Richard Roundtree, Star of ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 81

While indelibly tied to the role that made him famous in 1971, he remained active for more than four decades afterward. Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “Shaft,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on…

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