Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree was an actor, born 1942, died 2023.
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.
Movies (34)
- Se7en (1995)
- Speed Racer (2008)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Shaft (2000)
- Shaft (2019)
- What Men Want (2019)
- Boat Trip (2002)
- Nationtime (1972)
- Thelma (2024)
- Brick (2006)
- Earthquake (1974)
- Shaft (1971)
- An Eye for an Eye (1981)
- Antitrust (2001)
- Steel (1997)
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Escape to Athena (1979)
- Maniac Cop (1988)
- Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
- Theodore Rex (1995)
- Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
- City Heat (1984)
- Moving On (2023)
- Corky Romano (2001)
- Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
- The Banker (1989)
- Inchon (1981)
- Shaft in Africa (1973)
- Body of Influence (1994)
- Final Approach (2008)