Howard Rollins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Howard Rollins
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Oct 17, 1950(1950-10-17)
Age	74
Date Of Death	1996-12-08
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Libra

Howard Rollins Biography

Howard Rollins is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on October 17, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He played the role of Investigator Virgil Tibbs in TV’s In the Heat of the Night, and was nominated for an Oscar for Ragtime.

He was a star in the drama In the Heat of the Night with He starred in the drama, In the Heat of the Night with Carroll O’Connor..

In 1970, Rollins left college to play the role of “Slick” in the PBS soap opera Our Street. In 1974, he moved to New York City, where he appeared in the Broadway productions of We Interrupt This Program (1975), The Mighty Gents (1978), and G. R. Point (1979). He also appeared in the TV miniseries King and Roots: The Next Generations.

Rollins was the youngest of four children born to Ruth and Howard Ellsworth Rollins Sr. in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a domestic worker, and father was a steelworker who died in 1980. After his high school graduation, Rollins studied theater at Towson University.

Three of his older siblings were with him.

Howard Rollins Net Worth

Howard Rollins is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Howard Rollins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After being encouraged by a friend to audition for the part in Of Mice and Men, he became passionate about acting.

He was also featured on Roots.

Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actor. Howard Rollins 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 TV crime drama In the Heat of the Night . In the fall of 1996, Rollins was diagnosed with AIDS. Six weeks later, he died at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York at the age of 46, from complications from AIDS-related lymphoma. As was typical at the time, his publicist issued a statement claiming he suffered from lymphatic cancer, but it was later revealed by his family that Rollins had been diagnosed with AIDS. He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in his native Baltimore.

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Who is Howard Rollins Dating?

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On December 8, 1996, Rollins died at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West) in New York City from complications of lymphoma; he had been diagnosed only six weeks earlier. His funeral was held on December 13 in Baltimore.

Facts & Trivia

Howard Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Howard Rollins celebrates birthday on October 17 of every year.

Why did Howard Rollins leave In the Heat of the Night?

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. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York.

Where is Howard Rollins?

Howard Rollins (1950 – 1996) – Rollins, starred in the box-office hit, “A Soldier’s Story,” which led to his role as Virgil Tibbs on the TV drama “In the Heat of the Night,” died on Dec. 8, 1996 after complications from AIDS- related lymphoma.

What movies did Howard Rollins play in?

Appears in

What was Howard Rollins first movie?

Movies

Why did Anne Marie leave In the Heat of the Night?

Anne-Marie decided to leave the show at the end of Season 6 in order to take a job on Fox’s sketch comedy series In Living Color. She followed up that one-year stint with a guest-starring arc on Melrose Place.