Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the iconic private detective John Shaft in several movies and on TV, has died at age 81.
Roundtree is best known for his debut film role in the 1971 crime action thriller Shaft, in which he played a private eye named John Shaft who is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve the latter's kidnapped daughter.
On top of playing John Shaft, Roundtree worked consistently in movies and TV for 50 years and had roles in such well-known films as Earthquake, City Heat, Maniac Cop, Se7en, George of the Jungle, Brick and Speed Racer. "The passing of Richard Roundtree is a real blow. Loved being around him, learning, working, laughing and feeling blessed to have an idol live up to who I expected him to be.The passing of Richard Roundtree is a real blow.
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