Richard Roundtree
Birthday: 1942-07-09
Died: 2023-10-24
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. For his performance in the original film, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1972.
He reprised the role of Shaft in the movie Shaft (2019), starring Samuel L. Jackson.
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Filmography
Character: "Uncle" John Shaft
Character: Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
Character: Sergeant John Austin
Character: Assistant V.P. Trueman
Character: Commissioner Pike
Character: Howard Shuster
Character: Captain Ralph Phipps
Character: Captain Barnes
Character: Jack Blackburn
Character: Sgt. Augustus Henderson
Character: Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
Character: Gideon Marunga
Character: Agent Bill Bryant
Character: Commissioner Lynch
Character: Interracial Couple
Character: Shelly Forsythe
Character: Agent Peterson
Character: John Shaft, Sr.
Character: Jebidiah McKellan
Character: John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Booker T. Washington