
Richard Roundtree
ActorBorn 1942Active 2008
Career at a glance
1Hallmark film
Weirdness3.0 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Follow & about Richard
- From
- New Rochelle
Awards & honours
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- MTV Movie & TV Awards · 1994
Richard Arnold Roundtree was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel, as well as the television series (1973–1974). He was also known for featuring in several TV series, including Roots, Generations, and Desperate Housewives.
