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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.
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Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 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! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), [1] [2] its 2000 sequel [3] [4] and its 2019 sequel, [2] as well as the eponymous television ...
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Oct 24, 2023 · All. Department. Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019.
2 User reviews. 11 Critic reviews. Episodes 7. Top-rated. Tue, Oct 9, 1973. S1.E1. The Enforcers. A group of the town's leading citizens is acting as a vigilante committee, kidnapping, trying, and executing suspects who have been acquitted of crimes.
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- 1973-10-09
- Action, Crime, Drama
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Jul 2, 1971 · IMDb RATING. 6.6 /10. 21K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 3:10. 5 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Crime Thriller. A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Director. Gordon Parks. Writers. Ernest Tidyman. John D.F. Black. Stars. Richard Roundtree. Moses Gunn. Charles Cioffi.
Shaft in Africa (1973) John Shaft is persuaded to take on the faux identity of a native-speaking worker in Africa by threats of violence, the enticings of money, and the lure of a potential love interest in his tutor. While undercover he must help in completing a coup on a business that is smuggling immigrants into Europe, and then exploiting them.
