Richard Roundtree dead: Trailblazing star of 'Shaft' movies was 81 - Chicago Sun-Times
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Roundtree was considered the “first Black action hero” and became one of the leading actors in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street-smart John Shaft character in the Gordon Parks-directed film.
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