Richard Roundtree
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1942-07-09
Deathday 2023-10-24 (81 years old)
Place of Birth New Rochelle, New York, USA
Richard Roundtree
Biography
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. For his performance in the original film, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1972. He reprised the role of Shaft in the movie Shaft (2019), starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Known For
Actor
as Ben
as Ralph
as Tulls
as Grandpa
as Jebidiah McKellan
as Self
as John Shaft, Sr.
as Skip Davis
as Grandpa
as Charles Floyd
as Don Bennett
as Alonzo Sparks
as Samuel Letts
as Paul Patterson, Sr.
as Henshaw
as Wallace Boden, Sr.
as Claude
as Theodore Wolf
as Lou Bailey
as J.T.
as Stan
as Gary Markash
as Ben Burns
as Floyd Benton
as Miles Porter
as El Doctor
as Raymond McCray
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
as Charles Deveaux
as Colonel Watts
as Col. D.B. Walter
as Donald Burke
as Tahsi
as Mr. Shaw
as Rick Apping
as Felicia's Dad
as Self
as Boom-Boom
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jack Blackburn
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as M.O.
as Howard Shuster
as Lyle Barton
as Brill
as "Uncle" John Shaft
as Hardy Lester
as Booker T. Washington
as Captain Durfee
as Uncle Joe
as Kwame
as Gil Oberman
as Phil Thomas
as Slick
as Det. James Henegar
as Henry Carlisle
as Commissioner Lynch
as Talbot
as Harold
as Jacob
as Dr. Saunders
as Dunc
as Gray
as Frank Webb
as Rod
as Murray
as Les
as Jacob Briscoe
as Pauli
as Agent Peterson
as Harry Reams
as Prescott
as Samuel Stark
as General (uncredited)
as Self
as Captain Ralph Phipps
as Russell Emerson
as Dr. Carlson
as July
as Dr. Mumford
as Dr. Charles
as Lloyd
as Lt. Johnson
as Captain Crane
as Gamble
as Lt. Doniger
as Captain Barnes
as Dundee
as Commissioner Pike
as Jason Ruigh
as Clinton Reese
as Ben Halley
as Chip
as Stafford
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
as Judge Ira Menday
as R.T. Hines
as Serpenius
as Dehl Swift
as Frosty
as Agent Bill Bryant
as Major Kevin Cooper
as Sergeant John Austin
as Gordon
as Mean Willy
as Ralph
as Powell
as Capt. Stevens
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
as Fessler
as Gideon Marunga
as Nat Judson
as Coco Morrell
as Dave Wilbur
as Sgt. Aikens
as Sam Bennett
as Archie
as Friday
as Miles Quade
as Self
as John Shaft
as The Black Man
as Shelly Forsythe
as Self
as Self
as John Shaft
as Dick Shannon
as John Shaft
as Interracial Couple
as Self
Crew
as In Memory Of
as Thanks