Richard Roundtree broke ground with his role of detective John Shaft in 1970s Richard Roundtree, a US actor best known for his starring role in the Shaft film franchise, has died aged 81.

Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, "the cat that won't cop out when ...

Richard Roundtree, who played the original John Shaft in three '70s crime dramas, has a cameo as Jackson's uncle and namesake. Busta Rhymes, Vanessa Williams, Dan Hedaya.

Private detective John Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree, made James Bond look positively chaste. He was the 'black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks', in the words of the Oscar ...

Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred ... in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street smart John Shaft character in the Gordon Parks-directed film in 1971.

Roundtree, a trailblazing actor, best known as the star of ‘Shaft,’ passed away at his home in Los Angeles in October 2023. He was 81 years old. As his manager said, "Richard’s work and ...

when she filmed the John Singleton production, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree. "So I had to play this tough badass and had to do my own stunts," Williams told Elle.