Richard Roundtree
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.
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Thelma
as BenWhen 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she...
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What Men Want
as Skip DavisMagically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn...
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Speed Racer
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George of the Jungle
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Shaft
as "Uncle" John ShaftNew York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying....
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Earthquake
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Boat Trip
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Brick
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Undercover Brother
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white...
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Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped...
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Amityville: A New Generation
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Moving On
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Bonanza: The Return
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City Heat
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An Eye for an Eye
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Maniac Cop
as Commissioner PikeInnocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A...
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Theodore Rex
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Joe and Max
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Original Gangstas
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Christmas in Connecticut
as PrescottElizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and author of several cookbooks. But when her...
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as SelfThis documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer...
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Angel III: The Final Chapter
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Opposing Force
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Final Approach
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Wild Seven
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The Banker
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Point of Entry
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Body of Influence
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Diamonds
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The Confidant
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Jocks
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Inchon
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Painkiller Jane
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Ballistic
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Crack House
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BaadAsssss Cinema
as SelfWith archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical...
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Charley-One-Eye
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Vegas Vampires
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
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Deadly Rivals
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Embassy
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The Big Score
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Shadows of Desire
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Set Apart
as J.T.Four troubled, inner city kids get a western-style shot at redemption when a cowboy pastor...
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Mind Twister
as Frank WebbTwo former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
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Men Cry in the Dark
as uncreditedThe future has never looked better for Derrick Reed. Bachelorhood is great, he has a group of...
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Bonanza: Under Attack
as JacobAfter a rogue band of Pinkerton detectives led by ruthless Charley Siringo bushwhacks reformed...
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Nationtime
as SelfA report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic...
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All The Days Before Tomorrow
as El DoctorWes is awakened in the middle of the night by an unexpected phone call. It’s Alison, the girl...
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Miami Cops
as GambleRichard Roundtree takes on thugs on the streets of Miami.
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Hawaiian Gardens
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Retreat!
as HenshawInspired by war films from the 1950's, Retreat! tells the story of nine U.S. Soldiers who were...
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Collar
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Black as the Heart
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Daddy Can't Read
as Jason RuighTeenage girl doesn't understand why her father is against her campaign to promote literacy at...
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Just an Overnight Guest
as uncreditedA family takes in an abused girl and eventually decide to adopt her.
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Harlem to Hollywood
as SelfAn insider's look at the most famous person most people have never heard of: singer-songwriter...
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Grey's Anatomy
as Donald BurkeFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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Chicago Fire
as Wallace Boden, Sr.An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's...
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The Mentalist
as Floyd BentonPatrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...
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Desperate Housewives
as Mr. ShawLooking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...
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Beverly Hills, 90210
as uncreditedFollow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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MacGyver
as R.T. HinesHe's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...
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Touched by an Angel
as MurrayMonica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...
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The Closer
as Col. D.B. WalterDeputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...
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Lethal Weapon
as Don BennettA slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's...
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The Love Boat
as Dave WilburPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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Magnum, P.I.
as uncreditedA private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a...
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L.A. Law
as Judge Ira MendayL.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...
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Heroes
as Charles DeveauxCommon people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Major Kevin CooperAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Dr. MumfordWill, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...
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21 Jump Street
as Ben Halley21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to...
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Renegade
as uncreditedFramed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while...
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A Different World
as Clinton ReeseA Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as uncreditedDr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's...
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Private Practice
as Raymond McCrayHaving left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to...
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Star
as Charles FloydStar is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day...
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The Wayans Bros.
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Dream On
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Profiler
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Being Mary Jane
as Paul Patterson, Sr.Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient...
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Close to Home
as uncreditedClose to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros....
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Roots
as Sam BennettThe epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as General (uncredited)Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992...
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Chester CooperHangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992...
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as SerpeniusA 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.
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Amen
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Masquerade
as Mean WillyMasquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the...
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Soul Food
as Hardy LesterSoul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June...
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Blade: The Series
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Roc
as Russell EmersonRoc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994....
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CHiPs
as Sgt. AikensLighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...
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The Player
as Samuel LettsAn action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who...
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Lincoln Heights
as uncreditedEddie Sutton is a dedicated police officer, his wife Jenn, a devoted nurse, but their most...
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Alias
as BrillSydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government,...
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Hollywood Beat
as uncreditedHollywood Beat is a mid-1980s American television police drama starring Jack Scalia, Jay...
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as SelfThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...
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GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as GrandpaWorlds collide in this special event featuring familiar faces, surprise cameos and stories of...
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413 Hope St.
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Buddies
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Outlaws
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Beauty and the Beast
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Shaft
as uncreditedShaft is a series of TV movies that aired along with Hawkins during 1973-74 television season on...
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Rescue 77
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
as Self - Narrator (voice)A landmark four-part series exploring segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of...
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