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Howard Rollins is a Actor American born on 17 october 1950 at Baltimore (USA)
Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the 1981 film Ragtime, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and two Golden Globe Awards. Rollins also had a successful career on television as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night.
In 1988, Rollins was arrested and pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in Louisiana. In 1992 and 1993, he was arrested on three separate occasions for driving under the influence. In 1994, he served a month in jail for reckless driving and driving under the influence. Because of continued legal problems, Rollins was ultimately dropped from In the Heat of the Night. After attending drug rehab, he returned to In the Heat of the Night as a guest star.
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Birth name Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 17 october 1950 at Baltimore (USA)
Death 8 december 1996 (at 46 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 17 october 1950 at Baltimore (USA)
Death 8 december 1996 (at 46 years) at New York City (USA)
Biography
Legal issuesIn 1988, Rollins was arrested and pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in Louisiana. In 1992 and 1993, he was arrested on three separate occasions for driving under the influence. In 1994, he served a month in jail for reckless driving and driving under the influence. Because of continued legal problems, Rollins was ultimately dropped from In the Heat of the Night. After attending drug rehab, he returned to In the Heat of the Night as a guest star.
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Drunks (1997)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Lewis, Amanda Plummer, Spalding Gray, Faye Dunaway, Parker Posey, George Martin
Roles Joseph
Rating63%
A group of alcoholics meet up one night at a 12-step recovery meeting.
A Soldier's Story (1984)
, 1h41Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Crime
Themes Films about racism, Political films
Actors Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, David Alan Grier, Larry Riley, Denzel Washington, David Harris
Roles Captain Davenport
Rating71%
The time is 1944 during World War II. Vernon Waters (Adolph Caesar), the Army sergeant in charge of Company B, a platoon of black soldiers, is very drunk and staggering along a road along Fort Neal, a segregated Army base in Louisiana. Waters' last words amidst his raucous laughter were "They still hate you! They still hate you!" before he is shot to death with a .45 caliber pistol.
The House of God (1984)
, 1h48Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Tim Matheson, Charles Haid, Michael Sacks, Bess Armstrong, Lisa Pelikan, George Coe
Roles Chuck Johnston
Rating57%
Le film relate le quotidien un groupe d'étudiants en médecine dans un hôpital universitaire aux États-Unis. L'histoire commence lorsque Jo, chef du groupe, sombre dans une dépression, et que les membres de ce groupe se retrouvent, dès lors, sous la coupe d'un autre interne, dénommé « The Fatman ».
, 1h30Directed by Michael Schultz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Howard Rollins, Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne, Laurence Fishburne, Janet MacLachlan
Roles Medgar Evers
Rating71%
Howard Rollins stars as assassinated civil rights activist Medgar Evers, while Irene Cara co-stars as his wife (and future NAACP chairperson) Myrlie. The film concentrates on Evers, an ex-insurance agent turned activist, in the final years of his life as the first NAACP field secretary in Mississippi. In 1954, he is involved in a boycott against white merchants and was instrumental in eventually desegragating the University of Mississippi in 1962. His home in Jackson, Mississippi is besieged by bigots and he and his family are threatened with dire consequences, but Evers continues to work towards the goal of integrating his racially-polarized state. On June 12, 1963, however, the 37-year-old Evers is shot to death in front of his home by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith.
Ragtime (1981)
, 2h35Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique
Actors James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Howard Rollins
Roles Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Rating72%
The film begins with a newsreel montage, depicting celebrities of the turn of the 20th century such as Harry Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, and the architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer), as well as life in New York. The newsreel is accompanied by ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.). The millionaire industrialist Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy), who makes a scene when White's latest creation, a nude statue on the roof of Madison Square Garden, is unveiled. The model for the statue is Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern), a former chorus girl who is now Thaw's wife. Thaw becomes convinced White has corrupted Evelyn and humiliated him, and publicly shoots White, killing him.
My Old Man (1979)
, 1h42Directed by John Erman
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates, Peter Maloney, Eileen Brennan, Joseph Maher, Howard Rollins
Roles Doctor
Rating59%
A cantankerous horse trainer and his jockey daughter attempt to reconcile their troubled relationship.
King (miniseries) (1978)
, 5hOrigin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lonny Chapman, Ossie Davis
Roles Andrew Young
Rating79%