Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' Star, Dies After Pancreatic Cancer Battle

Mark Blinch/ReutersRichard Roundtree, the actor who cemented his legacy playing the classy and self-possessed police detective John Shaft in the 1971 film and its sequels, died Tuesday, his manager said. He was 81.Roundtree died at his Los Angeles home after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from Patrick McMinn, who managed the actor’s career from 1987 to his death.“Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film,” McMinn said,

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