Richard Roundtree
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- 9 de julio de 1942 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
- 24 de octubre de 2023
Biografía
Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. For his performance in the original film, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1972. Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was cremated at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His family hosted a memorial service for him at Saint Catherine African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Rochelle, New York on February 17, 2024.
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Filmografía
- 1975: El fin de una era · En persona
- Thelma: La venganza nunca ha sido tan dulce · Ben, In Memory Of
- Volver a empezar · Ralph
- A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks · En persona
- Haunting of the Mary Celeste · Tulls
- El gran crossover cómico · Grandpa
- A Family Reunion Christmas · Jebidiah McKellan
- Reunión familiar · Grandpa
- Harlem to Hollywood · En persona
- Shaft · John Shaft, Sr.
- ¿En qué piensan los hombres? · Skip Davis
- Star · Charles Floyd
- Arma letal · Don Bennett
- The Player · Samuel Letts
- Collar · Alonzo Sparks
- Being Mary Jane · Paul Patterson, Sr.
- Django desencadenado · Agradecimientos
- Chicago Fire · Wallace Boden, Sr.
- Retreat! · Henshaw
- The Confidant · Claude
- Whatever She Wants · Theodore Wolf
- Diary of a Single Mom · Lou Bailey
- Set Apart · J.T.
- Ladies of the House · Stan
- El mentalista · Floyd Benton
- Plan de vuelo: secuestrado · Gary Markash
- Speed Racer · Ben Burns
- Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family · Ben Burns
- Asalto a la intimidad · Miles Porter
- Sin cita previa · Raymond McCray
- All The Days Before Tomorrow · El Doctor
- Lincoln Heights
- Héroes · Charles Deveaux
- Blade: La serie
- Brick · Assistant V.P. Trueman
- Wild Seven · Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
- Soldado inmortal · Colonel Watts
- Fiscal Chase · Cyrus Carter
- The Closer · Col. D.B. Walter
- Anatomía de Grey · Donald Burke
- La maldición del dragón · Tahsi
- Mujeres desesperadas · Mr. Shaw
- Vegas Vampires · Rick Apping
- Men Cry in the Dark
- Boat Trip: Este barco es un peligro · Felicia's Dad
- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow · En persona
- BaadAsssss Cinema · En persona
- Chicago Streets · Boom-Boom
- Undercover Brother (El hermano secreto) · John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Entre las cuerdas · Jack Blackburn
- Hawaiian Gardens · M.O.
- Corky Romano · Howard Shuster
- Alias · Brill
- Conspiración en la red: Hackers 3 · Lyle Barton
- Soul Food · Hardy Lester
- Shaft: El retorno · "Uncle" John Shaft
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · Booker T. Washington
- Rescue 77 · Captain Durfee
- 413 Hope St. · Phil Thomas
- Steel. Un héroe de acero · Uncle Joe
- George de la jungla · Kwame
- Any Place But Home · Gil Oberman
- Profiler · Det. James Henegar
- Original Gangstas (Hot city) · Slick
- Buddies · Henry Carlisle
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored · Cleve
- Dino Rex · Commissioner Lynch
- Seven · Talbot
- Ballistic · Harold
- Bonanza: cerco mortal · Jacob
- The Wayans Bros. · Dr. Saunders
- Tocados por un ángel · Murray
- Shadows of Desire · Dunc
- Moscacieca · Gray
- Body of Influence · Harry Reams
- Mind Twister · Frank Webb
- Nero come il cuore · Rod
- Sins of the Night · Les
- Bonanza: The Return · Jacob Briscoe
- Amityville VII: El rostro del Diablo · Pauli