Celebrity Underrated - The Howard Rollins Story

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  • @CelebrityUnderrated
    @CelebrityUnderrated  3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

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    • @austingilesjr.914
      @austingilesjr.914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Please do a story on my lady Vesta Williams!

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      @williereynolds3113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Do a story on Gia Carangi

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      @ladawnjones1605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    • @austingilesjr.914
      @austingilesjr.914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @ladawnjones1605
      @ladawnjones1605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@austingilesjr.914 Ooh ok, nobody never talks about her lol. I didnt know if she was dead or alive.

  • @Sunflower94H
    @Sunflower94H 3 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    I loved this man's acting. He was right, he was the first Howard Rollins, he was himself and no one else.

    • @joshlyncola201
      @joshlyncola201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's Right

    • @miarobinson847
      @miarobinson847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly

    • @lamarbrown3531
      @lamarbrown3531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @Sunflower94H
      @Sunflower94H 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lamarbrown3531 Ok cool.

    • @thomasharrison7392
      @thomasharrison7392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't forget 'Ragtime' and 'A Soldier's Story.'

  • @joannapowellchestnut6679
    @joannapowellchestnut6679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    In The Heat of The Night is still the bomb. 100%

    • @mlang28
      @mlang28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thats a Fact

    • @deey132
      @deey132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It sure is!!!

    • @melissajohnson817
      @melissajohnson817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes. I still watch it.

    • @kearachandler5733
      @kearachandler5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yaaas Me & My Grandma Use Too Sit In My Room & 👀'ch "In The Heat 0f The Night" I'd Give ANYTHING Too Do That Again!😩😭
      🙏🏾💙🙏🏾💙🙏🏾💙🙏🏾

    • @alblaze3240
      @alblaze3240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      For Real💪💪

  • @kelvin19888
    @kelvin19888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    Howard Rollins was that dude especially when he played Virgil on in the heat of the night

    • @deecee3499
      @deecee3499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And he was that dude in Soldier Story

    • @SheTwice
      @SheTwice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      YESSSS!!!! And in a Soldier’s Story!!

    • @joshlyncola201
      @joshlyncola201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes Lord

    • @chadk890
      @chadk890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      FACTS

    • @deloresannwells
      @deloresannwells 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kelvin Dang my bad MeTv not AntennaTv

  • @vanessah4545
    @vanessah4545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Wow! He had a sad personal life. I only knew him from In The Heat of The Night. You never know what people go through, he was battling a lot of demons. RIP.

    • @kawimason361
      @kawimason361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Amen

    • @redbone8844
      @redbone8844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@BrownSugarBaby1992 he killed himself he was high they said prior to him taken his life!

    • @dionnehawkins9395
      @dionnehawkins9395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redbone8844 Right

    • @AggravatedMan365
      @AggravatedMan365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@BrownSugarBaby1992 He committed suicide

    • @shemeciahaskell322
      @shemeciahaskell322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@redbone8844 * taking

  • @TheBoomBoxGuru
    @TheBoomBoxGuru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    An extraordinary actor, I was raised up on In The Heat of the Night and still watch reruns today.

  • @brittanydawes9430
    @brittanydawes9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    I remember going to his funeral. I've never seen it rain sooo hard as that day. Rip cousin you will always live as long as our family lives

    • @yevetter.2126
      @yevetter.2126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Amen!!!

    • @nerdbamarich2063
      @nerdbamarich2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      His was an incredible actor. So very sorry for your family's loss. Blessings🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @brittanydawes9430
      @brittanydawes9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sarah Butler what are you talking about? I'm confused

    • @sarahbutler5463
      @sarahbutler5463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@brittanydawes9430, Disregard, sorry about the confusion💝

    • @frankybroughtoniv8465
      @frankybroughtoniv8465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      God bless u sister he brought lots of joy to us fans.

  • @avibecalledblessed7503
    @avibecalledblessed7503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    My mom was in love with him! He was so fine. Loved him in the movie, A soldier story. I'm going to share this with her. Thank you♥️

  • @Regreviews
    @Regreviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Yessssss one of the most underrated actors ever

    • @spacepunk_nappy
      @spacepunk_nappy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't remember him being considered underrated...He was very much celebrated and probably be along with where Denzel has been, even before Denzel started doing movies and was acting on St.Elswhere....He just had a turbulent personal life and left us way too soon....

