Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking "Shaft" franchise, died Tuesday at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News that ...
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, ...
Though Richard Roundtree passed last October at the age of 81, the actor left behind a legacy of iconic characters and memorable movies – including one that is opening this weekend. Though most ...
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died. He was 81. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s theatrical ...
Late actor and New Rochelle native Richard Roundtree was honored with a memorial in his hometown Saturday. Roundtree is considered the first Black action hero for his role as John Shaft in the 1971 ...
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Reid, an actor and filmmaker, to remember his friend, the late actor Richard Roundtree. Remembering Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star and pioneer for Black actors ...
Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, died October 24 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bedside. He was 81.