Richard Roundtree
Age: N/A | From: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 74
TV Involvements: 22
Most Famous Work
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, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Famous Work
Grey's Anatomy
(2005) Donald Burke
MacGyver
(1985) R.T. Hines
21 Jump Street
(1987) Ben Halley
Chicago Fire
(2012) Wallace Boden, Sr.
The Mentalist
(2008) Floyd Benton
Masquerade
(1983) Mean Willy
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Major Kevin Cooper
L.A. Law
(1986) Judge Ira MendayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ben | |
| 2023 | Ralph | |
| 2021 | Self | |
| 2020 | Tulls | |
| Grandpa | ||
| 2019 | Jebidiah McKellan | |
| Grandpa | ||
| John Shaft, Sr. | ||
| Skip Davis | ||
| 2016 | Don Bennett | |
| 2015 | Samuel Letts | |
| Alonzo Sparks | ||
| 2013 | Paul Patterson, Sr. | |
| 2012 | Wallace Boden, Sr. | |
| Henshaw | ||
| 2010 | Claude | |
| Theodore Wolf | ||
| 2009 | Lou Bailey | |
| J.T. | ||
| 2008 | Stan | |
| Floyd Benton | ||
| Gary Markash | ||
| Ben Burns | ||
| 2007 | Miles Porter | |
| Raymond McCray | ||
| El Doctor | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2006 | Charles Deveaux | |
| N/A | ||
| Assistant V.P. Trueman | ||
| Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods | ||
| 2005 | Colonel Watts | |
| N/A | ||
| Col. D.B. Walter | ||
| Donald Burke | ||
| 2004 | Tahsi | |
| Mr. Shaw | ||
| 2003 | Rick Apping | |
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Felicia's Dad | |
| Self | ||
| Boom-Boom | ||
| John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| Jack Blackburn | ||
| 2001 | M.O. | |
| Howard Shuster | ||
| Brill | ||
| Lyle Barton | ||
| 2000 | Hardy Lester | |
| "Uncle" John Shaft | ||
| 1999 | Captain Durfee | |
| 1997 | Phil Thomas | |
| Uncle Joe | ||
| Kwame | ||
| Gil Oberman | ||
| 1996 | Det. James Henegar | |
| Slick | ||
| Henry Carlisle | ||
| Cleve | ||
| 1995 | Commissioner Lynch | |
| Dist. Atty. Martin Talbot | ||
| Harold | ||
| Jacob | ||
| Dr. Saunders | ||
| 1994 | Dunc | |
| Gray | ||
| Frank Webb | ||
| Rod | ||
| 1993 | Les | |
| Jacob Briscoe | ||
| Pauli | ||
| Agent Peterson | ||
| Harry Reams | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | General (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Prescott | ||
| Samuel Stark | ||
| 1991 | Captain Ralph Phipps | |
| Russell Emerson | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Rev. Gordon Sims | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Carlson | ||
| July | ||
| 1989 | Lloyd | |
| Lt. Johnson | ||
| Captain Crane | ||
| Gamble | ||
| 1988 | Lt. Doniger | |
| Captain Barnes | ||
| Dundee | ||
| Commissioner Pike | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Clinton Reese | ||
| Ben Halley | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Chip | ||
| N/A | ||
| Judge Ira Menday | ||
| Stafford | ||
| Cmdr. Frederick Bryce | ||
| 1985 | R.T. Hines | |
| N/A | ||
| Serpenius | ||
| 1984 | Dehl Swift | |
| Frosty | ||
| Major Kevin Cooper | ||
| Agent Bill Bryant | ||
| 1983 | Mean Willy | |
| Sergeant John Austin | ||
| Gordon | ||
| 1982 | Ralph | |
| Powell | ||
| 1981 | Capt. Stevens | |
| Sgt. Augustus Henderson | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Gideon Marunga | ||
| 1979 | Fessler | |
| Nat Judson | ||
| Coco Morrell | ||
| 1977 | Dave Wilbur | |
| Sgt. Aikens | ||
| Sam Bennett | ||
| 1975 | Archie | |
| Friday | ||
| 1974 | Miles Quade | |
| Self | ||
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| John Shaft | ||
| The Black Man | ||
| Shelly Forsythe | ||
| 1972 | Self | |
| John Shaft | ||
| Dick Shannon | ||
| 1971 | John Shaft | |
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Interracial Couple | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | In Memory Of | |
| 2012 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
