Richard Roundtree, best known for starring in the 1971 classic Shaft, has died at the age of 81 after battling cancer. His manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed his death in a statement to The Associated ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree's ...

Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking "Shaft" franchise, died Tuesday at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News that ...

Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the “Shaft” film franchise, has died after a battle with cancer at age 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn of McMinn ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s ...

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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Actor Richard Roundtree, who broke barriers and reached international stardom as the titular character in the “Shaft” film franchise, died Tuesday after a brief battle with ...

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