Richard Roundtree

<h2 id="early-life-and-education">Early life and education</h2>
Richard Arnold Roundtree was born on July 9, 1942, in <a href="/facts/New_Rochelle%2c_New_York/SpgdWUah">New Rochelle, New York</a>, to John Roundtree and Kathryn Watkins.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> Roundtree attended <a href="/facts/New_Rochelle_High_School/mNkVD8F8">New Rochelle High School</a>, where he graduated in 1961.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a> He subsequently attended <a href="/facts/Southern_Illinois_University_Carbondale/9AMHaLTo">Southern Illinois University</a> in <a href="/facts/Carbondale%2c_Illinois/jHP7UWHJ">Carbondale, Illinois</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> but eventually dropped out of college in 1963, in order to begin his acting career.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>

<h2 id="career">Career</h2>
Roundtree started his professional career around 1963, as he began working as a model at the <a href="/facts/Ebony_Fashion_Fair/LRpG0rKC">Ebony Fashion Fair</a> after being scouted by <a href="/facts/Eunice_W._Johnson/m6NVuqnl">Eunice W. Johnson</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a> he then began modeling in <a href="/facts/Advertising/Hgz271hW">advertisements</a> for products such as <a href="/facts/Johnson_Products_Company/k9kGS3ee">Johnson Products</a>' Duke hair grease<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a> and <a href="/facts/Salem_(cigarette)/Tle4ceuQ">Salem</a> cigarettes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> In 1967, Roundtree joined the <a href="/facts/Negro_Ensemble_Company/Nn6Fa0Xt">Negro Ensemble Company</a>: he then went on to play his first theatrical role by portraying boxer <a href="/facts/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)/ckShSAMb">Jack Johnson</a> in the company's production of The Great White Hope.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a> According to <a href="/facts/J._E._Franklin/mFk6ND4J">J. E. Franklin</a>, he acted in the <a href="/facts/Off-Off-Broadway/LlyPHPX0">Off-Off-Broadway</a> production of her play Mau Mau Room, by the <a href="/facts/Negro_Ensemble_Company/Nn6Fa0Xt">Negro Ensemble Company</a> Workshop Festival,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a> at <a href="/facts/St._Mark%2527s_Playhouse/8GRfRFR2">St. Mark's Playhouse</a> in 1969, directed by <a href="/facts/Shauneille_Perry/njStPeX0">Shauneille Perry</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a>

 Roundtree made his first big-screen appearance by playing a minor role in the film <a href="/facts/What_Do_You_Say_to_a_Naked_Lady%253F/DfaASwh2">What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?</a>, a 1970 American hidden-camera style reality film directed by <a href="/facts/Candid_Camera/eDGGXdb9">Candid Camera</a> creator <a href="/facts/Allen_Funt/9pxoUqdn">Allen Funt</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a>
In the following years, he became a leading man in early 1970s films, and gained widespread popularity through his portrayal of private detective <a href="/facts/John_Shaft/x4NWzgxd">John Shaft</a> in the action movie <a href="/facts/Shaft_(1971_film)/tbtqsJYJ">Shaft</a> (1971) and its sequels, <a href="/facts/Shaft%2527s_Big_Score!/Nk0LPa9o">Shaft's Big Score!</a> (1972) and <a href="/facts/Shaft_in_Africa/2hJkGxrt">Shaft in Africa</a> (1973);<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a> he also played the same role in the <a href="/facts/Shaft_(1973_film_series)/IaSwysAs">eponymous television series</a>, aired by <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> between 1973 and 1974.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a> In 1981, he appeared opposite <a href="/facts/Laurence_Olivier/gtnmJaWK">Laurence Olivier</a> and <a href="/facts/Ben_Gazzara/W6H09uNU">Ben Gazzara</a> in the epic war film <a href="/facts/Inchon_(film)/unzN8rEl">Inchon</a>, directed by <a href="/facts/Terence_Young_(director)/SNyWoKXH">Terence Young</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a> In 1984, he starred again as a private detective, Diehl Swift, in the buddy-crime comedy movie <a href="/facts/City_Heat/xmMpuo0V">City Heat</a>, acting alongside <a href="/facts/Clint_Eastwood/I4Vx322b">Clint Eastwood</a> and <a href="/facts/Burt_Reynolds/8exc2rdL">Burt Reynolds</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a> On television, he played the slave Sam Bennett in the 1977 television mini-series <a href="/facts/Roots_(1977_miniseries)/ch0yzX8L">Roots</a>, and then starred as Dr. Daniel Reubens in the soap opera <a href="/facts/Generations_(American_TV_series)/8LTdz4jf">Generations</a> from 1989 to 1991.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> Although Roundtree worked throughout the entirety of the 1990s, many of his films from that era were not well-received publicly;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a> however, he found success in several stage plays.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a>
During that same period of time, Roundtree kept featuring in TV series:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a> on September 19, 1991, he appeared in the episode "Ashes to Ashes", from the <a href="/facts/Beverly_Hills%2c_90210_season_2/cjYsRaBz">second season</a> of <a href="/facts/Beverly_Hills%2c_90210/MbbhcRKS">Beverly Hills, 90210</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a> In 1995, he acted in <a href="/facts/David_Fincher/5u79SznI">David Fincher</a>'s critically-acclaimed movie <a href="/facts/Seven_(1995_film)/tclDbtP5">Seven</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a> in 2000, he starred again as John Shaft in <a href="/facts/Shaft_(2000_film)/yP6zFnJf">a new, eponymous sequel</a> of the original 1971 film, with <a href="/facts/Samuel_L._Jackson/GNzU91F4">Samuel L. Jackson</a> playing the title character.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a> In 1997, he appeared in the comedy movie <a href="/facts/George_of_the_Jungle_(film)/Ns75Jtmg">George of the Jungle</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a> around the same year, he played a leading role as Phil Thomas in the <a href="/facts/Fox_Broadcasting_Company/yeFeCgGk">Fox</a> ensemble drama, <a href="/facts/413_Hope_St./FWX1H2TT">413 Hope St</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a> in 1999, he portrayed <a href="/facts/Booker_T._Washington/v1z5gmX9">Booker T. Washington</a> in the 1999 television movie <a href="/facts/Having_Our_Say%3a_The_Delany_Sisters%2527_First_100_Years_(film)/DvqboU3D">Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a> He served as a voice actor for the title character from the <a href="/facts/PlayStation/09r71TxV">PlayStation</a> game <a href="/facts/Akuji_the_Heartless/zurRl0TA">Akuji the Heartless</a>, which was first released in 1999.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a>
In 2004, Roundtree guest-starred in several episodes of the <a href="/facts/Desperate_Housewives_season_1/ebg9QsEo">first season</a> of <a href="/facts/Desperate_Housewives/rNmBsmHr">Desperate Housewives</a> as an amoral private detective;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a> in 2005, he played the assistant vice principal of a high school in the neo-noir mystery film <a href="/facts/Brick_(film)/RsFgHSe1">Brick</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a> 

