Richard Roundtree - Age, Family, Bio

Blaxploitation actor who played John Shaft in the original Shaft film. He also starred in its sequels, Shaft's Big Score and Shaft in Africa.

Before Fame

He played for a nationally ranked and undefeated championship football team in high school.

Trivia

He is a former model and played a role in the 2008 film Speed Racer.

Family Life

After divorcing his first wife, he married Karen Roundtree in 1980.

Associated With

He was in Brick with Joseph Gordon Levitt.