Richard Roundtree was a leading man in many "blaxploitation" movies in the 1970s. He is best known for his role as John Shaft in Shaft (1971), and starred in its two sequels as well. As the 1970s and 1980s progressed he starred more in low-budget movies. He was in a few occasional high-profile, if a tad offbeat, films. Among his more notable work ...
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
Series | Wild On... | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Old School Gangstas | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Retreat! | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Collar | Unknown | 2016 |
Series | Being Mary Jane | Paul Patterson, Sr. | 2016-03-06 |
Series | Chicago Fire | Unknown | 2016-03-06 |
Series | The Player | Unknown | 2015-09-24 |
Movie | Whatever She Wants | Unknown | 2014 |
Series | Unsung Hollywood | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | BET Awards 2013 | Unknown | 2013-06-30 |
Series | The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
Movie | Duke | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | This Bitter Earth | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | The Trial of Ben Barry | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Django Unchained | Unknown | 2012-12-25 |
Movie | Go Beyond the Lens | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | 19th Annual Trumpet Awards | Unknown | 2011-04-24 |
Movie | Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | The Confidant | Claude | 2010-08-24 |
Movie | 1 a Minute | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Veil | Unknown | 2010 |
Series | Meet the Browns | Unknown | 2009 |
Series | Diary of a Single Mom | Unknown | 2009 |
Series | Knight Rider | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | Set Apart | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | Breast Cancer: An African American Perspective | Unknown | 2009 |
Series | COC Elite | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | Speed Racer | Unknown | 2008-05-09 |
Movie | 16th Annual Trumpet Awards | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family | Unknown | 2008 |
Series | The Mentalist | Unknown | 2008-09-23 |
Movie | Ebony Fashion Fair: 50 Years of Style | Himself | 2008-02-17 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Ladies of the House | Unknown | 2008 |
Series | Lincoln Heights | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Point of Entry | Unknown | 2007 |
Series | Heroes | Unknown | 2007-01-31 |
Movie | Classified X | Unknown | 2007-03-12 |
Movie | Final Approach | Unknown | 2007 |
Series | Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Unknown | 2007-10-01 |
Series | Private Practice | Unknown | 2007-09-19 |
Movie | Vegas Vampires | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | All the Days Before Tomorrow | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | 2006 Trumpet Awards | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
Series | The Turn On | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | Blade: The Series | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | Wild Seven | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | America's Top Sleuths | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | Scarface: The World Is Yours | Unknown | 2006-10-01 |
Series | The Closer | Unknown | 2005-06-13 |
Movie | Painkiller Jane | Unknown | 2005 |
Movie | The John H. Johnson Story | Unknown | 2005 |
Series | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown | 2005-03-27 |
Series | Negermagasinet | Unknown | 2005 |
Series | Close to Home | Unknown | 2005-10-04 |
Movie | Brick | Unknown | 2005 |
Movie | Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon | Unknown | 2004 |
Series | Tavis Smiley | Unknown | 2004-01-05 |
Movie | 2004 Trumpet Awards | Himself | 2004-02-01 |
Series | Ultimate Film Fanatic | Unknown | 2004-07-01 |
Movie | Soul Comes Home | Unknown | 2003 |
Series | 1-800-Missing | Unknown | 2003-08-02 |
Movie | Men Cry in the Dark | Unknown | 2003 |
Movie | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
Movie | Boat Trip | Felicia's Dad | 2003-03-21 |
Movie | Undercover Brother | Unknown | 2002-05-31 |
Movie | Baadasssss Cinema | Himself | 2002-08-14 |
Movie | Roots: Celebrating 25 Years | Himself | 2002-01-18 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Joe and Max | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Capone's Boys | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | 2002 Trumpet Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | Antitrust | Unknown | 2001-01-12 |
Series | Alias | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
Movie | Hawaiian Gardens | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | Shoot! | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | Corky Romano | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | Shaft | Uncle John Shaft | 2000-06-16 |
Series | I Love 1970's | Unknown | 2000-07-22 |
Series | Resurrection Blvd. | Unknown | 2000-06-26 |
Series | Soul Food | Unknown | 2000-06-28 |
Series | Linc's | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Unknown | 1999 |
Series | Rescue 77 | Captain Durfee | 1999-03-15 |
Movie | Akuji the Heartless | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | 29th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | Steel | Unknown | 1997-08-15 |
Movie | George of the Jungle | Unknown | 1997-07-16 |
Series | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Unknown | 1997 |
Series | 413 Hope St. | Phil Thomas | 1997-09-11 |
Movie | Any Place But Home | Unknown | 1997 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Unknown | 1996-01-26 |
Series | Buddies | Unknown | 1996 |
