Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking "Shaft" franchise, died Tuesday at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News that ...

Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, ...

In addition to being an award-winning actor, Richard Roundtree was a male breast cancer survivor and advocate. As we honor the legacy of Richard Roundtree, who died earlier this week, it is important ...

Jeopardy! viewers were left open-mouthed during Wednesday’s (March 26) episode after all three contestants failed to recognize the actor behind one of film and television’s most famous detectives. The ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Reid, an actor and filmmaker, to remember his friend, the late actor Richard Roundtree. Remembering Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star and pioneer for Black actors ...

Still ambitious, she’s also starring in Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut. “I have always had this sense that I am going to get what I wanted.” By Melena Ryzik The remarkable June Squibb plays a ...

Hawthorne quarterback Richard Roundtree was named the Gainesville Sun's Small School Offensive Player of the Year. Roundtree led the Hornets to a Rural State Championship, throwing for two touchdowns ...

Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, died October 24 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bedside. He was 81.