Still of Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Caption: Still of Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Actor
Born: October 17, 1950
Star sign: Libra
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Known for: In the Heat of the Night (1988), All My Children (1970), A Soldier's Story (1984), Ragtime (1981)
Source: IMDB
Howard E. Rollins Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. He was the youngest of four children born to Howard E. Rollins Sr. (steelworker) and Ruth R. Rollins (domestic worker). Rollins graduated from Towson State College, where he studied theater. His first break into acting came when a friend convinced him to try out for a role in "Of Mice ...