Where to watch Howard Rollins in the UK
Find every Howard Rollins film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 16 September 2026.
Howard Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American television, film, and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and Virgil Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night.
Howard Rollins films streaming in the UK
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- American Playhouse (1982) as Medgar Evers
- New York Undercover (1994) as Reverend Hundley
- In the Heat of the Night (1988) as Virgil Tibbs
- Fridays (1980) as Self
- Remember WENN (1996) as George Smith
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as George Haley
- Another World (1964) Cast
- Wildside (1985) Cast
- A Soldier's Story (1984) as Captain Davenport
- King (1978) as Andrew Young
- Ragtime (1981) as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
- My Old Man (1979) as Doctor
- The Children of Times Square (1986) as Otis Travis
- The House of Dies Drear (1984) as Walter Small
- With Murder in Mind (1992) as Samuel Carver
- En el calor de la noche (1988) as Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
- The House of God (1984) as Chuck Johnston
- A Doctor's Story (1984) as Dr. Zack Williams
- He's Fired, She's Hired (1984) as Raoul
- The Neighborhood (1982) as Allen Campbell
- Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) as T.C. Russell
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) as Medgar Evers
- Chytilová Versus Forman (1981) as Self
- Remembering Ragtime (2004) as Coalhouse Walker Jr. (archive footage)
- The Legacy of Malthus (1994) as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
- Drunks (1997) as Joseph
- The Member of the Wedding (1982) as Honey Brown
- On the Block (1990) as Clay Beasley
- Thornwell (1981) as Carson
- The Trial of the Moke (1978) as James Smith
- The Boy King (1986) as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
- Harambee! (1996) as Chimbuko
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Where can I watch Howard Rollins films in the UK?
Howard Rollins's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Howard Rollins's most popular films?
Most-watched Howard Rollins films currently: A Soldier's Story (1984), Ragtime (1981), My Old Man (1979), The Children of Times Square (1986), The House of Dies Drear (1984).
What TV shows has Howard Rollins appeared in?
Selected TV credits: American Playhouse (1982), New York Undercover (1994), In the Heat of the Night (1988), Fridays (1980), Remember WENN (1996).
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