    • @Regreviews
      @Regreviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spacepunk_nappy I mean in today's society

  • @dionysoscub
    @dionysoscub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    He was a fantastic actor and so underrated.

  • @FlyGirl7630
    @FlyGirl7630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    Virgil Tibbs!!! He was a staple in all black households.

    • @JayeNovember
      @JayeNovember 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In white households to cut the race stuff

    • @nikradik
      @nikradik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yesss

    • @shemeciahaskell322
      @shemeciahaskell322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@JayeNovember First of all you meant * too not to and secondly the fact that he made it in the industry as a dark skin black man was a major part of his success story because the odds were against him🙄

    • @jessicahill6418
      @jessicahill6418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Okay LoL

    • @peacegodbenevolence1089
      @peacegodbenevolence1089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JayeNovember this country was built on race. Stfu!

  • @SimplyMee..228
    @SimplyMee..228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    He didn’t lose his mind, he had a secret life, I’m sure of it.. most did during that time, it’s sad people struggled to just be themselves, back then the world was a different place.regardless of his personal life he was an amazing actor.

  • @AHMAD-2324
    @AHMAD-2324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    An extremely gifted Actor RIP to Howard Rollins Jr.

  • @dynamict4722
    @dynamict4722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    It’s sad he wasn’t able to be his true self and that he turned to drugs, he’s definitely legendary.

  • @dignifiede8121
    @dignifiede8121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I'm 36 I been watching in the heat of the night all my life he's one of my favorite actors love it

    • @PlainJaneWay
      @PlainJaneWay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m 37 and me too.. Grew up on this show

  • @michelle-loraejones5169
    @michelle-loraejones5169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    This is so sad. He had no one to take care of him.

  • @suga_bop9431
    @suga_bop9431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I clicked on here so fast. Howard Rollins is one of my favorite actors from Heat of the Night. Thank you for covering this story

  • @2ndround415
    @2ndround415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I really am a fan of this channel! Our black stars deserve their stories told! Great job

    • @Chitownhomestead
      @Chitownhomestead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed!!!!

    • @denzelpinkerton9665
      @denzelpinkerton9665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

    • @madamechristinaoflosangele2485
      @madamechristinaoflosangele2485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I absolutely agree with this channel and support for our black entertainment industry 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀 ❤ 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀 ❤ 👏 👍 🙌

  • @sheenamiller8226
    @sheenamiller8226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Howard Rollins was truly underrated.

  • @neneshubby
    @neneshubby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I’ll just remember him as a great actor despite his personal issues.

  • @Relixstylz
    @Relixstylz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The price of fame is expensive.

    • @AHMAD-2324
      @AHMAD-2324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It is but that doesn't apply in this case. This is a story more so about mental illness and loneliness.

    • @Relixstylz
      @Relixstylz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@AHMAD-2324 if that is what you think then so be it.

    • @cd3881
      @cd3881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very Expensive.!

    • @vaughnreedjr6592
      @vaughnreedjr6592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Conspiracy theories BS.

    • @Relixstylz
      @Relixstylz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@vaughnreedjr6592 what is the conspiracy?

  • @loklo101
    @loklo101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    Ol' boy from "Get Out" should play him in a biopic.

    • @kinglord7707
      @kinglord7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Or a reboot of In the Heat of the Night

    • @tanyabutler2441
      @tanyabutler2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yessssssss

    • @nicoleg1188
      @nicoleg1188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yessss. He did a great job as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah

    • @loklo101
      @loklo101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicoleg1188 Did that come out today?

    • @kinglord7707
      @kinglord7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nicoleg1188 I saw it last night too it is very powerful movie

  • @laraoneal7284
    @laraoneal7284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    So tragic. Such a handsome man. He had trauma as a child that he never dealt with. Rip HR.

  • @blackmagicwoman1493
    @blackmagicwoman1493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Sad thing is he was probably messed with as a child. Put hun on a bad path. Our boys and young men need protection from sexual violence as well. Richard Pryor had a bad childhood too.

