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    Richard Roundtree

    American actor and singer

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  2. Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in 1980; they had three children together before divorcing in 1998. In 1993, Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer, and subsequently underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy. Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles on October 24, 2023, at the age of 81.

  3. 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. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s...

  4. Oct 25, 2023 · He was 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn of McMinn Management and Artists & Representatives Agency, confirmed his death in a statement. He said Roundtree had pancreatic cancer and died Tuesday ...

  5. Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree was an actor who became the first Black action star when he played an ultra-cool private detective in “Shaft.” Died: October 24, 2023 (Who else died on October 24?)

  6. Oct 24, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role inShaft ,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on...

  7. Oct 25, 2023 · Roundtree died Tuesday from pancreatic cancer. He is survived by five children. Actor Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in later Shaft films, suggested on social media that Roundtree was surely...

  8. 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....