I recently began listening to The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, which has been very entertaining and fulfilling to ...

And, with the recent passing of Richard Roundtree, I thought it apropos to go over just what a seismic impact the character of Shaft left on both the Black community, but also cinema at large.

Richard Roundtree, who passed away at the age of 81 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The actor is, of course, best known for playing the title role of the Shaft franchise, but there ...

This week, the film world lost actor Richard Roundtree to pancreatic cancer. He was 81 years old. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SHAFT") RICHARD ROUNDTREE: (As John Shaft) Where are my manners? I didn't ...

John Shaft needs only two words (”Up yours!”) and one finger to handle the man. Two minutes into the opening credits, Richard Roundtree was a star. Roundtree died Oct. 24, at the age of 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. 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.

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 longtime ...