
Actor
Richard Roundtree
Born 1942 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
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.
Acting

Se7en
Talbot · 1995

Grey's Anatomy
Donald Burke · 2005

The Mentalist
Floyd Benton · 2008

Chicago Fire
Wallace Boden, Sr. · 2012

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Dr. Mumford · 1990

Desperate Housewives
Mr. Shaw · 2004

Heroes
Charles Deveaux · 2006

MacGyver
R.T. Hines · 1985

Brick
Assistant V.P. Trueman · 2006

Shaft
John Shaft, Sr. · 2019

Lethal Weapon
Don Bennett · 2016

Beverly Hills, 90210
Robinson Ashe Jr. · 1990

Speed Racer
Ben Burns · 2008

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
'Barracuda' Jim Barnes · 1993

The Closer
Col. D.B. Walter · 2005

Murder, She Wrote
Kevin Cooper · 1984

What Men Want
Skip Davis · 2019

Magnum, P.I.
Peter Jordan · 1980

Alias
Brill · 2001

Private Practice
Raymond McCray · 2007

Shaft
"Uncle" John Shaft · 2000

George of the Jungle
Kwame · 1997

Beauty and the Beast
Cleon Manning · 1987

Thelma
Ben · 2024