Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

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Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81, KSEE24

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree dead at 81

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' actor, has died at age 81

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Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81 - American Press

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81, KSEE24

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81