Movie | Original Gangstas | Unknown | 1996 |
Series | The Wayans Bros. | Unknown | 1996 |
Series | Profiler | Unknown | 1996-09-21 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-03-06 |
Movie | Cop Files | Unknown | 1995 |
Movie | Se7en | Unknown | 1995-09-22 |
Movie | Theodore Rex | Commissioner Lynch | 1995-12-14 |
Series | Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater | Unknown | 1995 |
Movie | Bonanza: Under Attack | Unknown | 1995 |
Movie | Ballistic | Unknown | 1995 |
Movie | Mind Twister | Unknown | 1994 |
Movie | Shadows of Desire | Unknown | 1994 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
Movie | 1994 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
Movie | Bonanza: The Return | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | Moscacieca | Unknown | 1993 |
Series | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Series | Without Walls | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | Amityville: A New Generation | Pauli | 1993-09-29 |
Movie | Deadly Rivals | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | Body of Influence | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | Sins of the Night | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | Christmas in Connecticut | Unknown | 1992 |
Movie | Bad Jim | July | 1992-08-14 |
Series | Renegade | Unknown | 1992-09-19 |
Series | Vicki! | Unknown | 1992-08-31 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight | Unknown | 1992 |
Series | Hearts Are Wild | Unknown | 1992 |
Series | Roc | Unknown | 1991-08-24 |
Movie | The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards | Unknown | 1991 |
Movie | Black as the Heart | Unknown | 1991 |
Movie | A Time to Die | Unknown | 1991 |
Series | Amen | Unknown | 1990 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Series | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown | 1990-10-04 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown | 1990-09-10 |
Series | The Marsha Warfield Show | Unknown | 1990-03-26 |
Movie | Masquerade | Unknown | 1990 |
Movie | Miami Cops | Gamble | 1989-04-08 |
Series | Generations | Unknown | 1989-03-06 |
Series | The Young Riders | Unknown | 1989-09-20 |
Movie | The Banker | Unknown | 1989 |
Movie | Getting Even | Unknown | 1989 |
Movie | Night Visitor | Unknown | 1989 |
Movie | Crack House | Unknown | 1989 |
Movie | Maniac Cop | Commissioner Pike | 1988-05-13 |
Movie | Cadets | Unknown | 1988 |
Movie | Party Line | Unknown | 1988 |
Movie | Angel III: The Final Chapter | Unknown | 1988 |
Series | 21 Jump Street | Unknown | 1988 |
Series | Outlaws | Unknown | 1987 |
Series | Beauty and the Beast | Unknown | 1987-09-05 |
Series | A Different World | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
Movie | Jocks | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | Ebony/Jet Showcase | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | ABC Afterschool Specials | Unknown | 1986 |
Movie | Opposing Force | Unknown | 1986 |
Movie | The Fifth Missile | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | The New Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | MacGyver | Unknown | 1985-10-06 |
Series | Hollywood Beat | Unknown | 1985-09-21 |
Series | A.D. | Serpenius | 1985-03-31 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Movie | Black Hollywood | Himself | 1984-11-28 |
Movie | The Baron and the Kid | Unknown | 1984 |
Movie | City Heat | Unknown | 1984 |
Movie | Portrait of a Hitman | Coco Morrell | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Killpoint | Unknown | 1984 |
Series | Masquerade | Unknown | 1983 |
Movie | Just an Overnight Guest | Unknown | 1983 |
Movie | The Big Score | Unknown | 1983 |
Movie | Young Warriors | Unknown | 1983 |
Movie | One Down, Two to go | Unknown | 1982 |
Movie | Q | Unknown | 1982 |
Movie | An Eye for an Eye | Unknown | 1981 |
Movie | Inchon | Unknown | 1981 |
Movie | Gypsy Angels | Unknown | 1980 |
Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
Movie | Escape to Athena | Nat Judson | 1979-06-06 |
Movie | Game for Vultures | Unknown | 1979 |
Movie | Day of the Assassin | Unknown | 1979 |
Series | CHiPs | Unknown | 1977-09-15 |
Series | Roots | Sam Bennett | 1977-01-23 |
Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Unknown | 1977 |
Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
Movie | Circus of the Stars #2 | Unknown | 1977 |
Movie | Freedom Is | None | 1976-02-10 |
Movie | Man Friday | Unknown | 1975 |
Series | Celebrity Tennis | Unknown | 1975 |
Movie | Diamonds | Unknown | 1975 |
Movie | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas | Unknown | 1974-11-15 |
Movie | Earthquake | Miles | 1974-11-15 |
Series | Dinah! | Unknown | 1974-10-21 |
Series | Celebrity Bowling | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Charley-One-Eye | Unknown | 1973 |
Series | Shaft | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Shaft in Africa | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Firehouse | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Shaft's Big Score! | Unknown | 1972 |
Movie | The 44th Annual Academy Awards | Unknown | 1972 |
Movie | Parachute to Paradise | Unknown | 1972 |
Movie | Embassy | Unknown | 1972 |
Movie | Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location | Unknown | 1971 |
Movie | Shaft | Unknown | 1971-07-02 |
Movie | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? | Unknown | 1970 |
Series | The David Frost Show | Unknown | 1969-07-07 |
Series | New York, New York | Unknown | 1969 |
Series | The Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1966-10-17 |
Series | The Dean Martin Show | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Series | As the World Turns | Unknown | 1956-04-02 |