He was seen as a ground-breaking actor with his portrayal ... referring to Shaft's famous theme song which won an Oscar for best original music. Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer in ...

Richard Roundtree, who played the original John Shaft in three '70s crime dramas, has a cameo as Jackson's uncle and namesake. Busta Rhymes, Vanessa Williams, Dan Hedaya.

Roundtree, a trailblazing actor, best known as the star of ‘Shaft,’ passed away at his home in Los Angeles in October 2023. He was 81 years old. As his manager said, "Richard’s work and ...

The Shaft trilogy is composed of action-crime films centered on an African-American police detective named John Shaft, who over the course of the films have altercations with a variety of crime.