Richard Roundtree, Shaft and Roots Star, Dies at 81

Beloved actor and Shaft star Richard Roundtree has passed away.

The Telegraph on X: Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the Shaft films of the 1970s, died on Tuesday aged 81, his manager said.

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