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  2. Career [ edit] Roundtree started his professional career around 1963, as he began working as a model at the Ebony Fashion Fair after being scouted by Eunice W. Johnson; [7] he then began modeling in advertisements for products such as Johnson Products ' Duke hair grease [9] and Salem cigarettes. [10]

  3. Oct 25, 2023 · By Daniel Arkin and Dennis Romero Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the "Shaft" film franchise, has died. He was 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn...

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  4. Oct 25, 2023 · Died: October 24, 2023 ( Who else died on October 24? Details of death: Died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. We invite you to share condolences for Richard...

  5. Oct 24, 2023 · The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s theatrical talent agent Artist and Representatives, who said in an email to CNN that the actor died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic...

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  6. Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He...

  7. Richard Roundtree, a US actor best known for his starring role in the Shaft film franchise, has died aged 81. He died at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon with his family by his side, his...

  8. Oct 25, 2023 · By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Updated 2:57 AM PDT, October 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.

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