George of the Jungle
1997
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Oct 25, 2023 · 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 of McMinn Management and...
Oct 24, 2023 · 67. By Anita Gates. Published Oct. 24, 2023 Updated Oct. 26, 2023. Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “ Shaft...
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. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s...
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....
Oct 25, 2023 · 8 min. Richard Roundtree, the Black action hero who played the cool and commanding title character in “Shaft,” the hit 1971 crime thriller about a private detective who “won’t cop out when...
Oct 26, 2023 · Richard Roundtree: how Shaft’s ‘first Black action hero’ changed culture for ever. With his smarts, swagger and unapologetic sexuality, Roundtree – who died on Tuesday aged 81 – spearheaded a...
Oct 25, 2023 · 25) Photos. 4. 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.
