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Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model famous for portraying John Shaft in the film Shaft (1971) and in its two sequels, Shaft's Big Score (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
Roundtree was born in Crenshaw,Mississippi, the son of Kathryn, a nurse and housekeeper, and John Roundtree, a caterer and garbage collector. He attended Southern Illinois University. Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
Since 1990, however, he reemerged as a cult icon. Roundtree appeared in David Fincher's critically acclaimed 1995 movie Se7en, the 2000 remake of Shaft as John Shaft's uncle, and guest-starred in several episodes of the first season of Desperate Housewives as an amoral private detective. He also appeared in 1997's George of the Jungle, as well as playing a high school vice-principal in the 2005 (General release: 2006) movie Brick Panic Button 2007 film.
Most recently, he has appeared in the television series Heroes as Simone's terminally ill father, Charles Deveaux. Next he appearred in an episode of Lincoln Heights. |
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