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

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 - American Press

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action

Shaft star Richard Roundtree dies at 81

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action

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, star of the original 'Shaft,' dies at 81

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

Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action

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Richard Roundtree Dead: 'Shaft' Star Was 81