Birth Day: 1942-07-09
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Ben -
As Ralph -
As Self -
As Tulls -
As Skip Davis -
As Self -
As Jebidiah McKellan -
As John Shaft, Sr. -
As Alonzo Sparks -
As Henshaw -
As Claude -
As Theodore Wolf -
As Lou Bailey -
As J.T. -
As Ben Burns -
As Stan -
As Gary Markash -
As Ben Burns -
As El Doctor -
As Miles Porter -
As Assistant V.P. Trueman -
As Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods -
As Colonel Watts -
As Tahsi -
As Rick Apping -
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As Felicia's Dad -
As John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Jack Blackburn -
As Self -
As Boom-Boom -
As M.O. -
As Lyle Barton -
As Howard Shuster -
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 Talbot -
As Harold -
As Rod -
As Gray -
As Harry Reams -
As Dunc -
As Frank Webb -
As Les -
As Agent Peterson -
As Pauli -
As Jacob Briscoe -
As Samuel Stark -
As Prescott -
As Captain Ralph Phipps -
As Dr. Carlson -
As July -
As Lloyd -
As Gamble -
As Lt. Johnson -
As Captain Crane -
As Jason Ruigh -
As Commissioner Pike -
As Lt. Doniger -
As Captain Barnes -
As Dundee -
As Stafford -
As Cmdr. Frederick Bryce -
As Chip -
As Agent Bill Bryant -
As Dehl Swift -
As Frosty -
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As Gordon -
As Sergeant John Austin -
As Ralph -
As Powell -
As Sgt. Augustus Henderson -
As Capt. Stevens -
As Fessler -
As Gideon Marunga -
As Coco Morrell -
As Nat Judson -
As Friday -
As Archie -
As Miles Quade -
As The Black Man -
As John Shaft -
As Shelly Forsythe -
As Self -
As John Shaft -
As Dick Shannon -
As Self -
As John Shaft -
As Interracial Couple