Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft,' dies at 81 : NPR

Private eye John Shaft was a new kind of figure in film: unapologetically Black with swagger. He clapped back at white cops, he busted mobsters, and helped create the entire genre of Blaxploitation.

Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' icon, dead at 81

Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft,' dies at 81

Beth Rountree Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree dead at 81 – KIRO 7 News Seattle

Richard Roundtree Cause of Death: What did the Shaft star die of

Karla Redditte

Beth Rountree Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

ACTOR RICHARD ROUNDTREE OF “SHAFT” FAME, DIES AT 81!

Richardet Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Beth Rountree Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Svajgr Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou