Richard Roundtree is an actor and former model from the United States. For his performance of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and its four sequels, produced between 1972 and 2019, Roundtree is known as "the first black action hero." Roundtree was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor in 1972 for his work in the original picture. ... Read more