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    Richard Roundtree

    American actor and singer

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  1. Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score!

  2. Oct 25, 2023 · Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager. He was 81. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

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  4. 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.

  5. Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “ Shaft ,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on Tuesday at his home...

  6. Oct 25, 2023 · Charles Sykes/Invision/AP. Richard Roundtree, who died Tuesday at 81 in Los Angeles, was easily one of the coolest actors ever. When he was cast as the Black private eye John Shaft in the 1971...

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  7. Oct 25, 2023 · 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,...

  8. Oct 25, 2023 · The trailblazing actor, who starred as the private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.

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