Richard Roundtree Dies: 'Shaft' Star Was 81

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Richard Roundtree Dies: 'Shaft' Star Was 81
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Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, passed away this afternoon, Oct. 24, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bed…

Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, passed away this afternoon, Oct.

24, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bedside. He was 81. Roundtree, who was born in 1942 in New Rochelle, NY, starred in blaxploitation films in the early 1970s. He

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