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He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973), and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], both alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson as his son, John Shaft II.

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He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973), and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], both alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson as his son, nephew, John Shaft II.
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He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973), and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson as his son, John Shaft II.

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He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973), and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], both alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson as his son, John Shaft II.
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Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor and model from New Rochelle, New York.

He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973) and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson, who plays his son, John Shaft II.

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Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor and model from New Rochelle, New York.

He was [[StarMakingRole most famous]] for portraying PrivateDetective John Shaft in the {{blaxploitation}} movie ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) and all four of its sequels, ''Shaft's Big Score'' (1972), ''Shaft in Africa'' (1973) (1973), and two by the same name released in [[Film/Shaft2000 2000]] and [[Film/Shaft2019 2019]], alongside Creator/SamuelLJackson, who plays Creator/SamuelLJackson as his son, John Shaft II.
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* ''Series/TheWayansBros'' (1 episode, 1995) as Dr. Saunders


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* ''Series/FourThirteenHopeStreet'' (10 episodes, 1997–98) as Phil Thomas


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Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 - October 24, 2023) was an American actor born from New Rochelle, New York.

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Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 - October 24, 2023) was an American actor born and model from New Rochelle, New York.



!!Film
* ''Film/{{Shaft}}''
** ''Shaft's Big Score''
** ''Shaft in Africa''
** ''Film/Shaft2000''
** ''Film/Shaft2019''
* ''Film/{{Earthquake}}''
* ''Film/EscapeToAthena''
* ''Film/AnEyeForAnEye1981''

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!!Film
!!Filmography on TV Tropes:
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[[folder:Film roles]]
* ''Film/{{Shaft}}''
''Film/{{Shaft}}'' (1971) as John Shaft
** ''Shaft's Big Score''
Score!'' (1972)
** ''Shaft in Africa''
Africa'' (1973)
** ''Film/Shaft2000''
''Film/{{Shaft|2000}}'' (2000)
** ''Film/Shaft2019''
''Film/{{Shaft|2019}}'' (2019)
* ''Film/{{Earthquake}}''
''Film/{{Earthquake}}'' (1973) as Miles
* ''Film/EscapeToAthena''
''Film/EscapeToAthena'' (1979) as Nat Judson
* ''Film/AnEyeForAnEye1981''''Film/{{An Eye for an Eye|1981}}'' (1981) as Capt. Stevens



* ''Film/ManiacCop''
* ''Film/{{Se7en}}''
* ''Film/TheodoreRex''
* ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle''
* ''Film/{{Steel}}''
* ''Film/CorkyRomano''
* ''Film/BoatTrip''
* ''Film/{{Brick}}''
* ''Film/SpeedRacer''

!!Television
* ''Series/{{Roots}}''
* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (2 episodes)
* ''Series/{{CHiPs}}'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/MagnumPI'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|1987}}'' (3 episodes)
* ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' (2 episodes)
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/LALaw'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{Alias}}'' (3 episodes)
* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' (5 episodes)
* ''Series/BladeTheSeries'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (6 episodes)
* ''Series/TheMentalist'' (1 episode)
* ''Series/LethalWeapon2016'' (1 episode)

!!Video Games
* ''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours''
* ''VideoGame/AkujiTheHeartless''

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* ''Film/ManiacCop''
''Film/ManiacCop'' (1988) as Commissioner Pike
* ''Film/{{Se7en}}''
''Film/{{Se7en}}'' (1995) as Talbot
* ''Film/TheodoreRex''
''Film/TheodoreRex'' (1995) as Commissioner Lynch
* ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle''
''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' (1997) as Kwame
* ''Film/{{Steel}}''
''Film/{{Steel}}'' (1997) as Uncle Joe
* ''Film/CorkyRomano''
''Film/CorkyRomano'' (2001) as Howard Shuster
* ''Film/BoatTrip''
''Film/BoatTrip'' (2002) as Felicia's Dad
* ''Film/{{Brick}}''
''Film/{{Brick}}'' (2005) as Asst. VP Trueman
* ''Film/SpeedRacer''

!!Television
''Film/SpeedRacer'' (2008) as Ben BurnsBNu
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[[folder:Television roles]]
* ''Series/{{Roots}}''
''Series/{{Roots}}'' (1 episode, 1977) as Sam Bennett
* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (2 episodes)
episodes, 1980) as Dave Wilbur
* ''Series/{{CHiPs}}'' (1 episode)
episode, 1981) as Sgt. Aikens
* ''Series/MagnumPI'' (1 episode)
episode, 1983) as Peter Jordan
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1988) as Maj. Kevin Cooper
* ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' (3 episodes, 1989) as Clinton Reese
* ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|1987}}'' (3 episodes)
episodes, 1989) as Cleon Manning
* ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' (1 episode)
episode, 1990) as Ben Halley
* ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' (1 episode)
episode, 1990) as R.T. Hines
* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' (2 episodes)
episodes, 1990–96) as Dr. Mumford[=/=]Rev. Gordon Sims
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' (1 episode)
episode, 1991) as Robinson Ashe Jr.
* ''Series/LALaw'' (1 episode)
episode, 1992) as Judge Ira Menday)
* ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper'' (2 episodes, 1992–94) as General[=/=]Chester Cooper
* ''Series/DreamOn'' (1 episode, 1995) a Dr. Charles
* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1 episode, 1996) as Murray
* ''Series/{{Profiler}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Det. James Henegar
* ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'' (1 episode)
episode, 1998) as "Barracuda" Jim Barnes
* ''Series/{{Alias}}'' (3 episodes)
(2 episodes, 2003–04) as Brill
* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' (5 episodes)
episodes, 2004–05) as Mr. Shaw
* ''Series/TheCloser'' (1 episode, 2005) as Col. D.B. Walter
* ''Series/BladeTheSeries'' (1 episode)
episode, 2006) as Robert Brooks
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (1 episode)
episode, 2006) as Donald Burke
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (6 episodes)
episodes, 2006–07) as Charles Deveaux
* ''Series/TheMentalist'' (1 episode)
episode, 2011) as Floyd Benton
* ''Series/LethalWeapon2016'' ''Series/ChicagoFire'' (4 episodes, 2015) as Wallace Boden Sr.
* ''Series/{{Lethal Weapon|2016}}''
(1 episode)

!!Video Games
episode, 2018) as Don Bennett
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[[folder:Video game roles]]
* ''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours''
''VideoGame/AkujiTheHeartless'' (1998) as Akuji (voice)
* ''VideoGame/AkujiTheHeartless''''VideoGame/ScarfaceTheWorldIsYours'' (2006) as Burt Campana[=/=]Oakley Drive-In Manager (voice)
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