

Richard Roundtree
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
9 Jul 1942
Age
84 Years
Born In
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Total Projects
152
Years Active
63 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.1 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Thelma
Thelma
as Ben

movie
Moving On
Moving On
as Ralph

movie
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self

movie
Haunting of the Mary Celeste
Haunting of the Mary Celeste
as Tulls

tv
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Grandpa

movie
A Family Reunion Christmas
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Jebidiah McKellan

tv
Family Reunion
Family Reunion
as Grandpa

movie
Harlem to Hollywood
Harlem to Hollywood
as Self

movie
Shaft
Shaft
as John Shaft, Sr.

movie
What Men Want
What Men Want
as Skip Davis

tv
Star
Star
as Charles Floyd

tv
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
as Don Bennett

tv
The Player
The Player
as Samuel Letts

movie
Collar
Collar
as Alonzo Sparks

tv
Being Mary Jane
Being Mary Jane
as Paul Patterson, Sr.

tv
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
as Wallace Boden, Sr.

movie
Retreat!
Retreat!
as Henshaw

movie
The Confidant
The Confidant
as Claude

movie
Whatever She Wants
Whatever She Wants
as Theodore Wolf

movie
Diary of a Single Mom
Diary of a Single Mom
as Lou Bailey

movie
Set Apart
Set Apart
as J.T.

movie
Ladies of the House
Ladies of the House
as Stan

tv
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Floyd Benton

movie
Final Approach
Final Approach
as Gary Markash

movie
Speed Racer
Speed Racer
as Ben Burns

movie
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
as Ben Burns

movie
Point of Entry
Point of Entry
as Miles Porter

tv
Private Practice
Private Practice
as Raymond McCray

movie
All The Days Before Tomorrow
All The Days Before Tomorrow
as El Doctor

tv
Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Heights

tv
Heroes
Heroes
as Charles Deveaux

tv
Blade: The Series
Blade: The Series

movie
Brick
Brick
as Assistant V.P. Trueman

movie
Wild Seven
Wild Seven
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods

movie
Painkiller Jane
Painkiller Jane
as Colonel Watts

tv
Close to Home
Close to Home
as Cyrus Carter

tv
The Closer
The Closer
as Col. D.B. Walter

tv
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Donald Burke

movie
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Tahsi

tv
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Mr. Shaw

movie
Vegas Vampires
Vegas Vampires
as Rick Apping

movie
Men Cry in the Dark
Men Cry in the Dark

movie
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
as Felicia's Dad

tv
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self

movie
Al's Lads
Al's Lads
as Boom-Boom

movie
Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Joe and Max
Joe and Max
as Jack Blackburn

movie
Hawaiian Gardens
Hawaiian Gardens
as M.O.

movie
Corky Romano
Corky Romano
as Howard Shuster

tv
Alias
Alias
as Brill

movie
Antitrust
Antitrust
as Lyle Barton

tv
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Hardy Lester

movie
Shaft
Shaft
as "Uncle" John Shaft

movie
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Booker T. Washington

tv
Rescue 77
Rescue 77
as Captain Durfee

tv
413 Hope St.
413 Hope St.
as Phil Thomas

movie
Steel
Steel
as Uncle Joe

movie
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle
as Kwame

movie
Any Place But Home
Any Place But Home
as Gil Oberman

tv
Profiler
Profiler
as Det. James Henegar

movie
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
as Slick

tv
Buddies
Buddies
as Henry Carlisle

movie
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Cleve

movie
Theodore Rex
Theodore Rex
as Commissioner Lynch

movie
Se7en
Se7en
as Talbot

movie
Ballistic
Ballistic
as Harold

movie
Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Jacob

tv
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros.
as Dr. Saunders

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Murray

movie
Shadows of Desire
Shadows of Desire
as Dunc

movie
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff
as Gray

movie
Body of Influence
Body of Influence
as Harry Reams

movie
Mind Twister
Mind Twister
as Frank Webb

movie
Black as the Heart
Black as the Heart
as Rod

movie
Sins of the Night
Sins of the Night
as Les

movie
Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return
as Jacob Briscoe

