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Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Acting July 9, 1942 (81 years old) October 24, 2023 New Rochelle, New York, USA

Biography

Richard Arnold 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. Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was cremated at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His family hosted a memorial service for him at Saint Catherine African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Rochelle, New York on February 17, 2024.

Movies 98

Se7en 8.4

Se7en

as Talbot

1995
George of the Jungle 5.7

George of the Jungle

as Kwame

1997
Speed Racer 6.4

Speed Racer

as Ben Burns

2008
Shaft 6.0

Shaft

as "Uncle" John Shaft

2000
Earthquake 6.1

Earthquake

as Miles Quade

1974
Shaft 6.5

Shaft

as John Shaft, Sr.

2019
What Men Want 6.2

What Men Want

as Skip Davis

2019
Shaft 6.4

Shaft

as John Shaft

1971
Boat Trip 5.2

Boat Trip

as Felicia's Dad

2002
Thelma 6.8

Thelma

as Ben

2024
Steel 4.2

Steel

as Uncle Joe

1997
Brick 6.8

Brick

as Assistant V.P. Trueman

2006
Maniac Cop 6.1

Maniac Cop

as Commissioner Pike

1988
Escape to Athena 5.7

Escape to Athena

as Nat Judson

1979
Antitrust 6.0

Antitrust

as Lyle Barton

2001
Q 5.8

Q

as Powell

1982
Undercover Brother 5.9

Undercover Brother

as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Breakdown: 1975 6.9

Breakdown: 1975

as (archive footage)

2025
An Eye for an Eye 5.2

An Eye for an Eye

as Capt. Stevens

1981
City Heat 5.5

City Heat

as Dehl Swift

1984
A Family Reunion Christmas 5.9

A Family Reunion Christmas

as Jebidiah McKellan

2019
Amityville: A New Generation 4.3

Amityville: A New Generation

as Pauli

1993
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight 4.8

Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight

as Samuel Stark

1992
Shaft's Big Score! 6.1

Shaft's Big Score!

as John Shaft

1972
Angel III: The Final Chapter 5.4

Angel III: The Final Chapter

as Lt. Doniger

1988
Corky Romano 4.5

Corky Romano

as Howard Shuster

2001
Theodore Rex 3.6

Theodore Rex

as Commissioner Lynch

1995
Haunting of the Mary Celeste 5.1

Haunting of the Mary Celeste

as Tulls

2020
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon 4.9

Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon

as Tahsi

2004
Man Friday 6.7

Man Friday

as Friday

1975
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored 4.2

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

as Cleve

1996
Moving On 5.8

Moving On

as Ralph

2023
Shaft in Africa 6.2

Shaft in Africa

as John Shaft

1973
Inchon 3.9

Inchon

as Sgt. Augustus Henderson

1981
Point of Entry 4.8

Point of Entry

as Miles Porter

2007
Body of Influence 4.9

Body of Influence

as Harry Reams

1994
The Banker 4.5

The Banker

as Lloyd

1990
Sins of the Night 4.4

Sins of the Night

as Les

1993
Opposing Force 4.4

Opposing Force

as Stafford

1986
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 7.3

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as Booker T. Washington

1999
Final Approach 5.1

Final Approach

as Gary Markash

2008
Killpoint 5.2

Killpoint

as Agent Bill Bryant

1984
Bad Jim 7.5

Bad Jim

as July

1990
Party Line 5.2

Party Line

as Captain Barnes

1988
Bonanza: Under Attack 6.7

Bonanza: Under Attack

as Jacob

1995
Day of the Assassin 4.9

Day of the Assassin

as Fessler

1979
Original Gangstas 5.6

Original Gangstas

as Slick

1996
Nationtime: Gary 8.0

Nationtime: Gary

as Self

1972
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 6.8

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

as Self

2021
Night Visitor 4.3

Night Visitor

as Captain Crane

1989
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family 7.0

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

as Ben Burns

2008
One Down, Two to Go 4.7

One Down, Two to Go

as Ralph

1982
Christmas in Connecticut 4.7

Christmas in Connecticut

as Prescott

1992
Painkiller Jane 5.1

Painkiller Jane

as Colonel Watts

2005
Game for Vultures 5.2

Game for Vultures

as Gideon Marunga

1979
Bonanza: The Return 6.5

Bonanza: The Return

as Jacob Briscoe

1993
Diamonds 5.3

Diamonds

as Archie

1975
Diary of a Single Mom 4.0

Diary of a Single Mom

as Lou Bailey

2009
Mind Twister 3.8

Mind Twister

as Frank Webb

1994
Gypsy Angels 3.4

Gypsy Angels

as Dr. Carlson

1990
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location 7.3

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

as Self

1971
Ballistic 3.5

Ballistic

as Harold

1995
A Time to Die 4.5

A Time to Die

as Captain Ralph Phipps

1991
Crack House 5.5

Crack House

as Lt. Johnson

1989
Vegas Vampires 4.2

Vegas Vampires

as Rick Apping

2003
The Baron and the Kid 8.0

The Baron and the Kid

as Frosty

1984
Jocks 4.2

Jocks

as Chip

1986
Just an Overnight Guest 7.0

Just an Overnight Guest

1983
The Big Score 6.0

The Big Score

as Gordon

1983
BaadAsssss Cinema 6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

2002
All The Days Before Tomorrow 7.3

All The Days Before Tomorrow

as El Doctor

2007
Firehouse 5.0

Firehouse

as Shelly Forsythe

1973
Ladies of the House 4.5

Ladies of the House

as Stan

2008
Hawaiian Gardens 3.0

Hawaiian Gardens

as M.O.

