# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-roundtree
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:18:01.323Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-roundtree"
name: "Richard Roundtree"
slug: "richard-roundtree"
description: "Richard Arnold Roundtree 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), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel, as well as the television series (1973–1974). He was also known for featuring in several TV series, including Roots, Generations, and Desperate Housewives."
tagline: "American actor and singer (1942–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richard_Roundtree_as_John_Shaft_1973_002.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1942-07-09"
deathDate: "2023-10-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             1.333217993079585
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump