Richard Roundtree
Actor

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree is credited on 55 movies and 39 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Se7en, Grey's Anatomy and The Mentalist.

Born July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York, USA; died October 24, 2023.

Filmography · 60 titles

The 60 best known of 94 credits on TMDB, by votes.

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About Richard Roundtree

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...

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