Richard Roundtree, star of “Shaft,” “Roots,” and “Generations,” has died at the age of 81. The actor succumbed after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, TheWrap has learned. Roundtree’s family was ...

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Richard Roundtree, known for his role as Shaft in the series of films, died at the age of 81. The actor has left a legacy in both film and television for generations to come. Roundtree made his debut ...

Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for portraying detective John Shaft in the 1971 film "Shaft," has died, his representative told CBS News. He was 81. Roundtree died Tuesday at his home in Los ...

Richard Roundtree lent his velvet voice and cool cat stride to one of the most influential action heroes of the 1970s. Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man? “Shaft” — Can you ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

It is so all there, in the first two minutes. Manhattan, 1971. Noise. Grime. The mean streets two years before Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets.” Isaac Hayes’ “Theme from Shaft” — still the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After a violent Mother's Day weekend in Philadelphia, police are asking the community for help in finding more than a dozen suspects. A deadly robbery is among the cases. The ...

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. Roundtree’s ...

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. Roundtree’s ...