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Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, who starred as the memorable detective in 1971’s Shaft, died Tuesday.He was 81. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several Shaft films beginning in the early 1970s, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, best known for his role as Detective John Shaft in the '70s action thriller "Shaft," has died. He was 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Associated Press ...
Roundtree's view about being in the film. When asked at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival how it felt to be cast as Shaft, Richard Roundtree responded that he had been extremely excited about the part at the time. He had previously been cast mostly in commercials, and this role, his first in a feature film, was a big break for him.
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree was an actor who became the first Black action star when he played an ultra-cool private detective in “Shaft.” Died: October 24, 2023 (Who else died on October 24?)
Jul 2, 1971 · Shaft: Directed by Gordon Parks. With Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John. A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