    • @Jaheartsjonas
      @Jaheartsjonas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      That is true, sad to say but honestly speaking a lot of people who end up in the LGBTQ community have been abused/traumatized in some way but people don't address that enough because it's more PC to say they were "born that way" and society as a whole is wrong for not accepting their lifestyles not the people/person who abuse others, especially children. If some of those things were still treated as mental illness or the result of trauma i feel like there would be way less suicides or deaths like Howard's that result from those lifestyles and the masking of pain

    • @blackmagicwoman1493
      @blackmagicwoman1493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Jaheartsjonas Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree.

    • @JadedJassy21
      @JadedJassy21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      A person doesn’t turn gay just because they have been sexually assaulted. Don’t compare the two. I’m bi and had a great childhood. He might have been or he might have just struggled with his sexuality...

    • @thebeast9606
      @thebeast9606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Jaheartsjonas Do you have the research to back up your claims? That is a huge assumption to make without any peer reviewed sources to support your stance.

    • @lindatart5670
      @lindatart5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Some people are BORN that way and there is nothing anyone can do about it. They are naturally attracted to the same sex. I've seen it many times in life.

  • @GullahGeecheeGeno
    @GullahGeecheeGeno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    When he says...."now check this out,here's the crazy part" hes about to go in lolol. Love ya content fam 🤘💯💪

    • @d1inonly
      @d1inonly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Aye yo! When he says that...I lean into the phone because I know it's bout to be wild 🤣🤣🤣

    • @innovativeconsultingllc4962
      @innovativeconsultingllc4962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @CashmereIII
    @CashmereIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "Heat of the night" I loved Virgil Tibbs. My Grandma and I used to watch this show as well and enjoy it glued til jokingly she would Shout "GET HIM VIRGIL!!!"😆👑Miss you Gran Alberta👑💐🌹💐 and Howard you stole the show😍👑💃 both Forever Missed!

  • @mellel1797
    @mellel1797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This man was living what seemed to be a beautiful and charmed life and I couldn't understand why he would turn to drugs, until you mentioned his crossdressing. Poor dude... behind all of his accolades and accomplishments, he couldn't live the life he truly desired. That's so sad. And sure a terrible ending to his life as he must have suffered so horribly. One never knows what goes on behind closed doors.

  • @neal6473
    @neal6473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    He died at the age of still consider as a young man very sad story.

  • @anyiasmith5833
    @anyiasmith5833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Yes I requested this 💯💯💯💯thank you celebrity underrated

  • @terryfunk6224
    @terryfunk6224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Soldier Story is a real classic

  • @SheTwice
    @SheTwice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I used to LOVE In the Heat of the Night!!! A Soldier’s Story is still one of my favorite movies of all time. This man was a superb actor, a class act indeed

  • @kitkatx6516
    @kitkatx6516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Loved him in The Soldier's Story

    • @carmelcapricorn7701
      @carmelcapricorn7701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A classic just like this actor. RIP📺🎬🎞️🎥

    • @kitkatx6516
      @kitkatx6516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Frederick Wells did you feel the same when Private Peterson(Denzel) was exposed 😄. He even cried at the end when the truth came out and that it was "one of us" that killed Sargent Waters...I felt that😔

    • @NurseRatchedTV
      @NurseRatchedTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes indeed.😢

  • @lenevee4925
    @lenevee4925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This story was so needed. Rollings was a beautiful, talented, emotional and method actor. When I was a teen in the 90s, I enjoyed watching him in Ragtime and A Soldier's Story. My mom who passed away recently loved In The Heat of the Night, now I find myself watching every season. ❤❤

  • @leeparks15
    @leeparks15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Man...the story of him on his back gurgling, poor man. 💔

  • @gritzgravy1760
    @gritzgravy1760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Man I was about to take my uglass to bed and saw this. Clicked on it so quick my eyes are permanently crossed

    • @lakeithia7
      @lakeithia7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @nikkip6314
      @nikkip6314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too. I was like Rollins. Oh hello yeah. They pissed me off when the news showed him in the police station acting belligerent. That was not our business. Then on the other side old Archie Bunker son was a dang on addict but we didn't hear shyt about that. 🙄😁😤

    • @Fox_Flame
      @Fox_Flame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣😁

    • @Chitownhomestead
      @Chitownhomestead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Especially w what was said.. omg 🤐🤔🤯

  • @BRITTWOODNESHIE
    @BRITTWOODNESHIE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am a new viewer of In The Heat Of The Night, I have been watching that show all day and I can't get enough of it.

