Richard Roundtree
- Atuação
- 9 de julho de 1942 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
- 24 de outubro de 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
- 1975: O Ano Do Colapso · Em pessoa
- Thelma · Ben, In Memory Of
- Seguindo em Frente · Ralph
- Uma Escolha de Armas: Inspirados por Gordon Parks · Em pessoa
- Haunting of the Mary Celeste · Tulls
- Tudo Junto Misturado · Grandpa
- Reunião de Família: Natal Especial · Jebidiah McKellan
- Reunião de Família · Grandpa
- Harlem to Hollywood · Em pessoa
- Shaft · John Shaft, Sr.
- Do Que os Homens Gostam · Skip Davis
- Star · Charles Floyd
- Máquina Mortífera · Don Bennett
- O Jogador · Samuel Letts
- Collar · Alonzo Sparks
- Sendo Mary Jane · Paul Patterson, Sr.
- Django Livre · Agradecimentos
- Chicago Fire: Heróis Contra o Fogo · 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
- O Mentalista · Floyd Benton
- Voo Explosivo · Gary Markash
- Speed Racer · Ben Burns
- Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family · Ben Burns
- Perto de Casa · Miles Porter
- Private Practice · Raymond McCray
- All The Days Before Tomorrow · El Doctor
- Lincoln Heights
- Heroes · Charles Deveaux
- Blade: A Série
- A Ponta de um Crime · Assistant V.P. Trueman
- Os Sete Selvagens · Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
- Painkiller Jane · Colonel Watts
- Em Nome da Justiça · Cyrus Carter
- Divisão Criminal · Col. D.B. Walter
- Grey's Anatomy · Donald Burke
- Max Havoc: A Maldição do Dragão · Tahsi
- Donas de Casa Desesperadas · Mr. Shaw
- Vegas Vampires · Rick Apping
- Men Cry in the Dark
- Cruzeiro das Loucas · Felicia's Dad
- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow · Em pessoa
- BaadAsssss Cinema · Em pessoa
- Al's Lads · Boom-Boom
- Com a Cor e a Coragem · John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joe and Max · Jack Blackburn
- Hawaiian Gardens · M.O.
- A Arma Secreta da Máfia · Howard Shuster
- Alias: Codinome Perigo · Brill
- Ameaça Virtual · Lyle Barton
- Soul Food · Hardy Lester
- Shaft · "Uncle" John Shaft
- A História das Irmãs Delany · Booker T. Washington
- Rescue 77 · Captain Durfee
- 413 Hope St. · Phil Thomas
- Steel - O Homem de Aço · Uncle Joe
- George, o Rei da Floresta · Kwame
- Any Place But Home · Gil Oberman
- Profiler · Det. James Henegar
- Justiceiros de Rua · Slick
- Buddies · Henry Carlisle
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored · Cleve
- Meu Parceiro é um Dinossauro · Commissioner Lynch
- Seven - Os Sete Crimes Capitais · Talbot
- Punhos da Justiça · Harold
- Bonanza: Sob Ataque · Jacob
- Dupla do Barulho · Dr. Saunders
- O Toque de Um Anjo · Murray
- Shadows of Desire · Dunc
- Moscacieca · Gray
- Body of Influence · Harry Reams
- Mind Twister · Frank Webb
- Nero come il cuore · Rod
- Segredos da Noite · Les
- Bonanza: O Retorno · Jacob Briscoe
- Amityville 7: A Nova Geração · Pauli