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Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, Suave Star of ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 81 In addition to playing the street-smart private eye, he was memorable in 'Roots,' 'Once Upon a Time … When We Were Colored' and 'Man Friday.'
Oct 25, 2023 · Paul Archuleta—Getty Images. R ichard 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 ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, known for playing the suave lead role in the 1971 film Shaft died on Tuesday, the Hollywood Reporter and Deadline have reported. Roundtree, 81, died in Los Angeles after being ...
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 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 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 ...
Richard Roundtree. Actor: Shaft. Richard Roundtree shot to fame as the ultra-hip, flamboyantly-dressed -- not to mention charismatic-- private eye John Shaft. The film Shaft (1971) spawned a genre, two sequels and a series. It made Roundtree a household name, and, for a while, one of the hottest box-office stars in Hollywood. As New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby put it: "Shaft is the sort ...