  • @sinsearjones6081
    @sinsearjones6081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    My click game strong when it come to this channel 🤗🤗

  • @deebo5475
    @deebo5475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Loved his character on In The Heat of The Night👊🏾

  • @vicreal4545
    @vicreal4545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I couldn’t tap the notifications fast enough bruh! 🥵😂🙌🏿💯

    • @sincerelyimodel
      @sincerelyimodel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yo i fell the exact same thing man, i quickly hit the notification, he was a truly great actor, will miss seeing him in new movies. may he rip ,

  • @jenjen3126
    @jenjen3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Man this was so sad to hear. My family and myself love Howard Rollins ❤. He was truly one of kind. He'll never be forgotten. R.I.P. to one of the greatest actors of all times. 🙏🏽 Thanks for the video Celebrity Underrated. 💞💜

  • @andreagumbs3882
    @andreagumbs3882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This man went out so tragic is sad rip man.

  • @shunniepoo3110
    @shunniepoo3110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    damn near broke my finger clicking this damn button .. hey y’all !! ❤️👋🏽

  • @zenta-g6m
    @zenta-g6m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Wow! Didn't know all this about him....

  • @Lioness417
    @Lioness417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    He was so handsome. My father looked like him but dad had caramel complexion

  • @Iwant2BYRLova
    @Iwant2BYRLova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Soldier ' s Story is one of my favorites as well.
    I had no idea he was on my all time favorite soap opera All my Children.
    Thank you again for always keeping us informed.
    Stay safe.

    • @OradixieGalloway
      @OradixieGalloway 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was in another world,I don't think it was all children

  • @rjdavis8670
    @rjdavis8670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wow! That was deep! RIP Howard Rollins

  • @terrellhubbard
    @terrellhubbard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Damn, he lived a double life?
    That's crazy about his personal information.
    Rest easy

  • @iluvmyboba
    @iluvmyboba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So many people battle depression. Usually stemming from childhood trauma. Rest in Peace, Brother.

  • @Quiettiger8
    @Quiettiger8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A Solider's Story is one the most underrated phenomenal films ever! Love that movie so much.

  • @kinglord7707
    @kinglord7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Sounds like Howard Rollins has been tormented by a Demon in his final years and it destroyed him

    • @YAH-1
      @YAH-1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      YEP 👍🏾 Hollyweird is Satanic

    • @TMC1982Part2
      @TMC1982Part2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'm probably not the only one who has thought of this, but I wonder if Howard Rollins was in the closet and had a hard time trying to keep it hidden and coming to terms with it. It wouldn't surprise me if that's a big reason why he was so self-destructive.
      As far as we know, he never married or had children (of course, just because a man goes his entire life without being married to a woman or having kids doesn't automatically mean that they must be gay) or had any known high profile relationships with women.
      And of course, we can't talk about the questions surrounding his sexual preference without bringing up the rumors that he liked to wear women's dresses.

    • @skylarmccall5737
      @skylarmccall5737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TMC1982Part2 he was a gay man

    • @Chloeceegaming..7253
      @Chloeceegaming..7253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TMC1982Part2 definitely gay.

    • @truemperahzentertainment6133
      @truemperahzentertainment6133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TMC1982Part2 his trumatic life got to him.

  • @curtismichael4703
    @curtismichael4703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is noway that his motion picture opportunities should have dried up after giving two stellar performances. I personally feel that he deserved the Oscar for RAGTIME. If not that performance he most definitely should have won one of those major acting awards for A SOLDIER'S STORY. He went back to television and Denzel took over where he left off on the big screen. Nicely done mini doc! Howard Rollins is an actor whose work should not be forgotten.

  • @brianas6550
    @brianas6550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like how the narration doesn’t sound scripted.

  • @AliciaJonestv
    @AliciaJonestv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    You are doing videos no one else is. I love it!

