Howard rollins was gay

He was so talented and died so young, and seemed very troubled. He was a bizarre queen. Years ago I was flipping channels and landed on what seemed to be an interview with Marsha Warfield, a fat, black TV actress of the era. I stopped because of her odd garb.

Rollins, Howard E. Jr. 1950–1996

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Howard Rollins

That, many feel, made Howard Rollins the extraordinary actor that he was, and will be remembered as. He would often go clubbing with fellow gay thespians, Raymond St. Jacques and Paul Winfield. But he was not public about his homosexuality. Rollins often played romantic leading men, and the common industry standard at the time held that public disclosure of queer desires would break a career, especially if you were cast in sexy and romantic roles, opposite sexy and romantic women.

Howard W. Rollins: Could have been one of the best actors ever. What was his story?

Racial tensions often ran high in the South and were often portrayed in the series in the lives of its central characters. He often said that when he would leave the set, certain words were used in reference to blacks and blacks were treated in a certain way all of the time in the South.