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American Cinematheque’s Richard Roundtree Retrospective Includes His Final Film ‘Thelma’ – Film News...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoThe American Cinematheque will pay tribute to the late Richard Roundtree through a retrospective...
'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree dies at 81
ABC News via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking "Shaft" franchise, died Tuesday at age 81. Roundtree's career...
Marvel's Samuel L. Jackson pays tribute to late Shaft actor Richard Roundtree: "The Best To Ever Do...
Total Film via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree as Shaft/Samuel L Jackson and Richard Roundtree. Samuel L. Jackson has paid...
Richard Roundtree dead: Trailblazing actor best known for playing Shaft dies aged 81
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective...
Richard Roundtree's best ever roles, from Shaft to Roots, as the iconic actor dies aged 81
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree, the American actor widely seen as one of the first black action heroes, died on...
How Richard Roundtree's Shaft Had A Seismic Impact On The Black Community And Cinema At Large
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree in Shaft. Before Black Panther (the movie, mind you) there was Shaft. What I mean...
Opinion: After ‘Shaft,’ Black Americans in film were never portrayed the same way
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree gave life to an alchemy of arrogance, attitude and swagger never-before-seen on...
Jessie Maple, Pioneering Black Filmmaker, Dies at 86
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoJessie Maple Patton, who broke barriers for Black women in entertainment and news as both a cinematographer and director, died on Tuesday in Atlanta. She...
Richard Roundtree, Suave Star of ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 81
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John...
Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' action hero and 'Roots' star, dies at 81 from pancreatic cancer
USA TODAY via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoRichard Roundtree, best known for his role as Detective John Shaft in the '70s action thriller...