As many celebrities and fans express their condolences and remembrances of veteran and legendary actor Richard Roundtree, who recently died of pancreatic cancer, others recall that his role as Detective John Shaft in the 1970s Black-themed action film, “Shaft,” caused many of us in the Black community to almost lose our minds. The Shaft movie hit the big screen during my early teens. I was able to see the rated R film because of an older acquaintance who accompanied me and my sister. We were mesmerized by the predominantly Black cast and John Shaft, a no-nonsense cool dude dressed in […]
Danette Mitchell: Richard Roundtree — One bad mutha, one iconic character, one memorable actor
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Hollywood Live: We lost another icon, Richard Roundtree
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