Birth Day: 1942-07-09
Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Richard Arnold 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. Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was cremated at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His family hosted a memorial service for him at Saint Catherine African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Rochelle, New York on February 17, 2024.
Credits
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As Self (Shaft- archive footage) -
As Ben -
As Ralph -
As Self -
As Tulls -
As Self -
As John Shaft, Sr. -
As Skip Davis -
As Jebidiah McKellan -
As Alonzo Sparks -
As Henshaw -
As Theodore Wolf -
As Claude -
As Lou Bailey -
As J.T. -
As Ben Burns -
As Gary Markash -
As Stan -
As Ben Burns -
As El Doctor -
As Miles Porter -
As Assistant V.P. Trueman -
As Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods -
As Colonel Watts -
As Tahsi -
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As Rick Apping -
As Self -
As Boom-Boom -
As John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Jack Blackburn -
As Felicia's Dad -
As Lyle Barton -
As Howard Shuster -
As M.O. -
As "Uncle" John Shaft -
As Booker T. Washington -
As Gil Oberman -
As Uncle Joe -
As Kwame -
As Cleve -
As Slick -
As Commissioner Lynch -
As Jacob -
As Harold -
As Talbot -
As Dunc -
As Harry Reams -
As Rod -
As Gray -
As Frank Webb -
As Agent Peterson -
As Jacob Briscoe -
As Les -
As Pauli -
As Prescott -
As Samuel Stark -
As Captain Ralph Phipps -
As July -
As Dr. Carlson -
As Gamble -
As Lt. Johnson -
As Captain Crane -
As Lloyd -
As Commissioner Pike -
As Dundee -
As Jason Ruigh -
As Lt. Doniger -
As Captain Barnes -
As Chip -
As Stafford -
As Cmdr. Frederick Bryce -
As Dehl Swift -
As Agent Bill Bryant -
As Frosty -
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As Sergeant John Austin -
As Gordon -
As Powell -
As Ralph -
As Capt. Stevens -
As Sgt. Augustus Henderson -
As Nat Judson -
As Gideon Marunga -
As Fessler -
As Coco Morrell -
As Friday -
As Archie -
As Miles Quade -
As Shelly Forsythe -
As The Black Man -
As John Shaft -
As Self / Shaft (archive footage) -
As Self -
As John Shaft -
As Dick Shannon -
As Self -
As John Shaft -
As Interracial Couple