Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Roundtree, the actor considered to be one of the first Black action heroes for his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, ...

Samuel L. Jackson, Gabrielle Union, and Robert Townsend are among the many celebrities to write tributes to Roundtree, who died on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. The death of actor Richard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn confirmed his death. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Roundtree said of his role in "Shaft": "It put me on the map." (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Richard Roundtree lent ...

Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the "Shaft" film franchise, has died. He was 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn of McMinn Management and Artists & ...

Richard Roundtree died and Hollywood is reacting to the news as they remember the late actor. Samuel L. Jackson was one of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Roundtree having worked together in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s ...

Richard Roundtree, known for his revolutionary work in action films like the Shaft franchise, has died. He was 81. According to The Associated Press, Patrick McMinn, his manager of many years, ...

Celebrating the life of America’s first Black action star. Richard Roundtree was a Hollywood legend. The actor was best known for his role as private detective John Shaft in the 1971 movie Shaft and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to being an award-winning actor, Richard Roundtree was a male breast cancer survivor and advocate. As we honor the ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Reid, an actor and filmmaker, to remember his friend, the late actor Richard Roundtree. This week, the film world lost actor Richard Roundtree to pancreatic cancer.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s ...