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    Richard Roundtree

    American actor and singer

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  2. 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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  3. Born. July 9, 1942 · New Rochelle, New York, USA. Died. October 24, 2023 · Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer) Birth name. Richard Arnold Roundtree. Nickname. Tree. Height. 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Mini Bio. Richard Roundtree shot to fame as the ultra-hip, flamboyantly-dressed -- not to mention charismatic-- private eye John Shaft.

    • July 9, 1942
    • October 24, 2023
  4. Mar 1, 2018 · March 1, 2018. Biography. Actor Richard Roundtree was born on July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York to John and Kathryn Roundtree. Roundtree attended New Rochelle High School, where he played on the school’s nationally ranked football team.

  5. Oct 25, 2023 · By Daniel Arkin and Dennis Romero. 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 ...

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  6. 24 October 2023. Getty Images. Richard Roundtree broke ground with his role of detective John Shaft in 1970s. Richard Roundtree, a US actor best known for his starring role in the Shaft...

  7. Fame and success did not come at once. The son of Kathryn (a nurse and/or maid), and John Roundtree (employed variously as a garbage collector and caterer), Richard was born in New Rochelle, New York. During high school, he excelled at football and duly won an athletic scholarship at Southern Illinois University.

  8. Oct 26, 2023 · Steve Rose. Thu 26 Oct 2023 11.35 EDT. I n 1971, Richard Roundtree made surely the greatest entrance in cinema history. Shaft, his big-screen debut, begins with Roundtree emerging from the...

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