  • @kelvendyson1508
    @kelvendyson1508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Ok...I remember him being on the Arsenio Hall show dressed real flamboyant, with makeup and earrings saying, "this is who I am " and everyone was really in shock by the way he was acting! Does anyone else remember that!! We were all watching with our mouths open how he appeared!!

    • @misst3016
      @misst3016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I do!

    • @tamikajames89
      @tamikajames89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whaaaaaaaaat?

    • @jasminehill6312
      @jasminehill6312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      For real?!? I didn't see that episode.

    • @uenvyme23
      @uenvyme23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I always heard about that but never saw it 🤭

    • @kelvendyson1508
      @kelvendyson1508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tamikajames89...yeah see if you can Google or TH-cam it!! He was out there!

  • @imher2679
    @imher2679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I loved him in the heat of the night! Sad rest easy😢

  • @Sunflower94H
    @Sunflower94H 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This was a crazy story...wow. OMG . This was so sad.

  • @wassupg
    @wassupg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Carroll O’Connor ❤️ Howard and helped him constantly bcuz Carroll son had drug problems as well which lead to his son killing himself 😔. Carroll was a advocate of Rehabilitation of Drugs.

  • @Konglomerant
    @Konglomerant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Damn I would of never guessed this cat was a cross dresser...RIP...

    • @liltrill8976
      @liltrill8976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I couldn’t find a pic of him In drag but there is a pic of him looking feminine

    • @yasmeen7875
      @yasmeen7875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I saw the pic years ago, but it seemed as though the pic has been scrubbed from the internet.

    • @tamikajames89
      @tamikajames89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow.

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, I knew. I heard about this before, that he cross dressed.

    • @devonajohnson280
      @devonajohnson280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@aliciag946i has read that he liked to walk around in a gold sequin dress saying:
      I'm a lady I'm a lady 🤷‍♀️

  • @earnestwilliams148
    @earnestwilliams148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Man this guy was a terrific actor man.Gone to soon !

  • @mrdkhall33
    @mrdkhall33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Definitely one of the all-time great and underrated actors..

  • @liltrill8976
    @liltrill8976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Why not just do a whole episode on the heat of the night there 5 ppl dead from that show

    • @bettyjohnson6953
      @bettyjohnson6953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That's because it's an old show so of course there will be a lot of people dead

    • @monicaross538
      @monicaross538 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's true!

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Who else has passed... Howard, Carroll O'Connor, his son and....?

    • @lisatrass8571
      @lisatrass8571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aliciag946 The guy who played Bubbah

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@lisatrass8571 Alan Autry (Bubba Skinner) is still alive, he is 68! My mom watches the re-runs 😊

  • @anthonymcmillan8273
    @anthonymcmillan8273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    After listening to this story I nearly broke down! What A TORTURED LIFE!!! I knew he passed away in the 90's but I didn't know why. I do now!! In the heat of the 🌃 was my show to watch because of Carol O'Connor's slickness and sense of humor and Howard's "Hard as nails delivery" in his passionate performances! I had to make sure I had the opportunity to catch the reruns! Nearly 30 years has passed and it seemed like a blur! Rip to both Howard Rollins an Carol O'Connor!

  • @rosalindhampton24
    @rosalindhampton24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Larry Blackmon of "Cameo"🎶 & Mr. Rollins resemble each other...🤔💭

    • @blup1sx991
      @blup1sx991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed I always thought so too.

    • @meewannabe2525
      @meewannabe2525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So Beautiful👀😌

    • @needahandle
      @needahandle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep. Handsome

  • @missvida6251
    @missvida6251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such a handsome man. I've watched some episodes of in the heat of the night with my parents and he was definitely high in a lot of episodes.

