Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star, dies at 81

[archersangel]

Richard Roundtree, best known for his role as Detective John Shaft in the '70s action thriller "Shaft," has died

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[genbu_no_miko24]

RIP

Never seen the movie but the theme is iconic!!

They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother...(shut yo mouth!)
I'm talking 'bout Shaft (then we can dig it!)

Samuel L. Jackson made a post on it:

https://instagram.com/p/CyzcJOspbAT

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[dull_and_wicked]

shaft was such an iconic moment in pop culture (and isaac hayes did his thing on the soundtrack)), rest in power


the combination of Gordon Parks, Isaac Hayes and Richard Roundtree was a truly unstoppable force pic.twitter.com/aoLHw7TyBL
- 𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 (@TimBarnes451) October 25, 2023

[genbu_no_miko24]

20 years ago the LEGEND Richard Roundtree did one day on my 1st movie Brick. It was a tiny weird movie, we were a set full of kids, and he was so kind & generous & patient, and even hung out with us all that night. Incredible guy, incredible career ♥️ pic.twitter.com/lNnPpJxxU0
- Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 25, 2023

[3rdattemptuser]

RIP!