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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the "Shaft" films of the 1970s and also took on dramatic roles dealing with race relations in America, died on Tuesday aged 81, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing his manager.
Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the "Shaft" films of the 1970s and also took on dramatic roles dealing with race relations in America, died on Tuesday aged 81, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing his manager. Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer,…
Samuel L. Jackson, Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson are among Hollywood notables remembering Richard Roundtree, who died at the age of 81.
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died