movie
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
as Pauli

movie
Deadly Rivals
Deadly Rivals
as Agent Peterson

tv
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as 'Barracuda' Jim Barnes

movie
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut
as Prescott

tv
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as General (uncredited)

tv
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Chester Cooper

tv
Renegade
Renegade

tv
Vicki!
Vicki!
as Self

movie
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
as Samuel Stark

movie
A Time to Die
A Time to Die
as Captain Ralph Phipps

tv
Roc
Roc
as Russell Emerson

tv
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Robinson Ashe Jr.

tv
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Dr. Mumford

tv
Dream On
Dream On
as Dr. Charles

movie
Gypsy Angels
Gypsy Angels
as Dr. Carlson

movie
Bad Jim
Bad Jim
as July

movie
The Banker
The Banker
as Lloyd

movie
Crack House
Crack House
as Lt. Johnson

movie
Night Visitor
Night Visitor
as Captain Crane

movie
Miami Cops
Miami Cops
as Gamble

movie
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Angel III: The Final Chapter
as Lt. Doniger

movie
Party Line
Party Line
as Captain Barnes

movie
Getting Even
Getting Even
as Dundee

movie
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop
as Commissioner Pike

movie
Daddy Can't Read
Daddy Can't Read
as Jason Ruigh

tv
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
as Cleon Manning

tv
A Different World
A Different World
as Clinton Reese

tv
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
as Ben Halley

tv
Outlaws
Outlaws
as Isaiah 'Ice' McAdams

movie
Jocks
Jocks
as Chip

tv
Amen
Amen

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Judge Ira Menday

movie
Opposing Force
Opposing Force
as Stafford

movie
The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce

tv
MacGyver
MacGyver
as R.T. Hines

tv
Hollywood Beat
Hollywood Beat

tv
A.D.
A.D.
as Serpenius

movie
City Heat
City Heat
as Dehl Swift

movie
The Baron and the Kid
The Baron and the Kid
as Frosty

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Kevin Cooper

movie
Killpoint
Killpoint
as Agent Bill Bryant

tv
Masquerade
Masquerade
as Mean Willy

movie
Young Warriors
Young Warriors
as Sergeant John Austin

movie
Just an Overnight Guest
Just an Overnight Guest

movie
The Big Score
The Big Score
as Gordon

movie
One Down, Two to Go
One Down, Two to Go
as Ralph

movie
Q: The Winged Serpent
Q: The Winged Serpent
as Powell

movie
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
as Capt. Stevens

movie
Inchon
Inchon
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson

tv
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Peter Jordan

movie
Day of the Assassin
Day of the Assassin
as Fessler

movie
Game for Vultures
Game for Vultures
as Gideon Marunga

movie
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
as Nat Judson

movie
Portrait of a Hitman
Portrait of a Hitman
as Coco Morrell

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Dave Wilbur

tv
CHiPs
CHiPs
as Sgt. Aikens

tv
Roots
Roots
as Sam Bennett

movie
Diamonds
Diamonds
as Archie

movie
Man Friday
Man Friday
as Friday

movie
Earthquake
Earthquake
as Miles Quade

tv
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self

tv
Shaft
Shaft
as John Shaft

tv
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self

movie
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa
as John Shaft

movie
Charley One-Eye
Charley One-Eye
as The Black Man

movie
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
as Self / Shaft (archive footage)

movie
Firehouse
Firehouse
as Shelly Forsythe

movie
Nationtime
Nationtime
as Self

movie
Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft's Big Score!
as John Shaft

movie
Embassy
Embassy
as Dick Shannon

movie
Shaft
Shaft
as John Shaft

movie
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
as Self

movie
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
as Interracial Couple

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self