Richard Roundtree
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- 9 luglio 1942 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
- 24 ottobre 2023
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Breakdown: 1975 · In persona
- Thelma · Ben, In Memory Of
- Voltare pagina · Ralph
- A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks · In persona
- Haunting of the Mary Celeste · Tulls
- Sitcom contro sitcom · Grandpa
- Natale con i McKellan · Jebidiah McKellan
- La famiglia McKellan · Grandpa
- Harlem to Hollywood · In persona
- Shaft · John Shaft, Sr.
- What Men Want - Quello che gli uomini vogliono · Skip Davis
- Star · Charles Floyd
- Lethal Weapon · Don Bennett
- The Player · Samuel Letts
- Collar · Alonzo Sparks
- Being Mary Jane · Paul Patterson, Sr.
- Django Unchained · Ringraziamenti
- 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.
- Tre signore e una grande impresa · Stan
- The Mentalist · Floyd Benton
- Final Approach · Gary Markash
- Speed Racer · Ben Burns
- Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family · Ben Burns
- Uno sconosciuto alla mia porta · Miles Porter
- Private Practice · Raymond McCray
- All The Days Before Tomorrow · El Doctor
- Lincoln Heights
- Heroes · Charles Deveaux
- Blade - La serie
- Brick - Dose mortale · Assistant V.P. Trueman
- Wild Seven · Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
- Painkiller Jane · Colonel Watts
- Close to Home - Giustizia ad ogni costo · Cyrus Carter
- The Closer · Col. D.B. Walter
- Grey's Anatomy · Donald Burke
- Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon · Tahsi
- Desperate Housewives - I segreti di Wisteria Lane · Mr. Shaw
- Vegas Vampires · Rick Apping
- Men Cry in the Dark
- Boat Trip - Crociera per single · Felicia's Dad
- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow · In persona
- BaadAsssss Cinema · In persona
- Al's Lads · Boom-Boom
- Undercover Brother · John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joe and Max · Jack Blackburn
- Hawaiian Gardens · M.O.
- Corky Romano... agente di seconda mano · Howard Shuster
- Alias · Brill
- S.Y.N.A.P.S.E. - Pericolo in rete · Lyle Barton
- Soul Food · Hardy Lester
- Shaft · "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 · Uncle Joe
- George re della giungla · Kwame
- Any Place But Home · Gil Oberman
- Profiler · Det. James Henegar
- Sfida finale · Slick
- Buddies · Henry Carlisle
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored · Cleve
- T-Rex - Il mio amico Dino · Commissioner Lynch
- Seven · Talbot
- Ballistic · Harold
- Bonanza: Under Attack · Jacob
- The Wayans Bros. · Dr. Saunders
- Il tocco di un angelo · Murray
- Shadows of Desire · Dunc
- Moscacieca · Gray
- Body of Influence · Harry Reams
- Ipnosi morbosa · Frank Webb
- Nero come il cuore · Rod
- Sins of the Night · Les
- Bonanza: The Return · Jacob Briscoe
- Amityville: A New Generation · Pauli