Richard Roundtree
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-07-09 (81 years old)
Deathday
2023-10-24
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Also known As
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Richard Roundtree
Biography
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.
Acting
2000
as "Uncle" John Shaft
1971
as John Shaft
1972
as John Shaft
1973
as John Shaft
2006
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
1995
as Talbot
1997
as Kwame
1974
as Miles Quade
2002
as Boom-Boom
1983
as Sergeant John Austin
2008
as Ben Burns
1997
as Uncle Joe
1993
as Pauli
2006
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
2001
as Lyle Barton
1989
as Lloyd
1982
as Powell
1986
as Stafford
1979
as Nat Judson
1995
as Commissioner Lynch
1988
as Commissioner Pike
1981
as Capt. Stevens
2010
as Claude
1984
as Dehl Swift
2008
as Stan
2002
as Self
2001
as Howard Shuster
1988
as Lt. Doniger
1986
as Chip
1989
as Lt. Johnson
1984
as Frosty
2001
as M.O.
1979
as Coco Morrell
2005
as Colonel Watts
1973
as The Black Man
1991
as Captain Ralph Phipps
1975
as Friday
1992
as Prescott
1992
as Samuel Stark
1982
as Ralph
1989
as Captain Crane
1983
as Gordon
1975
as Archie
1988
as Captain Barnes
1990
as July
1988
as Dundee
2023
as Ralph
2002
as Jack Blackburn
1981
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
1986
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
2009
as J.T.
1993
as Les
1990
as Dr. Carlson
1979
as Fessler
1979
as Gideon Marunga
1997
as Gil Oberman
2002
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
as Agent Bill Bryant
1994
as Gray
1993
as Agent Peterson
1970
as Interracial Couple
1996
as Slick
2007
as El Doctor
2010
as Theodore Wolf
2024
as Ben
2004
as Tahsi
1972
as Dick Shannon
1996
1999
as Booker T. Washington
1993
as Harry Reams
2019
as Self
2002
as Felicia's Dad
2012
as Henshaw
1988
as Jason Ruigh
1994
as Frank Webb
2007
as Miles Porter
1971
1973
as Shelly Forsythe
1994
as Dunc
2019
as John Shaft, Sr.
1989
as Gamble
1993
as Jacob Briscoe
1995
as Jacob
2015
as Alonzo Sparks
1994
as Rod
2019
as Skip Davis
2019
as Jebidiah McKellan
2009
as Lou Bailey
1972
as Self
2020
as Tulls
2008
as Gary Markash
2003
as Rick Apping
1995
as Harold
Production
2012
as Thanks
2024
as In Memory Of
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