  • @davidpattersonjr5333
    @davidpattersonjr5333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great story. One of mom’s favorite actor in the 80’s

  • @AggravatedMan365
    @AggravatedMan365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I saw him shortly before his death when he was filming an episode of New York Undercover. Seemed like a very humble and generous man. He died way too young. RIP Howard Rollins 🙏🏾

  • @razorramon487
    @razorramon487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    His demise/destruction was just sad… Great talent

  • @LostBoysBasketball
    @LostBoysBasketball 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved him in A Soldier’s Story, he was a master of his craft fr

  • @jermainejenkins13
    @jermainejenkins13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Keep Doing Your Thing My G Be Cuz This Show Be On Point

  • @YourNeshaness
    @YourNeshaness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Nothing prepared me to hear about him being a cross-dresser. Man, R.I.P. 🙏🏾

    • @tennesseeminnissi2445
      @tennesseeminnissi2445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I did. He’s my cousin’s ex-husband’s cousin. He used to talk about him way back in the early 90’s.

    • @YourNeshaness
      @YourNeshaness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tennesseeminnissi2445 Wow. That’s crazy. So those close to him knew.

    • @unitedartist6411
      @unitedartist6411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tennesseeminnissi2445 can I interview you for my channel

    • @BadTV1993
      @BadTV1993 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@YourNeshaness I knew & Im not in the family(my mother did work in hollywood for years tho so I saw famous people on the streets/in public/ on set all the time as a kid..Saw Mr Rollins in full womens clothing back when i was a teen outside of Arsenio's show)

    • @HoneyHoneyBaby
      @HoneyHoneyBaby 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BadTV1993 Wow‼

  • @mannyfrencha5736
    @mannyfrencha5736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I first recall him playing Medgar Evers, I was about in 3rd grade. As a teen, The Heat of the Night was something we watched "somewhat" as a family. He seemed to be a great actor. His personal life seemed more wild than usual. May he con REST IN POWER!

  • @kinglord7707
    @kinglord7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Howard Rollins is an amazing talented actor so sad how he died.In the heat of the night is my favorite tv series of all time

    • @nikradik
      @nikradik 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't see that episode..ontg I'm glad indidnt

    • @kinglord7707
      @kinglord7707 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikradik Howard Rollins is the star of the series hes played Det Virgil Tibbs its a very good series about crimes in a small town in Mississippi

  • @tajachandler3813
    @tajachandler3813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This made me cry

  • @BeautywithBrandy
    @BeautywithBrandy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I still watch Heat of the Night. Glad you’re back!!

  • @babydoll5052
    @babydoll5052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I loved "In the Heat of the Night" he was an excellent actor, despite his personal life

  • @GoogleAccount-fp1xf
    @GoogleAccount-fp1xf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5/2021 and I’m still watching Heat of the Night faithfully at 10 A.M.

  • @QueenChass
    @QueenChass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved him in A Soldier's Story!! He have the most beautiful speaking voice to me, I always loved this man's voice!

  • @kcd3323
    @kcd3323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And I still watch it today ♥️

  • @donaldewert2402
    @donaldewert2402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I hope this makes people who judge others lifestyles think again before saying things about a person. Try to put yourself in the other person's shoes!!!

  • @brittanydawes9430
    @brittanydawes9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for doing this episode. That's my cousin. Real life no cap

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    i liked him on in the heat of the night. i remember hugh o'connor had problems too. gone too soon.

    • @ywc7424
      @ywc7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Caroll O'Connor

    • @joseficesrogers1985
      @joseficesrogers1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hugh O'Connor was Carol O'Connor son .His son was on drugs and he also had a role on in the heat of the night and there were a lot of actors and actresses on that show who had a drug problem including the camera man on the show .They did a story about it on 60 minutes back then.

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ywc7424 no, his son Hugh, also had a drug problem and he played one of the officers on the show.

    • @aliciag946
      @aliciag946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joseficesrogers1985 .. Dang, the camera man too 😲

  • @Asiatic637
    @Asiatic637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bro your videos are top notch

  • @lindatart5670
    @lindatart5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I think of Howard Rollins, all I can say is: FINE, FINE, SUPER FINE. Beautiful skin, long eye lashes, nice lips, gorgeous, teeth that looked like pearls. Definitely, easy on the eye. I saw him in, Soldiers Story, and fell in love with him. I heard about the other side of him and I did not want to believe it. I hate that he got on drugs and I wonder, if it was due to the fact, that he could not live like who he really was? What was once taboo, is now accepted. Times changed.

