Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/9/1942
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
Se7en
as Talbot
Thelma
as Ben
Shaft
as "Uncle" John Shaft
Shaft
as John Shaft, Sr.
What Men Want
as Skip Davis
Corky Romano
as Howard Shuster
Brick
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
Man Friday
as Friday
Embassy
as Dick Shannon
Shaft
as John Shaft
Deadly Rivals
as Agent Peterson
Q
as Powell
Moving On
as Ralph
Final Approach
as Gary Markash
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
Retreat!
as Henshaw
Diamonds
as Archie
Young Warriors
as Sergeant John Austin
Theodore Rex
as Commissioner Lynch
George of the Jungle
as Kwame