Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft,' dies at 81 : NPR

Private eye John Shaft was a new kind of figure in film: unapologetically Black with swagger. He clapped back at white cops, he busted mobsters, and helped create the entire genre of Blaxploitation.

Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft', dies at 81

Musicians, artists, actors and culture-makers who died in 2023 : NPR

John Stahr Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Remembering actor Richard Roundtree

Beth Rountree Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Wendy Novotny Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Kara Novotny Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' icon, dead at 81

Svajgr Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou