Remembering Howard E. Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996).

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Remembering Howard E. Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996).
He was an extremely gifted actor who appeared in many TV shows and movies in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. He had 29 acting credits and an excellent performance in Ragtime (1981), for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in "A Soldier's Story" (1984) and the "In the Heat of the Night" TV series as Virgil Tibbs.

 

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This has always been one of my favorite TV series. I still watch it. What if your favorite episode. Mine is the one starring Melvin Van Peebles, "An Angry Woman" (Season 3, Episode 18).

 

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Black Film History One of my favorites was the episode where Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order) and her beau kidnapped Althea Tibbs and the young kid.

 

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Sidney Poitier riding through the cotton fields on the way to Endicott's and the field workers staring paralleled Rollins riding through the army base and the soldier's staring. Both were very powerful scenes.