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.
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Movies
Shaft
John Shaft
Shaft
"Uncle" John Shaft
Shaft in Africa
John Shaft
Shaft's Big Score!
John Shaft
Se7en
Talbot
Wild Seven
Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
George of the Jungle
Kwame
Earthquake
Miles Quade
Young Warriors
Sergeant John Austin
Speed Racer
Ben Burns
Steel
Uncle Joe
Brick
Assistant V.P. Trueman
Antitrust
Lyle Barton
The Banker
Lloyd
Q
Powell
Opposing Force
Stafford
Escape to Athena
Nat Judson
Maniac Cop
Commissioner Pike
An Eye for an Eye
Capt. Stevens
The Confidant
Claude
City Heat
Dehl Swift
Ladies of the House
Stan
Corky Romano
Howard Shuster
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Lt. Doniger
Jocks
Chip
Crack House
Lt. Johnson
Portrait of a Hitman
Coco Morrell
Painkiller Jane
Colonel Watts
Charley-One-Eye
The Black Man
A Time to Die
Captain Ralph Phipps
Man Friday
Friday
Christmas in Connecticut
Prescott
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Samuel Stark
One Down, Two to Go
Ralph
Night Visitor
Captain Crane
The Big Score
Gordon
Diamonds
Archie
Party Line
Captain Barnes
Getting Even
Dundee
Joe and Max
Jack Blackburn
Bad Jim
July
Inchon
Sgt. Augustus Henderson
The Fifth Missile
Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
Set Apart
J.T.
Sins of the Night
Les
Day of the Assassin
Fessler
Game for Vultures
Gideon Marunga
Killpoint
Agent Bill Bryant
Theodore Rex
Commissioner Lynch
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady
Interracial Couple
Gypsy Angels
Dr. Carlson
Original Gangstas
Slick
Whatever She Wants
Theodore Wolf
Al's Lads
Boom-Boom
Embassy
Dick Shannon
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
Tahsi
Body of Influence
Harry Reams
Boat Trip
Felicia's Dad
Retreat!
Henshaw
Amityville: A New Generation
Pauli
Mind Twister
Frank Webb
Point of Entry
Miles Porter
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Self
Firehouse
Shelly Forsythe
Deadly Rivals
Agent Peterson
Shadows of Desire
Dunc
Shaft
John Shaft, Sr.
Bonanza: The Return
Jacob Briscoe
Bonanza: Under Attack
Jacob
Miami Cops
Gamble
Collar
Alonzo Sparks
Black as the Heart
Rod
What Men Want
Skip Davis
A Family Reunion Christmas
Jebidiah McKellan
Diary of a Single Mom
Lou Bailey
Nationtime
Self
Haunting of the Mary Celeste
Tulls
Final Approach
Gary Markash
Vegas Vampires
Rick Apping
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Self
Ballistic
Harold
Hawaiian Gardens
M.O.
Men Cry in the Dark
Moving On
Ralph
Any Place But Home
Gil Oberman
Thelma
Ben
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Cleve
The Baron and the Kid
Frosty
Undercover Brother
John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blind Man's Bluff
Gray
All The Days Before Tomorrow
El Doctor
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Booker T. Washington
Harlem to Hollywood
Self
Shows
A Different World
Clinton Reese
Alias
Brill
Masquerade
Mean Willy
The Mentalist
Floyd Benton
The Wayans Bros.
Dr. Saunders
Soul Food
Hardy Lester
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Blade: The Series
Close to Home
Amen
Shaft
Buddies
Henry Carlisle
Murder, She Wrote
Major Kevin Cooper
CHiPs
Sgt. Aikens
Desperate Housewives
Mr. Shaw
L.A. Law
Judge Ira Menday
Magnum, P.I.
Lincoln Heights
Rescue 77
Captain Durfee
The Closer
Col. D.B. Walter
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beauty and the Beast
Profiler
Det. James Henegar
MacGyver
R.T. Hines
Outlaws
Heroes
Charles Deveaux
Hollywood Beat
413 Hope St.
Phil Thomas
Renegade
The Player
Samuel Letts
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Dr. Mumford
Being Mary Jane
Paul Patterson, Sr.
A.D.
Serpenius
Lethal Weapon
Don Bennett
The Love Boat
Dave Wilbur
21 Jump Street
Ben Halley
Family Reunion
Grandpa
Grey's Anatomy
Donald Burke
Roc
Russell Emerson
Dream On
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
Grandpa
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Chicago Fire
Wallace Boden, Sr.
Private Practice
Raymond McCray
Dinah!
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Vicki!
Self
Roots
Sam Bennett
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
General (uncredited)
Touched by an Angel
Murray
Star
Charles Floyd