Black JAG officer assigned to investigate the murder of Sgt. Waters. He systematically interrogates soldiers and officers, uncovers racial tensions, a planted gun frame-up involving C.J. Memphis, and identifies the actual shooters.
African American ragtime pianist and devoted father who seeks justice after his car is vandalized and his wife Sarah is killed. Denied legal recourse, he turns to armed rebellion, takes the Pierpont Morgan Library hostage, and ultimately surrenders only to be killed by police orders.
Howard Rollins has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Signature works include A Soldier's Story, The Children of Times Square, For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.