Richard Roundtree, the movie star who originated the role of detective John Shaft in the blaxploitation classic, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer.
Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon.
He was 81 years old. His death was confirmed by his manager, Patrick McMinn. Roundtree was a leading man from the very start of his lifetime in screen acting, with “Shaft” marking his
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