who played virgil tibbs in the heat of the night
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr.
title: Howard Rollins text: Howard Rollins 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 "", 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". Rollins was the youngest of four children born to Ruth and Howard Ellsworth Rollins Sr. in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a domestic worker while his title: Howard Rollins text: Wax Museum. Howard Rollins 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 "", 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". Rollins was the youngest of four children born to Ruth and Howard Ellsworth Rollins Sr. in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was a domestic worker title: Howard Rollins text: Forman motion picture, "Ragtime". His performance in the film earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor, as well as Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture. The following year, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his role on "Another World". In 1984, Rollins starred in director Norman Jewison's film, "A Soldier's Story" which led to his role as Virgil Tibbs on "In the Heat of the Night", the television series based on Jewison's acclaimed 1967 film of the same name. "In title: In the Heat of the Night (film) text: In the Heat of the Night (film) In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and was produced by Walter Mirisch. The screenplay was by Stirling Silliphant. The film won five Academy Awards, including the 1967 awards for Best Picture and Rod Steiger for Best Actor. title: Virgil Tibbs text: Virgil Tibbs Virgil Tibbs is one of the two fictional main characters in John Ball's 1965 novel "In the Heat of the Night". He is also the protagonist in six sequels to that novel. On screen, Tibbs is the protagonist in the Oscar-winning 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night" and in its sequels, "They Call Me Mister Tibbs!" (1970) and "The Organization" (1971). He is also portrayed in the 1988-1995 television series. In the novels, Tibbs works for the police force of Pasadena, California. In the films, portrayed by Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, he first works in