Richard Roundtree, best known for his role as Detective John Shaft in the '70s action thriller "Shaft," has died. He was 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Associated Press ...

Richard Roundtree in the 1971 film “Shaft,” which made him a star.Credit...John Kisch Archive/Getty Images Supported by By Anita Gates Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African ...

Richard Roundtree lent his velvet voice and cool ... with his portrayal of private eye and smooth-talking lady’s man John Shaft in director Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller.

Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for portraying detective John Shaft in the 1971 film "Shaft," has died, his representative told CBS News. He was 81. Roundtree died Tuesday at his home in ...

He was 81 years old. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SHAFT") RICHARD ROUNDTREE: (As John Shaft) Where are my manners? I didn't even introduce myself to you gentlemen. My name is John Shaft. Freeze.

John Shaft didn’t wear a cape or anything like ... And, with the recent passing of Richard Roundtree, I thought it apropos to go over just what a seismic impact the character of Shaft left ...

Richard Roundtree, known for his role as Shaft in ... Roundtree made his debut in film as John Shaft in Shaft about a private detective who is hired by a mobster to help rescue his daughter ...

Richard Roundtree, who died Tuesday at 81 in Los Angeles, was easily one of the coolest actors ever. When he was cast as the Black private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film of the same name ...

Lead Shaft actor Richard Roundtree passed away at 81 after a battle ... Roundtree is best known for his role as detective John Shaft in the original Shaft movie franchise, including the 1971 ...

Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

By Chris Koseluk Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, “the cat that ...

Decades later, the actor reprised his role in the 2000 John Singleton movie Shaft starring Samuel L. Jackson and the 2019 Tim Story-directed sequel. “Richard Roundtree, The Prototype ...