About
Richard Roundtree
Overview
Richard 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.
He reprised the role of Shaft in the movie Shaft (2019), starring Samuel L. Jackson.
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Known for
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| 2024 | Thelma | Actor | Ben | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | Moving On | Actor | Ralph | 59 Average |
| 2021 | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Haunting of the Mary Celeste | Actor | Tulls | 58 Average |
| 2019 | A Family Reunion Christmas | Actor | Jebidiah McKellan | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Harlem to Hollywood | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Shaft | Actor | John Shaft, Sr. | 63 Fair |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Actor | Skip Davis | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Collar | Actor | Alonzo Sparks | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Being Mary Jane | Actor | Paul Patterson, Sr. | 70 Good |
| 2012 | Retreat! | Actor | Henshaw | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | The Confidant | Actor | Claude | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Whatever She Wants | Actor | Theodore Wolf | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom | Actor | Lou Bailey | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Set Apart | Actor | J.T. | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Ladies of the House | Actor | Stan | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Actor | Gary Markash | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Actor | Ben Burns | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | Point of Entry | Actor | Miles Porter | 58 Average |
| 2007 | All The Days Before Tomorrow | Actor | El Doctor | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Brick | Actor | Assistant V.P. Trueman | 65 Fair |
| 2006 | Wild Seven | Actor | Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Painkiller Jane | Actor | Colonel Watts | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon | Actor | Tahsi | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Vegas Vampires | Actor | Rick Apping | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Men Cry in the Dark | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2002 | Boat Trip | Actor | Felicia's Dad | 55 Average |
| 2002 | The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Al's Lads | Actor | Boom-Boom | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Actor | John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Joe and Max | Actor | Jack Blackburn | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Hawaiian Gardens | Actor | M.O. | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Corky Romano | Actor | Howard Shuster | 54 Average |
| 2001 | Antitrust | Actor | Lyle Barton | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Shaft | Actor | "Uncle" John Shaft | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Actor | Booker T. Washington | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Rescue 77 | Actor | Captain Durfee | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. | Actor | Phil Thomas | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Steel | Actor | Uncle Joe | 53 Average |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | Actor | Kwame | 56 Average |
| 1997 | Any Place But Home | Actor | Gil Oberman | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Actor | Slick | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Buddies | Actor | Henry Carlisle | 68 Fair |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Actor | Cleve | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Theodore Rex | Actor | Commissioner Lynch | 54 Average |
| 1995 | Se7en | Actor | Talbot | 83 Very good |
| 1995 | Ballistic | Actor | Harold | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Bonanza: Under Attack | Actor | Jacob | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Shadows of Desire | Actor | Dunc | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Blind Man's Bluff | Actor | Gray | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Mind Twister | Actor | Frank Webb | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Black as the Heart | Actor | Rod | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Sins of the Night | Actor | Les | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Bonanza: The Return | Actor | Jacob Briscoe | 60 Fair |
| 1993 | Amityville: A New Generation | Actor | Pauli | 56 Average |
| 1993 | Deadly Rivals | Actor | Agent Peterson | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Body of Influence | Actor | Harry Reams | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Christmas in Connecticut | Actor | Prescott | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight | Actor | Samuel Stark | 58 Average |
| 1991 | A Time to Die | Actor | Captain Ralph Phipps | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Gypsy Angels | Actor | Dr. Carlson | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Bad Jim | Actor | July | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Banker | Actor | Lloyd | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Crack House | Actor | Lt. Johnson | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Night Visitor | Actor | Captain Crane | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Miami Cops | Actor | Gamble | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Angel III: The Final Chapter | Actor | Lt. Doniger | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Party Line | Actor | Captain Barnes | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Getting Even | Actor | Dundee | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Maniac Cop | Actor | Commissioner Pike | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Daddy Can't Read | Actor | Jason Ruigh | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Outlaws | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1986 | Jocks | Actor | Chip | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Opposing Force | Actor | Stafford | 58 Average |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missile | Actor | Cmdr. Frederick Bryce | 59 Average |
| 1985 | A.D. | Actor | Serpenius | 66 Fair |
| 1984 | City Heat | Actor | Dehl Swift | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Baron and the Kid | Actor | Frosty | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Killpoint | Actor | Agent Bill Bryant | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Young Warriors | Actor | Sergeant John Austin | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Just an Overnight Guest | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1983 | The Big Score | Actor | Gordon | 59 Average |
| 1982 | One Down, Two to Go | Actor | Ralph | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Q | Actor | Powell | 58 Average |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye | Actor | Capt. Stevens | 57 Average |
| 1981 | Inchon | Actor | Sgt. Augustus Henderson | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Actor | Fessler | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Game for Vultures | Actor | Gideon Marunga | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Actor | Nat Judson | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitman | Actor | Coco Morrell | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Diamonds | Actor | Archie | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Man Friday | Actor | Friday | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Actor | Miles Quade | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Shaft | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1973 | Shaft in Africa | Actor | John Shaft | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Charley-One-Eye | Actor | The Black Man | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Firehouse | Actor | Shelly Forsythe | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Nationtime | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score! | Actor | John Shaft | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Embassy | Actor | Dick Shannon | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Shaft | Actor | John Shaft | 61 Fair |
| 1971 | Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1970 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady | Actor | Interracial Couple | 58 Average |
| Being Mary Jane | Actor | Paul Patterson, Sr. | 68 Fair |
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| 2024 | Thelma | Crew | In Memory Of | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Crew | Thanks | 81 Very good |