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Richard Roundtree, Shaft star, dead at 81 - 106 9 The Eagle

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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesRichard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking Shaft franchise, passed away Tuesday, October 24, at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News Roundtree died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He said Roundtree s family was at his bedside. Roundtree’s career spanned five decades, but it was his portrayal of Detective John Shaft in the 1971 action thriller that established him as the first Black action hero. He went on to star in the sequels Shaft’s Big Score! and the short-lived 1973 TV series Shaft in Africa. Roundtree would reprise the role in the 2000 John Singleton movie Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2019 Tim Story-directed sequel. Roundtree’s many other film credits included 1981 s Inchon, opposite Laurence Olivier and Ben Gazzara, and 1984 s City Heat, opposite Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, as well as Se7en, George of the

First black action hero Richard Roundtree dies as Samuel L Jackson pays tribute to Shaft

First black action hero Richard Roundtree dies as Samuel L Jackson pays tribute to Shaft
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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesRichard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking Shaft franchise, passed away Tuesday, October 24, at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News Roundtree died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He said Roundtree s family was at his bedside. Roundtree’s career spanned five decades, but it was his portrayal of Detective John Shaft in the 1971 action thriller that established him as the first Black action hero. He went on to star in the sequels Shaft’s Big Score! and the short-lived 1973 TV series Shaft in Africa. Roundtree would reprise the role in the 2000 John Singleton movie Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2019 Tim Story-directed sequel. Roundtree’s many other film credits included 1981 s Inchon, opposite Laurence Olivier and Ben Gazzara, and 1984 s City Heat, opposite Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, as well as Se7en, George of the

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