Cast
Richard Roundtree
Acting
Cast
Richard Roundtree
Known for
Acting
Born
1942-07-09
From
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died
2023-10-24
Also known as Richard Arnold Roundtree
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.
★8.4
MOVIE1995
Se7en
as Talbot
★5.7
MOVIE1997
George of the Jungle
as Kwame
★6.4
MOVIE2008
Speed Racer
as Ben Burns
★6.0
MOVIE2000
Shaft
as "Uncle" John Shaft
★6.5
MOVIE2019
Shaft
as John Shaft, Sr.
★6.2
MOVIE2019
What Men Want
as Skip Davis
★6.1
MOVIE1974
Earthquake
as Miles Quade
★6.4
MOVIE1971
Shaft
as John Shaft
★5.9
MOVIE2002
Undercover Brother
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1972
Nationtime: Gary
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE1988
Getting Even
as Dundee
★6.8
MOVIE2024
Thelma
as Ben
★6.8
MOVIE2006
Brick
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
★6.1
MOVIE1988
Maniac Cop
as Commissioner Pike
★5.2
MOVIE2002
Boat Trip
as Felicia's Dad
★6.0
MOVIE2001
Antitrust
as Lyle Barton
★4.4
MOVIE2001
Corky Romano
as Howard Shuster
★5.7
MOVIE1979
Escape to Athena
as Nat Judson
★6.7
MOVIE1975
Man Friday
as Friday
★5.7
MOVIE1982
Q
as Powell
★5.2
MOVIE1988
Party Line
as Captain Barnes
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Bad Jim
as July
★4.3
MOVIE2003
Vegas Vampires
as Rick Apping
★4.3
MOVIE1997
Steel
as Uncle Joe
★5.4
MOVIE1988
Angel III: The Final Chapter
as Lt. Doniger
★4.9
MOVIE1994
Body of Influence
as Harry Reams
★5.5
MOVIE1984
City Heat
as Dehl Swift
★3.9
MOVIE1981
Inchon
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
★6.1
MOVIE1972
Shaft's Big Score!
as John Shaft
★4.3
MOVIE1986
Jocks
as Chip
★3.0
MOVIE2001
Hawaiian Gardens
as M.O.
★6.1
MOVIE1973
Shaft in Africa
as John Shaft
★4.4
MOVIE1989
The Banker
as Lloyd
★5.1
MOVIE2005
Painkiller Jane
as Colonel Watts
★7.3
MOVIE1971
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
as Self
MOVIE2019
Harlem to Hollywood
as Self
★4.4
MOVIE1993
Sins of the Night
as Les
★7.0
MOVIE2008
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
as Ben Burns
★6.0
MOVIE2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE1996
Original Gangstas
as Slick
★6.0
MOVIE1983
The Big Score
as Gordon
★4.4
MOVIE1989
Night Visitor
as Captain Crane
★5.2
MOVIE1981
An Eye for an Eye
as Capt. Stevens
★4.0
MOVIE2009
Diary of a Single Mom
as Lou Bailey
★5.0
MOVIE2004
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Tahsi
★4.5
MOVIE2008
Ladies of the House
as Stan
★4.3
MOVIE1993
Amityville: A New Generation
as Pauli
★4.7
MOVIE1992
Christmas in Connecticut
as Prescott
★5.9
MOVIE2023
Moving On
as Ralph
★5.1
MOVIE2002
Joe and Max
as Jack Blackburn
★5.1
MOVIE2008
Final Approach
as Gary Markash
★5.5
MOVIE1986
The Fifth Missile
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
★4.8
MOVIE2007
Point of Entry
as Miles Porter
★4.8
MOVIE1992
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
as Samuel Stark
★6.7
MOVIE1995
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Jacob
★5.5
MOVIE1989
Crack House
as Lt. Johnson
★9.0
MOVIE1997
Any Place But Home
as Gil Oberman
★4.5
MOVIE1991
A Time to Die
as Captain Ralph Phipps
★5.2
MOVIE1973
Charley-One-Eye
as The Black Man
★5.9
MOVIE2019
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Jebidiah McKellan
★4.7
MOVIE1982
One Down, Two to Go
as Ralph
★6.5
MOVIE1993
Bonanza: The Return
as Jacob Briscoe
★5.2
MOVIE2020
Haunting of the Mary Celeste
as Tulls
★6.7
MOVIE2010
Whatever She Wants
as Theodore Wolf
★3.9
MOVIE1983
Young Warriors
as Sergeant John Austin
★5.2
MOVIE1979
Portrait of a Hitman
as Coco Morrell
★4.2
MOVIE1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Cleve
★5.0
MOVIE1970
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
as Interracial Couple
MOVIE2015
Collar
as Alonzo Sparks
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Men Cry in the Dark
★3.6
MOVIE1995
Ballistic
as Harold
★4.9
MOVIE1979
Day of the Assassin
as Fessler
★5.7
MOVIE1984
Killpoint
as Agent Bill Bryant
★4.4
MOVIE1986
Opposing Force
as Stafford
★3.7
MOVIE1995
Theodore Rex
as Commissioner Lynch
★4.3
MOVIE2006
Wild Seven
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
★5.3
MOVIE1975
Diamonds
as Archie
★7.0
MOVIE1983
Just an Overnight Guest
★6.8
MOVIE2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2002
Al's Lads
as Boom-Boom
★4.6
MOVIE2010
The Confidant
as Claude
★3.0
MOVIE2009
Set Apart
as J.T.
★7.3
MOVIE1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Booker T. Washington
★3.8
MOVIE1994
Mind Twister
as Frank Webb
★2.6
MOVIE1994
Shadows of Desire
as Dunc
★5.2
MOVIE1979
Game for Vultures
as Gideon Marunga
★9.0
MOVIE1988
Daddy Can't Read
as Jason Ruigh
★5.0
MOVIE1973
Firehouse
as Shelly Forsythe
★7.3
MOVIE2007
All The Days Before Tomorrow
as El Doctor
★8.0
MOVIE1984
The Baron and the Kid
as Frosty
★9.0
MOVIE1994
Black as the Heart
as Rod
★3.4
MOVIE1990
Gypsy Angels
as Dr. Carlson
★6.4
MOVIE1993
Deadly Rivals
as Agent Peterson
★8.0
MOVIE1994
Blind Man's Bluff
as Gray
★6.5
MOVIE1972
Embassy
as Dick Shannon
★6.0
MOVIE1973
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
as Self / Shaft (archive footage)
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Miami Cops
as Gamble
MOVIE2012
Retreat!
as Henshaw