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,
LOS ANGELES, California: Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective John Shaft in 1971 s Shaft and its sequels, has died. He was 81.
Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for his performance in 'Shaft,' has died.He was 81.Roundtree's manager confirmed the news in a statement to Variety. Pat