However, he was best known as the "first Black action hero" after his standout role in the 1971 film "Shaft." Roundtree also appeared in several of the movie's sequels, including "Shaft's Big Score!" ...

All three players looked dumbfounded as none of them were able to come up with the answer, Richard Roundtree, the Golden Globe nominated actor who portrayed private detective John Shaft in the ...

Shaft, which stars Christian Bale and Samuel L. Jackson, delivers a fast-paced crime story with explosive action and ...

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Another expressed their frustration on X, writing, “Meanwhile, these idiots don’t know who Shaft is? Shut yo mouth!” “They didn’t know Richard Roundtree?!” another asked.

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"I am deeply saddened about the original Shaft Triple Stumper," one fan wrote on Reddit. Roundtree, who died in 2023 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, starred alongside Will Smith in the hit ...

Jeopardy! viewers were left open-mouthed during Wednesday’s (March 26) episode after all three contestants failed to recognize the actor behind one of film and television’s most famous detectives.