Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star and Blaxploitation icon, dead at 81

Roundtree had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year.
Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for playing the title role in the iconic Shaft films, has died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer earlier this year. He was 81. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film,”…

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