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Birthday
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Death day
December 8, 1996 (46 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
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Celebrities born on October 17
Born in 1950
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
Libra named Howard
TV Actors from Maryland
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First name Howard
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr is an American actor in theater, film and television. Howard Rollins is best known for his roles as Andrew Young in King 1978, George Haley in the 1979 Roots: The Next Generations miniseries, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 Ragtime films, Captain Davenport in the 1984 film A Soldier's Story and Virgil Tibbs on the 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, due to complications from AIDS-related lymphoma. Typically at the time, his editor claimed he had lymphoma, but his family later revealed that Rollins had been diagnosed with AIDS. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore, his hometown.
BornHoward Ellsworth Rollins Jr, October 17, 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1996, New York City, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTowson State University
OccupationActor
Years active1970–1996

About Howard Rollins

TV Actor Howard Rollins was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on October 17, 1950. He dies at the age of 46, on December 8, 1996.

In the Heat of the Night, he played Investigator Virgil Tibbs, and his performance in Ragtime garnered him an Oscar nomination.

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Howard Rollins before becoming famous

Howard Rollins was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1950 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After a buddy persuaded him to audition for a role in Of Mice and Men, he became enamored with the craft.

Achievement of Howard Rollins

He also made an appearance on Roots.

Howard Rollins's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three older brothers and sisters.

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Howard Rollins Collabed with

He co-starred alongside TV Actor Carroll O'Connor in the drama In the Heat of the Night.

Carroll O'Connor (1924 - 2001) (TV Actor)
Carroll O'Connor (1924 - 2001)

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Howard Rollins Income & Net worth

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