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Richard Roundtree

1942 - 2023

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Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel, as well as the television series (1973–1974). He was also known for featuring in several TV series, including Roots, Generations, and Desperate Housewives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Roundtree is the 2,138th most popular actor (down from 1,487th in 2019), the 3,783rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,522nd in 2019) and the 1,047th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Roundtree ranks 2,138 out of 13,578Before him are Jack Klugman, Mai Zetterling, Noomi Rapace, Joanna Shimkus, Pedro Alonso, and Gina Gershon. After him are William Baldwin, Mayumi Tanaka, Mel Blanc, Calista Flockhart, Jean-Pierre Marielle, and Ottavia Piccolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard Roundtree ranks 241Before him are Judy Sheindlin, Federico Lombardi, Petar Nadoveza, Karen Hantze Susman, Curtis Mayfield, and Hayedeh. After him are Robert Weinberg, Gabriele Veneziano, Jorge Ben, Rinus Israël, Richard Bohringer, and Brian Kernighan. Among people deceased in 2023, Richard Roundtree ranks 167Before him are Petar Nadoveza, Luboš Kohoutek, Ken Block, Vera Krepkina, Josep Maria Fusté, and Craig Brown. After him are Martin Walser, Amitai Etzioni, Julian Sands, Andrés García, George Pell, and Dmitry Utkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Roundtree ranks 3,783 out of 20,380Before him are Paul Douglas (1892), Gil Birmingham (1953), Jack Klugman (1922), Alvin E. Roth (1951), Jim Thompson (1906), and Gina Gershon (1962). After him are William Baldwin (1963), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Mel Blanc (1908), Carmine Coppola (1910), Calista Flockhart (1964), and Eric Singer (1958).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Roundtree ranks 1,047Before him are Paul Shenar (1936), David Boreanaz (1969), Richard Bull (1924), Gil Birmingham (1953), Jack Klugman (1922), and Gina Gershon (1962). After him are William Baldwin (1963), Mel Blanc (1908), Calista Flockhart (1964), Peter Krause (1965), Dermot Mulroney (1963), and Richard Beymer (1938).