  • @Loveis_Kind
    @Loveis_Kind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I use to watch in the heat of the night with my mom all the time in the 90’s it saddens me to hear how is life ended and all of the demons he was battling God rest his soul ❤️

  • @tyyyyy520
    @tyyyyy520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sheesh... he lived a active life yet surprising life! Rip 🙏🏾

  • @reneestarr9951
    @reneestarr9951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Man my fass tail had eyes for this beautiful black man😩😍 a soldier story is everything to me❤ real black excellence in that movie✊🏽🙌🏽 dam RIP🙏🏽🕊

  • @vincientasims
    @vincientasims 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You have done it again my brother with this one keep on keeping on 👌👌👌✌️✌️✌️

  • @naturallydope6971
    @naturallydope6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember as a kid in the 80s me and my aunt used to sit up and watch In the Heat of the Night all the time

  • @gdtimi
    @gdtimi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bro Back with another banger. Bro can u do Joe Tex next?

    • @nikkibankhead6759
      @nikkibankhead6759 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just saw a video on Joe Tex, I’d never heard of him til then. Would be interesting to see a video with more details.

  • @smoomook
    @smoomook 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Growing up, I loved him as an actor and as a black man. He was true to himself. I believe he battled with so much mentally from in Hollywood and in his personal life that he probably acted out all of his different personalities. Maybe he was schizophrenic. Our people are so unprotected in EVERY way. This has to be one of the saddest videos you've done. Thanks for covering his life.

  • @amyalvar
    @amyalvar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love in the heat of the night. I got my husband hooked on it and now we watch the reruns together during lunch. Hubbs really likes "Virgil" in the episodes.

  • @jamelramseur
    @jamelramseur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Good stuff. You should cover the story of Phyllis Hyman

  • @DeshaunD
    @DeshaunD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    A Soldier’s Story and The Children of Times Square 🖤🖤🔥🔥🔥 bay-beeeee

  • @ptrco5
    @ptrco5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember him fondly growing up. May he continue to rest peacefully 🙏🏾

  • @KingQfromohio
    @KingQfromohio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I still watch in the heat of the night

  • @boujiebarbie3198
    @boujiebarbie3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Okay truly, I've heard many recounts of Howard Rollin's life...we but I never heard of him dressing as a woman, hunting for men, I heard about him "possibly" being diagnosed with HIV but I never heard this confirmed. I've heard most of the stories that you review but you always have something more to add. Im glad I found this channel. Interesting content and you tell it in a way that I can palate. You take your time and lay everything out in a perfect way that people can follow and enjoy. Thanks for the reviews😌

  • @neneizzy9277
    @neneizzy9277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for your superb coverage of Mr. Howard Rollins.
    I first saw him in "Ragtime" then "A Soldiers Story" and later the series "In The Heat of the Night". Your discretion not highlighting the negative pictures some magazines plastered to front pages displayed integrity . Whatever his mindset was during those later years is not for me to judge. My memories of him remain as indeed being a fine actor.
    Much love to all

  • @AuthorLHollingsworth
    @AuthorLHollingsworth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was such an amazing actor. Sad, to hear how he passed. Mr. Rillis died too young.

  • @LadyMahogany
    @LadyMahogany 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In The Heat of the Night is still my favorite show. I still watch it today. You should watch when you have time Ashley Say So. She did a story about him too. I know that it would be epic if you both link each other story together about him.

  • @biancadixon88
    @biancadixon88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Can you do Phyllis Hyman, Tammi Terrell, Heavy D, Yvette Wilson

    • @Julia-wv6su
      @Julia-wv6su 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Are you sure you want to see the Phyllis Hyman story?! I saw the Unsung of her and I was CRYING my behind off!! It hurt my heart!😢😢😢

    • @iashahardesty3786
      @iashahardesty3786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Julia-wv6su I remember my dad was devastated when she passed.

    • @kikigam7113
      @kikigam7113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Julia-wv6su that unsung and the debarge one and the tammi terell episodes are the only episodes that u can only watch once

    • @teahoney15
      @teahoney15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@iashahardesty3786 My dad gets teary eyed to this day when he thinks about Phyllis Hyman.

    • @NurseRatchedTV
      @NurseRatchedTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What happened to over weight lover????....