RIP Richard Roundtree

[Tom McAndrew]

he appeared in many films, and also on TV, but is most known for for his role as John Shaft, in the 1971 film, "Shaft."

Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ Star, Dies at 81

Richard Roundtree, the movie star who originated the role of detective John Shaft in the blaxploitation classic, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer.

variety.com

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/entertainment/richard-roundtree-death/index.html

 

[psuro]

He was a bad mama jamma.

RIP you bad *** Mo Fo.

 

[Bvillebaron]

He was a bad mama jamma.

RIP you bad *** Mo Fo.

Yes he was.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

So slick. Rip yo

 

[Nittany Security 2]

He was a bad mama jamma.

RIP you bad *** Mo Fo.

Shut your mouth

 

[psuro]

Shut your mouth

I'm just talkin' 'bout Shaft.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[WSTLion87]

Any relation to Ray Roundtree?

 

[Connorpozlee]

Any relation to Ray Roundtree?

I read that as Ray Roundtree and my heart dropped for a moment. Hope this guy rests in peace but I don’t know who he is.

 

[psuro]

I read that as Ray Roundtree and my heart dropped for a moment. Hope this guy rests in peace but I don’t who he is.

It's posts like this that remind that we need to check ID before people join this board.

 

[Connorpozlee]

It's posts like this that remind that we need to check ID before people join this board.

Sorry to disappoint you.

 

[psuro]

Sorry to disappoint you.

After everything we have been through together

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[Connorpozlee]

After everything we have been through together

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[pap]

he appeared in many films, and also on TV, but is most known for for his role as John Shaft, in the 1971 film, "Shaft."

Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ Star, Dies at 81

Richard Roundtree, the movie star who originated the role of detective John Shaft in the blaxploitation classic, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer.

variety.com

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/entertainment/richard-roundtree-death/index.html

Just saw that Yes RIP Richard . He did play many charaters and was always solid in his roles . But yes he was John Shaft

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Just saw that Yes RIP Richard . He did play many charaters and was always solid in his roles . But yes he was John Shaft

From the NPR write-up:

"When he was cast as the Black private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film of the same name, the former college football player and model was relatively unknown.

But he commanded the screen from the very first minutes of its opening sequence, said film scholar Novotny Lawrence.

"This guy, he comes up out of the subway, he's walking down the streets of New York City and he's owning it," Lawrence said.

Shaft was a new kind of figure in film, unapologetically Black with swagger. He clapped back at white cops who said dumb things; he busted mobsters.

"He gave Black people that icon in the '70s," Lawrence said."

I added the bold in the excerpt from the NPR article.