Public Person
Richard Roundtree
Age: 82 years
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 9, 1942
Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Biography: 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, ...
Known for: Acting
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Known for
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Shaft
as "Uncle" John Shaft
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Shaft
as John Shaft
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Shaft in Africa
as John Shaft
6.0
Shaft's Big Score!
as John Shaft
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Wild Seven
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
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Se7en
as Talbot
5.0
George of the Jungle
as Kwame
6.0
Earthquake
as Miles Quade
5.0
Al's Lads
as Boom-Boom
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Young Warriors
as Sergeant John Austin
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Speed Racer
as Ben Burns
4.0
Steel
as Uncle Joe
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Amityville: A New Ge...
as Pauli
6.0
Brick
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
6.0
Antitrust
as Lyle Barton
4.0
The Banker
as Lloyd
5.0
Q
as Powell
4.0
Opposing Force
as Stafford
5.0
Escape to Athena
as Nat Judson
3.0
Theodore Rex
as Commissioner Lynch
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Maniac Cop
as Commissioner Pike
5.0
An Eye for an Eye
as Capt. Stevens
4.0
The Confidant
as Claude
5.0
City Heat
as Dehl Swift
4.0
Ladies of the House
as Stan
6.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
4.0
Corky Romano
as Howard Shuster
4.0
Angel III: The Final...
as Lt. Doniger
4.0
Jocks
as Chip
4.0
Crack House
as Lt. Johnson
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The Baron and the Ki...
as Frosty
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Hawaiian Gardens
as M.O.
4.0
Portrait of a Hitman
as Coco Morrell
4.0
Painkiller Jane
as Colonel Watts
4.0
Charley-One-Eye
as The Black Man
4.0
A Time to Die
as Captain Ralph Phipps
6.0
Man Friday
as Friday
4.0
Christmas in Connect...
as Prescott
4.0
Bloodfist III: Force...
as Samuel Stark
4.0
One Down, Two to Go
as Ralph
4.0
Night Visitor
as Captain Crane
5.0
The Big Score
as Gordon
5.0
Diamonds
as Archie
7.0
Men Cry in the Dark
4.0
Party Line
as Captain Barnes
7.0
Bad Jim
as July
4.0
Getting Even
as Dundee
5.0
Moving On
as Ralph
5.0
Joe and Max
as Jack Blackburn
3.0
Inchon
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
6.0
The Fifth Missile
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
3.0
Set Apart
as J.T.
5.0
Sins of the Night
as Les
3.0
Gypsy Angels
as Dr. Carlson
4.0
Day of the Assassin
as Fessler
4.0
Game for Vultures
as Gideon Marunga
0.0
Any Place But Home
as Gil Oberman
5.0
Undercover Brother
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
Killpoint
as Agent Bill Bryant
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Blind Man's Bluff
as Gray
4.0
Deadly Rivals
as Agent Peterson
4.0
What Do You Say to a...
as Interracial Couple
5.0
Original Gangstas
as Slick
7.0
All The Days Before ...
as El Doctor
6.0
Whatever She Wants
as Theodore Wolf
7.0
Thelma
as Ben
4.0
Max Havoc: Curse Of ...
as Tahsi
5.0
Embassy
as Dick Shannon
4.0
Once Upon a Time... ...
as Cleve
7.0
Having Our Say: The ...
as Booker T. Washington
4.0
Body of Influence
as Harry Reams
0.0
Harlem to Hollywood
as Self
5.0
Boat Trip
as Felicia's Dad
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Retreat!
as Henshaw
0.0
Daddy Can't Read
as Jason Ruigh
3.0
Mind Twister
as Frank Webb
4.0
Point of Entry
as Miles Porter
0.0
Just an Overnight Gu...
7.0
Soul in Cinema: Film...
as Self
5.0
Firehouse
as Shelly Forsythe
1.0
Shadows of Desire
as Dunc
6.0
Shaft
as John Shaft, Sr.
5.0
Miami Cops
as Gamble
6.0
Bonanza: The Return
as Jacob Briscoe
6.0
Bonanza: Under Attac...
as Jacob
0.0
Collar
as Alonzo Sparks
0.0
Black as the Heart
as Rod
6.0
What Men Want
as Skip Davis
6.0
A Family Reunion Chr...
as Jebidiah McKellan
4.0
Diary of a Single Mo...
as Lou Bailey
0.0
Nationtime
as Self
5.0
Haunting of the Mary...
as Tulls
5.0
Final Approach
as Gary Markash
3.0
Vegas Vampires
as Rick Apping
6.0
A Choice of Weapons:...
as Self
3.0
Ballistic
as Harold
7.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Major Kevin Cooper
7.0
A Different World
as Clinton Reese
7.0
Magnum, P.I.
6.0
CHiPs
as Sgt. Aikens
1.0
Rescue 77
as Captain Durfee
8.0
Lincoln Heights
7.0
The Closer
as Col. D.B. Walter
7.0
Desperate Housewives
as Mr. Shaw
7.0
L.A. Law
as Judge Ira Menday
7.0
Beverly Hills, 90210
7.0
Heroes
as Charles Deveaux
6.0
Alias
as Brill
7.0
The Fresh Prince of ...
as Dr. Mumford
7.0
The Wayans Bros.
as Dr. Saunders
7.0
Beauty and the Beast
8.0
Family Reunion
as Grandpa
6.0
Soul Food
as Hardy Lester
7.0
MacGyver
as R.T. Hines
7.0
Profiler
as Det. James Henegar
6.0
Outlaws
7.0
Dr. Quinn, Medicine ...
6.0
Blade: The Series
6.0
Close to Home
7.0
Shaft
6.0
Amen
4.0
Buddies
as Henry Carlisle
5.0
Hollywood Beat
0.0
413 Hope St.
as Phil Thomas
6.0
Renegade
5.0
Masquerade
as Mean Willy
7.0
Being Mary Jane
as Paul Patterson, Sr.
8.0
Grey's Anatomy
as Donald Burke
8.0
The Mentalist
as Floyd Benton
6.0
The Player
as Samuel Letts
8.0
Chicago Fire
as Wallace Boden, Sr.
7.0
Private Practice
as Raymond McCray
5.0
The Mike Douglas Sho...
as Self
5.0
Vicki!
as Self
6.0
Dinah!
as Self
7.0
Roots
as Sam Bennett
7.0
The Tonight Show Sta...
as Self
7.0
Roc
as Russell Emerson
4.0
A.D.
as Serpenius
6.0
Hangin' with Mr. Coo...
as General (uncredited)
7.0
Lethal Weapon
as Don Bennett
7.0
Touched by an Angel
as Murray
6.0
The Love Boat
as Dave Wilbur
7.0
Star
as Charles Floyd
6.0
Dream On
as Dr. Charles
6.0
GAME ON: A Comedy Cr...
as Grandpa
5.0
The Dean Martin Cele...
as Self
7.0
21 Jump Street
as Ben Halley
0.0
The Rise and Fall of...
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Hangin' with Mr. Coo...
as Chester Cooper