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Richard Arnold 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. Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was cremated at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His family hosted a memorial service for him at Saint Catherine African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Rochelle, New York on February 17, 2024.
as (archive footage)
as Ben
as Ralph
as Tulls
as Jebidiah McKellan
as Self
as John Shaft, Sr.
as Skip Davis
as Alonzo Sparks
as Henshaw
as Claude
as Theodore Wolf
as Lou Bailey
as J.T.
as Stan
as Gary Markash
as Ben Burns
as Miles Porter
as El Doctor
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
as Colonel Watts
as Tahsi
as Rick Apping
as Felicia's Dad
as Self
as Boom-Boom
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jack Blackburn
as M.O.
as Howard Shuster
as Lyle Barton
as "Uncle" John Shaft
as Booker T. Washington
as Uncle Joe
as Kwame
as Gil Oberman
as Slick
as Commissioner Lynch
as Talbot
as Harold
as Jacob
as Dunc
as Harry Reams
as Frank Webb
as Rod
as Les
as Jacob Briscoe
as Pauli
as Agent Peterson
as Prescott
as Samuel Stark
as Captain Ralph Phipps
as Dr. Carlson
as July
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 Chip
as Stafford
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
as Dehl Swift
as Frosty
as Agent Bill Bryant
as Sergeant John Austin
as Gordon
as Ralph
as Powell
as Capt. Stevens
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
as Fessler
as Gideon Marunga
as Nat Judson
as Coco Morrell
as Archie
as Friday
as Miles Quade
as John Shaft
as The Black Man
as Self / Shaft (archive footage)
as Shelly Forsythe
as Self
as John Shaft
as Dick Shannon
as John Shaft
as Interracial Couple
