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Richard Roundtree

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American actor and singer (1942-2023)

United StatesActorsLived 1942 to 2023 · aged 81
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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).

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Roundtree playing John Shaft in the CBS-TV television series (1973)Roundtree playing John Shaft in the CBS-TV television series (1973)Roundtree in 2007Roundtree in 2007

Filmography 40

Se7en1995 · ★ 8.4
George of the Jungle1997 · ★ 5.7
Speed Racer2008 · ★ 6.4
Shaft2000 · ★ 6.0
Shaft2019 · ★ 6.5
What Men Want2019 · ★ 6.2
Brick2006 · ★ 6.8
Boat Trip2002 · ★ 5.2
Earthquake1974 · ★ 6.1
Shaft1971 · ★ 6.4
Maniac Cop1988 · ★ 6.1
Antitrust2001 · ★ 6.0
Undercover Brother2002 · ★ 5.9
Thelma2024 · ★ 6.8
Q1982 · ★ 5.7
Steel1997 · ★ 4.3
Bonanza: The Return1993 · ★ 6.5
City Heat1984 · ★ 5.5
Corky Romano2001 · ★ 4.4
Escape to Athena1979 · ★ 5.7
An Eye for an Eye1981 · ★ 5.2
Theodore Rex1995 · ★ 3.7
Moving On2023 · ★ 5.9
Amityville: A New Generation1993 · ★ 4.3
Shaft in Africa1973 · ★ 6.1
Shaft's Big Score!1972 · ★ 6.1
Haunting of the Mary Celeste2020
Angel III: The Final Chapter1988
Original Gangstas1996
Man Friday1975
Christmas in Connecticut1992
A Family Reunion Christmas2019
Body of Influence1994
Night Visitor1989
Opposing Force1986
BaadAsssss Cinema2002
Final Approach2008
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight1992
Jocks1986
Party Line1988

154 credits on file

Television 24

Grey's Anatomy2005
The Mentalist2008
Private Practice2007
Chicago Fire2012
Desperate Housewives2004
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The Love Boat1977
Beverly Hills, 902101990
The Closer2005
Murder, She Wrote1984
Heroes2006
MacGyver1985
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Magnum, P.I.1980
Lethal Weapon2016
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993
21 Jump Street1987
Touched by an Angel1994
Close to Home2005
CHiPs1977
L.A. Law1986
Profiler1996
Renegade1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990

Awards 2

1994MTV Movie & TV Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Connected to Richard 6

Mariska HargitayAlso in Jocks (1986)Peter O'TooleAlso in Man Friday (1975)Lily TomlinAlso in Moving On (2023)Dyan CannonAlso in Christmas in Connecticut (1992)Rachael Leigh CookAlso in Antitrust (2001)Lea ThompsonAlso in Final Approach (2008)

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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.

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2023 · aged 81
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28 languages

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