2001
Black as the Heart 9.0

Black as the Heart

as Rod

1994
Wild Seven 4.4

Wild Seven

as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods

2006
Joe and Max 5.1

Joe and Max

as Jack Blackburn

2002
The Fifth Missile 5.5

The Fifth Missile

as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce

1986
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? 5.0

What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?

as Interracial Couple

1970
Al's Lads 6.5

Al's Lads

as Boom-Boom

2002
Embassy 6.5

Embassy

as Dick Shannon

1972
Portrait of a Hitman 5.2

Portrait of a Hitman

as Coco Morrell

1979
Any Place But Home 9.0

Any Place But Home

as Gil Oberman

1997
The Confidant 4.6

The Confidant

as Claude

2010
Getting Even 4.8

Getting Even

as Dundee

1988
Whatever She Wants 6.7

Whatever She Wants

as Theodore Wolf

2010
Charley-One-Eye 5.3

Charley-One-Eye

as The Black Man

1973
Young Warriors 3.8

Young Warriors

as Sergeant John Austin

1983
Men Cry in the Dark 7.0

Men Cry in the Dark

2003
Deadly Rivals 6.4

Deadly Rivals

as Agent Peterson

1993
Miami Cops 6.7

Miami Cops

as Gamble

1989
Set Apart 3.0

Set Apart

as J.T.

2009
Shadows of Desire 2.6

Shadows of Desire

as Dunc

1994
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks 6.0

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

as Self / Shaft (archive footage)

1973
Retreat!

Retreat!

as Henshaw

2012
Daddy Can't Read 9.0

Daddy Can't Read

as Jason Ruigh

1988
Collar

Collar

as Alonzo Sparks

2015
Harlem to Hollywood

Harlem to Hollywood

as Self

2019

TV Shows 55

The Mentalist 8.4

The Mentalist

as Floyd Benton

2008
Beverly Hills, 90210 7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Robinson Ashe Jr.

1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Donald Burke

2005
Chicago Fire 8.4

Chicago Fire

as Wallace Boden, Sr.

2012
Desperate Housewives 7.9

Desperate Housewives

as Mr. Shaw

2004
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Heroes 7.4

Heroes

as Charles Deveaux

2006
MacGyver 7.7

MacGyver

as R.T. Hines

1985
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Kevin Cooper

1984
The Closer 7.8

The Closer

as Col. D.B. Walter

2005
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Dave Wilbur

1977
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Peter Jordan

1980
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 7.6

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as 'Barracuda' Jim Barnes

1993
21 Jump Street 7.3

21 Jump Street

as Ben Halley

1987
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Judge Ira Menday

1986
Private Practice 7.5

Private Practice

as Raymond McCray

2007
Renegade 6.8

Renegade

1992
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Murray

1994
A Different World 7.2

A Different World

as Clinton Reese

1987
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Det. James Henegar

1996
Lethal Weapon 7.3

Lethal Weapon

as Don Bennett

2016
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Dr. Mumford

1990
Vicki! 6.5

Vicki!

as Self

1992
The Wayans Bros. 7.2

The Wayans Bros.

as Dr. Saunders

1995
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 6.8

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as General (uncredited)

1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 6.8

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Chester Cooper

1992
Star 8.0

Star

as Charles Floyd

2016
Close to Home 5.9

Close to Home

as Cyrus Carter

2005
Dream On 6.9

Dream On

as Dr. Charles

1990
Amen 6.6

Amen

1986
Family Reunion 8.0

Family Reunion

as Grandpa

2019
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Sgt. Aikens

1977
Being Mary Jane 7.0

Being Mary Jane

as Paul Patterson, Sr.

2013
Roots 7.4

Roots

as Sam Bennett

1977
Alias 6.8

Alias

as Brill

2001
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
Blade: The Series 6.4

Blade: The Series

2006
Lincoln Heights 8.7

Lincoln Heights

2007
The Player 6.3

The Player

as Samuel Letts

2015
Soul Food 7.2

Soul Food

as Hardy Lester

2000
Roc 7.8

Roc

as Russell Emerson

1991
Hollywood Beat 5.0

Hollywood Beat

1985
Masquerade 7.5

Masquerade

as Mean Willy

1983
A.D. 5.4

A.D.

as Serpenius

1985
Buddies 5.5

Buddies

as Henry Carlisle

1996
Outlaws 7.1

Outlaws

as Isaiah 'Ice' McAdams

1986
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event 6.9

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

as Grandpa

2020
413 Hope St. 8.0

413 Hope St.

as Phil Thomas

1997
Rescue 77 5.0

Rescue 77

as Captain Durfee

1999
Shaft 7.6

Shaft

as John Shaft

1973
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow 7.0

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2002
Moscacieca

Moscacieca

as Gray

1994
Beauty and the Beast 7.5

Beauty and the Beast

as Cleon Manning

1987

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