Roundtree, who played private eye John Shaft in the Seventies film franchise, died from pancreatic cancer. He was 81.
American actor Richard Roundtree, considered the "first black action film hero" for his 1971 role in "Shaft", died Tuesday at the age of 81.
Iconic actor Richard Roundtree, known for playing John Shaft, dies at 81 | Hollywood.
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 ...
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several "Shaft" films, has died. He was 81.
Richard Roundtree, the actor who played the iconic action hero Shaft, has died at 81 from pancreatic cancer on 24 October. Roundtree died at his home in Los ...
The actor - best known for playing suave detective John Shaft in 1971 action movie 'Shaft' and its sequel - passed away on Tuesday at his home in Los ...
The star died at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (October 24) surrounded by his family, his manager Patrick McMinn told The Hollywood Reporter.
Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the suave lead role in the 1971 film Shaft, died on Thursday, the Hollywood Reporter and Deadline have reported. Roundtree (81), died in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Patrick McMinn, ...
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several Shaft films beginning in the early 1970s, has died at the age of 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed ...
Roundtree has the distinction of being among a handful of actors who enjoyed top billing with his first-ever screen credit.
Hollywood publication Deadline said that the actor, known for opening doors for other Black artists in the industry, died with his family at his bedside, ...
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 ...
While indelibly tied to the role that made him famous in 1971, he remained active for more than four decades afterward.
Richard Roundtree, best known for his starring role in the 'Shaft' franchise, died on October 24 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Private eye John Shaft was a new kind of figure in film: unapologetically Black with swagger. He clapped back at white cops, he busted mobsters, ...
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie "Shaft" and ...
Actor, who has died in Los Angeles aged 81, became the first black action hero when he shot to stardom in the 1971 blaxploitation crime thriller.
The trailblazing actor, who starred as the private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971's “Shaft,” has died, according to ...
With his smarts, swagger and unapologetic sexuality, Rowntree – who died on Tuesday aged 81 – spearheaded a new type of Black masculinity in mainstream ...