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