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Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Born July 9, 1942· New Rochelle, New York, USA

† Died October 24, 2023

76Roles★ 6.4Average rating

Emerging from New Rochelle, New York, he left Southern Illinois University in the early 1960s to pursue modeling before joining the Negro Ensemble Company, where he debuted on stage as boxer Jack Johnson. After a brief appearance in a 1970 hidden-camera film, his breakthrough arrived with the iconic role of private detective John Shaft, first in the 1971 movie and subsequently in two sequels, a 19…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Chicago FireSeries★ 8.4
Chicago Fire2012
Wallace Boden, Sr.
The MentalistSeries★ 8.4
The Mentalist2008
Floyd Benton
Se7en★ 8.4
Se7en1995
Talbot
Grey's AnatomySeries★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy2005
Donald Burke
StarSeries★ 8
Star2016
Charles Floyd
Desperate HousewivesSeries★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives2004
Mr. Shaw
MacGyverSeries★ 7.7
MacGyver1985
R.T. Hines
Private PracticeSeries★ 7.5
Private Practice2007
Raymond McCray
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Kevin Cooper
HeroesSeries★ 7.4
Heroes2006
Charles Deveaux
Beauty and the BeastSeries★ 7.4
Beauty and the Beast1987
Cleon Manning
Lethal WeaponSeries★ 7.3
Lethal Weapon2016
Don Bennett
Beverly Hills, 90210Series★ 7.3
Beverly Hills, 902101990
Robinson Ashe Jr.
21 Jump StreetSeries★ 7.3
21 Jump Street1987
Ben Halley
Magnum, P.I.Series★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.1980
Peter Jordan
A Different WorldSeries★ 7.2
A Different World1987
Clinton Reese
Bonanza: The Return★ 6.5
Bonanza: The Return1993
Jacob Briscoe
Blade: The SeriesSeries★ 6.4
Blade: The Series2006
What Men Want★ 6.2
What Men Want2019
Skip Davis
George of the Jungle★ 5.7
George of the Jungle1997
Kwame
Amityville: A New Generation★ 4.3
Amityville: A New Generation1993
Pauli