Howard Rollins

He had been diagnosed with the condition approximately six weeks earlier.
. Rollins died in 1996 after complications from lymphoma. In February 2003, Russell and Hawn moved to Vancouver so their son, Wyatt, could play hockey. He is best remembered for his role of Virgil Tibbs on the In the Heat of the Night television series. He claims that he was often an outcast in Hollywood because of his Libertarian beliefs and so moved to an area outside Aspen, Colorado to live and try writing (he co-wrote Escape From L.A.). Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 - December 8, 1996) was an African American actor. Russell is a prominent member of the United States Libertarian Party.

The couple have never married but have a son, Wyatt. Russell married actress Season Hubley, whom he had met on the set of Elvis, in 1979 and they had a son, Boston. In 1983, during the middle of his divorce from Hubley, Russell met his longtime companion, Goldie Hawn, on the set of the film Swing Shift. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (1984) for the film Silkwood. Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (1979) for the made for television movie Elvis.

The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1973 and he returned to acting. The collision tore the rotator cuff in one of Russell's shoulders. During a play, he was hit in the shoulder by another player running to second base. He led his league in hitting with a .563 batting average.

In the early 1970s, Russell played second base for the minor league franchise of the California Angels (now the Anaheim Angels). Russell also had a baseball career (Russell's father had also been a baseball player for a while). He starred in many Disney films such as Follow Me, Boys! (1966), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). Russell started his film career at the age of 10 in an uncredited part in the movie It Happened at the World's Fair and was soon signed to a ten year contract with the Walt Disney Company, reportedly by Walt Disney himself.

He is the son of Bing Russell, also an actor. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American actor. Kurt Russell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000621/) at the Internet Movie Database. Follow Me, Boys! (1966), Whitey.

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Dexter Riley. Escape from New York (1981), Snake Plissken. MacReady. The Thing (1982), R.J.

Silkwood (1983) Drew Stephens. Swing Shift (1984) Lucky/Mike. Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Jack Burton. Overboard (1987), Dean Proffitt.

Tango & Cash (1989), Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash. Backdraft (1991), Lieutenant Stephen 'Bull' McCaffrey & Dennis McCaffrey. Captain Ron (1992), Captain Ron. Tombstone (1993), Wyatt Earp.

Stargate (1994), Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil. David Grant. Executive Decision (1996), Dr. Escape from L.A. (1996), Snake Plissken.

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Dark Blue (2002), Eldon Perry. Miracle (2004), Herb Brooks.