Richard Roundtree, the iconic actor renowned for portraying the suave private detective in the groundbreaking “Shaft” film series, has died at 81 from pancreatic cancer, after battling and triumphing over breast cancer in 1993.
Richard Roundtree, the iconic actor renowned for portraying the suave private detective in the groundbreaking “Shaft” film series, has died at 81 from pancreatic cancer, after battling and triumphing over breast cancer in 1993.
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