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Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ Star, Dies at 81. Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died. He was 81.
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft,' dies at 81 Private eye John Shaft was a new kind of figure in film: unapologetically Black with swagger. He clapped back at white cops, he busted mobsters, and ...
Oct 25, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Arnold Roundtree was born on July 9, 1942, to John and Kathryn Roundtree in New Rochelle, N.Y. Roundtree played football at New Rochelle High School, graduating in 1961, and earned an ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, died October 24 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bedside. He was 81. He ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Actor Richard Roundtree died on October 24, 2023. The star of the “Shaft” franchise was 81. Through his action-packed portrayal of Detective John Shaft, Roundtree transitioned the Black male movie lead from the safe, upright roles of Sidney Poitier to the Blaxploitation prototype of a fist-fighting hero with 007-like sexiness.
