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Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. He has been called "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film, Shaft, and its sequels, Shaft's Big Score (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
Born in New Rochelle, New York, Richard Roundtree graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1961 and played for the school's undefeated and nationally ranked football team. He attended Southern Illinois. Roundtree was diagnosed with the rare disease male breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
Roundtree was a leading man in early 1970s blaxploitation films, his best-known role being Detective John Shaft in the action movie, Shaft (1971) and its sequels, Shaft's Big Score (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973). Roundtree also appeared opposite Laurence Olivier and Ben Gazzara in Inchon (1981). On television, he played the slave Sam Bennett in the 1977 television series Roots and Dr. Daniel Reubens on Generations from 1989 to 1991. Before becoming an actor, he was a football player and a model. He played another private detective in 1984's City Heat opposite Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. Although Roundtree worked throughout the 1990s, many of his films were not well-received, but he found success elsewhere in stage plays.
Don't ask Richard Roundtree to explain why women are attracted to bad men ... because Richard doesn't understand the opposite sex at all.
After a screening of "Shaft" (dir. Gordon Parks, 1971) at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival, actor Richard Roundtree was interviewed by University of Virginia historian John Mason, who also fielded questions for Roundtree from the audience. Recorded on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the Culbreth Theater on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - "Shaft" star Richard Roundtree looks slick in a denim jacket, jeans, fedora and sunglasses as he catches a flight to Atlanta from LAX, headed back to work on "Being Mary Jane."
Go ahead. Slug, drug, kidnap and leave John Shaft buck-naked in a sweltering hellhole. It's still no deal. If you want to recruit this tough-minded Manhattan detective for an overseas assignment, you'd better use a language he understands. One that offers a fat up-front fee. And a drop-dead gorgeous accomplice. Richard Roundtree returns as the indomitable Shaft, who poses as a slave, unmasks the leaders of an Africa-to-Europe slavery cartel and, for good measure, mixes his business with amorous pleasure involving a beautiful princess (Vonetta McGee). The cool-fire impact of Roundtree's performances endures: the actor won the 1993 MTV Movie Award for Lifetime Achievement for his work in the three Shaft thrillers. MPAA Rating: R (c) 1971 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved...
"Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt," movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score. Richard Roundtree plays the smart, tough, confident lead, a private investigator whose hunt for a kidnapped woman puts him in the middle of feuding syndicates. Gordan Parks directs from a screenplay that Ernest Tidyman (that same year's Oscar-winner for The French Connection) co-scripted from his own novel. John Shaft is an icon of change from an era of change. Today, Shaft still tells it like it is. MPAA Rating: R (c) 1971 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
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Find out how tall Richard Roundtree, the original Shaft, is! To help visualize his height, we've included a side by side comparison with other celebrities, short and tall!
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
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One Down, Two to Go is a 1982 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Fred Williamson and starring Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Richard Roundtree and Jim Kelly. In order to make the fights look more authentic during the fictitious martial arts tournament in the opening of the film they are in fact real and not staged, the winner of each fight got paid five hundred dollars and the loser one hundred dollars. The plot revolves around a pair of tough cops Cal (Fred Williamson) and J (Jim Brown) who go after the mob, who jinxed a martial arts tournament that injured their friend, Chuck (Jim Kelly). For further movie mayhem; https://www.facebook.com/VultureGraffix
Opening credits from the 1982 Fred Williamson martial arts movie. The movie stars Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Richard Roundtree.
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Don't ask Richard Roundtree to explain why women are attracted to bad men ... because Richard doesn't understand the opposite sex at all.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - "Shaft" star Richard Roundtree looks slick in a denim jacket, jeans, fedora and sunglasses as he catches a flight to Atlanta from LAX, headed back to work on "Being Mary Jane."
Movie Clip from "Opposing Force" (1986)
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After a screening of "Shaft" (dir. Gordon Parks, 1971) at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival, actor Richard Roundtree was interviewed by University of Virginia historian John Mason, who also fielded questions for Roundtree from the audience. Recorded on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the Culbreth Theater on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Best western movies of all time - Bad Jim (1990) - Cowboy and indian western movies. Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John . western movies length clint eastwood movie english, Western movies length CLINT EASTWOOD movie is great movies Plot Summary : Clint Eastwood is . Children of the Dust 1995 Full Length Western Movie *** Director: David Greene ** Writers: Clancy Carlile (novel), Joyce Eliason (teleplay) * Stars: Sidney Poitier .
