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 John Shaft, Sr. -
As Jebidiah McKellan -
As Alonzo Sparks -
As Henshaw -
As Claude -
As Theodore Wolf -
As J.T. -
As Lou Bailey -
As Ben Burns -
As Stan -
As Gary Markash -
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 Felicia's Dad -
As Self -
As John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Boom-Boom -
As Jack Blackburn -
As Howard Shuster -
As Lyle Barton -
As M.O. -
As "Uncle" John Shaft -
As Booker T. Washington -
As Gil Oberman -
As Kwame -
As Uncle Joe -
As Cleve -
As Slick -
As Commissioner Lynch -
As Jacob -
As Harold -
As Talbot -
As Gray -
As Frank Webb -
As Rod -
As Dunc -
As Agent Peterson -
As Harry Reams -
As Les -
As Pauli -
As Jacob Briscoe -
As Prescott -
As Samuel Stark -
As Captain Ralph Phipps -
As July -
As Dr. Carlson -
As Gamble -
As Lloyd -
As Lt. Johnson -
As Captain Crane -
As Captain Barnes -
As Jason Ruigh -
As Lt. Doniger -
As Commissioner Pike -
As Dundee -
As Stafford -
As Chip -
As Cmdr. Frederick Bryce -
As Dehl Swift -
As Frosty -
As Agent Bill Bryant -
As Sergeant John Austin -
As Gordon -
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As Ralph -
As Powell -
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 John Shaft -
As The Black Man -
As Self -
As Dick Shannon -
As John Shaft -
As Self -
As John Shaft -
As Interracial Couple