1st Black action movie 'Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree dies at 81
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1st Black action movie 'Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree dies at 81
Richard Roundtree, the groundbreaking Black actor who starred as the iconic private detective John Shaft in several films beginning in the early 1970s
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Actor Richard Roundtree, star of 'Shaft,' dies at 81
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Richard Roundtree, America's 'first Black action hero,' dead at 81 - Vanguard News
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Samuel L. Jackson, Gabrielle Union Remember Richard Roundtree – The Hollywood Reporter
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Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' Star, Dead at 81
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Richard Roundtree, Shaft actor, dies aged 81
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Richard Roundtree, Star of 'Shaft' and 'Roots', Dies at 81
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Hollywood mourns the loss of iconic 'Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' actor, has died at age 81
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Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, first Black action movie hero, has died
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Samuel L. Jackson, Gabrielle Union lead tributes to late 'Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree - Good Morning America
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Richard Roundtree, Black Action Hero Who Played 'Shaft,' Dead At 81
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Richard Roundtree dead: 'Shaft' star was 81
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Shaft' actor Richard Roundtree dead at 81 – KIRO 7 News Seattle
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American actor Richard Roundtree dies at 81 - The Statesman