Richard Roundtree was the actor best known for playing detective John Shaft in Shaft and its sequels, Shaft’s Big Score! and Shaft in Africa as well as the short-lived 1973 Shaft TV series.
Richard Roundtree, Dead at 81
December 12, 2025
Richard Roundtree was the actor best known for playing detective John Shaft in Shaft and its sequels, Shaft’s Big Score! and Shaft in Africa as well as the short-lived 1973 Shaft TV series.