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
Tensions arise when a previously all-white firehouse gets its first black fireman.
Private detective John Shaft is hired by Harlem mobster Bumpy Jonas to find his kidnapped daughter. Bumpy has no idea who might have taken her but isn't as forthcoming as he could be about his situation. When his first lead peters out - he thought it might be Black power advocates who took the girl - he acts on information from NYPD Lt. Vic Androzzi that outside mobsters are in town and might be trying to take over various illegal businesses in Harlem. CAST Richard Roundtree as John Shaft Moses Gunn as Bumpy Jonas Charles Cioffi as Lt. Vic Androzzi Christopher St. John as Ben Buford Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore Lawrence Pressman as Tom Hannon Victor Arnold as Charlie Sherri Brewer as Marcy Jonas Rex Robbins as Rollie Camille Yarbrough as Dina Greene Margaret Warncke as Linda Joseph Leo...
Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable
http://www.daarac.org/2017/03/just-overnight-guest-1983.html Richard Roundtree ("Shaft") and Rosalind Cash star in this touching story about a family that takes in an abused young girl on a temporary basis and, after a long ordeal, decides to make her a permanent part of their lives. An insightful story about the problems of abused children and also about African American family life, "Just an Overnight Guest" teaches children about sharing, compassion and responsibility. By example, it also encourages a positive attitude toward foster care and adoption, and spreads awareness of the problems and needs of homeless children.
A ragtag group of prisoners -- Italian chef Bruno (Sonny Bono), British archeology professor Blake (David Niven), American soldier Nat (Richard Roundtree) and Greek prostitute Eleana (Claudia Cardinale) -- befriend each other in a Greek POW camp run by Otto Hecht (Roger Moore), an art-loving Nazi officer. With the help of local resistance fighters, the inmates plot to escape and steal valuable artifacts from a heavily guarded monastery that's used as a storehouse
Game for Vultures is a 1979 British thriller film starring Richard Harris, Joan Collins and Richard Roundtree. It was directed by James Fargo and based on a novel by Michael Hartmann set during the Rhodesian Bush War. Enjoy
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After a screening of "Shaft" (dir. Gordon Parks, 1971) at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival, actor Richard Roundtree was interviewed by University of Virginia historian John Mason, who also fielded questions for Roundtree from the audience. Recorded on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the Culbreth Theater on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - "Shaft" star Richard Roundtree looks slick in a denim jacket, jeans, fedora and sunglasses as he catches a flight to Atlanta from LAX, headed back to work on "Being Mary Jane."
Don't ask Richard Roundtree to explain why women are attracted to bad men ... because Richard doesn't understand the opposite sex at all.
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Richard Roundtree discussing Shaft before the screening at the Egyptian Theatre at the 2011 TCM Classic Movie Festival.
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During one of Makin' A Difference's first interviews, Ken Makin interviews Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree.
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Don't ask Richard Roundtree to explain why women are attracted to bad men ... because Richard doesn't understand the opposite sex at all.
After a screening of "Shaft" (dir. Gordon Parks, 1971) at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival, actor Richard Roundtree was interviewed by University of Virginia historian John Mason, who also fielded questions for Roundtree from the audience. Recorded on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the Culbreth Theater on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - "Shaft" star Richard Roundtree looks slick in a denim jacket, jeans, fedora and sunglasses as he catches a flight to Atlanta from LAX, headed back to work on "Being Mary Jane."
Go ahead. Slug, drug, kidnap and leave John Shaft buck-naked in a sweltering hellhole. It's still no deal. If you want to recruit this tough-minded Manhattan detective for an overseas assignment, you'd better use a language he understands. One that offers a fat up-front fee. And a drop-dead gorgeous accomplice. Richard Roundtree returns as the indomitable Shaft, who poses as a slave, unmasks the leaders of an Africa-to-Europe slavery cartel and, for good measure, mixes his business with amorous pleasure involving a beautiful princess (Vonetta McGee). The cool-fire impact of Roundtree's performances endures: the actor won the 1993 MTV Movie Award for Lifetime Achievement for his work in the three Shaft thrillers. MPAA Rating: R (c) 1971 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved...
"Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt," movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score. Richard Roundtree plays the smart, tough, confident lead, a private investigator whose hunt for a kidnapped woman puts him in the middle of feuding syndicates. Gordan Parks directs from a screenplay that Ernest Tidyman (that same year's Oscar-winner for The French Connection) co-scripted from his own novel. John Shaft is an icon of change from an era of change. Today, Shaft still tells it like it is. MPAA Rating: R (c) 1971 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
Best western movies of all time - Bad Jim (1990) - Cowboy and indian western movies. Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John . western movies length clint eastwood movie english, Western movies length CLINT EASTWOOD movie is great movies Plot Summary : Clint Eastwood is . Children of the Dust 1995 Full Length Western Movie *** Director: David Greene ** Writers: Clancy Carlile (novel), Joyce Eliason (teleplay) * Stars: Sidney Poitier .
Find out how tall Richard Roundtree, the original Shaft, is! To help visualize his height, we've included a side by side comparison with other celebrities, short and tall!
After a screening of "Shaft" (dir. Gordon Parks, 1971) at the 2014 Virginia Film Festival, actor Richard Roundtree was interviewed by University of Virginia historian John Mason, who also fielded questions for Roundtree from the audience. Recorded on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the Culbreth Theater on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Best western movies of all time - Bad Jim (1990) - Cowboy and indian western movies. Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John . western movies length clint eastwood movie english, Western movies length CLINT EASTWOOD movie is great movies Plot Summary : Clint Eastwood is . Children of the Dust 1995 Full Length Western Movie *** Director: David Greene ** Writers: Clancy Carlile (novel), Joyce Eliason (teleplay) * Stars: Sidney Poitier .
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
Tensions arise when a previously all-white firehouse gets its first black fireman.
Private detective John Shaft is hired by Harlem mobster Bumpy Jonas to find his kidnapped daughter. Bumpy has no idea who might have taken her but isn't as forthcoming as he could be about his situation. When his first lead peters out - he thought it might be Black power advocates who took the girl - he acts on information from NYPD Lt. Vic Androzzi that outside mobsters are in town and might be trying to take over various illegal businesses in Harlem. CAST Richard Roundtree as John Shaft Moses Gunn as Bumpy Jonas Charles Cioffi as Lt. Vic Androzzi Christopher St. John as Ben Buford Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore Lawrence Pressman as Tom Hannon Victor Arnold as Charlie Sherri Brewer as Marcy Jonas Rex Robbins as Rollie Camille Yarbrough as Dina Greene Margaret Warncke as Linda Joseph Leo...
Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable Bad Jim Western Movie 1990 James Brolin, Richard Roundtree & John Clark Gable
http://www.daarac.org/2017/03/just-overnight-guest-1983.html Richard Roundtree ("Shaft") and Rosalind Cash star in this touching story about a family that takes in an abused young girl on a temporary basis and, after a long ordeal, decides to make her a permanent part of their lives. An insightful story about the problems of abused children and also about African American family life, "Just an Overnight Guest" teaches children about sharing, compassion and responsibility. By example, it also encourages a positive attitude toward foster care and adoption, and spreads awareness of the problems and needs of homeless children.
A ragtag group of prisoners -- Italian chef Bruno (Sonny Bono), British archeology professor Blake (David Niven), American soldier Nat (Richard Roundtree) and Greek prostitute Eleana (Claudia Cardinale) -- befriend each other in a Greek POW camp run by Otto Hecht (Roger Moore), an art-loving Nazi officer. With the help of local resistance fighters, the inmates plot to escape and steal valuable artifacts from a heavily guarded monastery that's used as a storehouse
Game for Vultures is a 1979 British thriller film starring Richard Harris, Joan Collins and Richard Roundtree. It was directed by James Fargo and based on a novel by Michael Hartmann set during the Rhodesian Bush War. Enjoy
Ringer 1996 Shannon Whirry Movie. Ringer (1996) Ringer (1996) Ringer (1996) PlayBack # Watch Hollywood Romantic Movie & Enjoy Beautiful Lovemaking Scenes.. Pls Subscribe My Channel..... Also starring the late David Carradine, Maxwell Caufield & Jan-Michael Vincent. Stars: Nick Cassavetes, Shannon Whirry, Richard Roundtree, Sandahl . The beautiful Shannon Whirry cheated his boyfriend with his sister's man .