Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree as Uncle John in Paramount's Shaft - 2000

Biography

Born 07/09/1942

This handsome black lead made his name as the smooth title character in the classic action film "Shaft" (1971), which while not exactly a blaxploitation movie itself, spawned a generation of them. Richard Roundtree subsequently starred in two sequels--"Shaft's Big Score" (1972) and "Shaft in...
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Awards

  • In 1993, received MTV Movie Award for Lifetime Achievement
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Highlights

  • In 2006, Co-starred in the teenage film noir "Brick," opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  • In 2001, Toured with the play "Men Cry In The Dark"
  • In 2001, Cast in the feature film "Corky Romano"
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Family & Companions

  • wife: divorced; mother of Roundtree's two oldest daughters
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