Myers, and Raza Murad. Among people deceased in 1996, Howard Rollins ranks 358. Before him are Dana Hill, Vince Edwards, Beryl Reid, Beverley Whitfield, Lyle Talbot, and Lucille Bremer. After him are Ralph Yarborough, Gene Nelson, Fearless Nadia, Killing of JonBenét Ramsey, and Bradley Nowell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Rollins ranks 15,685 out of 20,380. Before him are Penelope Milford (1948), Chuck Robb (1939), Damian Young (1961), Neil Strauss (1969), Gregory Porter (1971), and Colin Donnell (1982). After him are Ruth Donnelly (1896), Mark Oliver Everett (1963), Meghan McCain (1984), Matthew Weiner (1965), Dax Harwood (1984), and Saxby Chambliss (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Howard Rollins ranks 4,951. Before him are Dustin Diamond (1977), David Hayter (1969), Amy Locane (1971), Penelope Milford (1948), Damian Young (1961), and Colin Donnell (1982). After him are Ruth Donnelly (1896), Stan Kirsch (1968), Camille Guaty (1976), Jean Brooks (1915), Paul Walter Hauser (1986), and Alex Vincent (1981).

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