Starting from the same year, Roundtree appeared in the television series <a href="/facts/The_Closer/WRW3bkw3">The Closer</a> as retired <a href="/facts/Colonel/ASSc95Et">colonel</a> D. B. Walter; in 2006, he starred in the science fiction drama series <a href="/facts/Heroes_(American_TV_series)/A2e6eRow">Heroes</a> as Charles Deveaux, the terminally ill father of main character <a href="/facts/Simone_Deveaux/tAPDfksP">Simone Deveaux</a> (<a href="/facts/Tawny_Cypress/jVCDUMYu">Tawny Cypress</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a> He then appeared as Eddie Sutton's father-in-law in several episodes of family drama series <a href="/facts/Lincoln_Heights_(TV_series)/y2xMCMNd">Lincoln Heights</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a> before playing a supporting role in the 2008 film <a href="/facts/Speed_Racer_(film)/Bak5MhSI">Speed Racer</a>, a live-action adaptation of the <a href="/facts/Speed_Racer/ETD3sggV">eponymous Japanese manga</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a> During the same year, he also appeared in the TV series <a href="/facts/Knight_Rider_(2008_TV_series)/Id6jEuXX">Knight Rider</a> as the father of <a href="/facts/FBI/UY93jwX6">FBI</a> agent Carrie Ravai (<a href="/facts/Sydney_Tamiia_Poitier/zC7zx3eP">Sydney Tamiia Poitier</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a> Starting from 2013, he co-starred as the father of lead character Mary Jane Paul (<a href="/facts/Gabrielle_Union/9UBsVaeG">Gabrielle Union</a>) in the drama series <a href="/facts/Being_Mary_Jane/Am0zySh1">Being Mary Jane</a>, aired on <a href="/facts/BET/n8VkMqdK">BET</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a>
In 2019, Roundtree co-starred in the comedy film <a href="/facts/What_Men_Want/Eclz9g5Y">What Men Want</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a> before once again returning to the role of John Shaft in <a href="/facts/Shaft_(2019_film)/CgEc0QrF">Shaft</a>, a new sequel to the 2000 film, opposite <a href="/facts/Samuel_L._Jackson/GNzU91F4">Samuel L. Jackson</a> and <a href="/facts/Jessie_T._Usher/9QT7rP67">Jessie T. Usher</a>, who portrayed John Shaft II and John Shaft III, respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a> Starting from the same year, Roundtree also had a recurring role on <a href="/facts/Family_Reunion_(TV_series)/avdYTYEu">Family Reunion.</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a>
Roundtree's final film to be released in his lifetime was <a href="/facts/Moving_On_(2022_film)/d65kVeAP">Moving On</a> (2023) with <a href="/facts/Jane_Fonda/9knThj1W">Jane Fonda</a>. The last film released was <a href="/facts/Thelma_(2024_film)/W2WgQhWS">Thelma</a> (2024).

<h2 id="personal-life-health-problems-and-death">Personal life, health problems, and death</h2>
Roundtree was married and divorced twice and had five children. He married Mary Jane Grant in 1963;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a> the couple had two children before divorcing in 1973.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a> He dated actress and TV personality <a href="/facts/Cathy_Lee_Crosby/JSQB1wYD">Cathy Lee Crosby</a> shortly thereafter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a> Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in 1980;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a> they had three children together before divorcing in 1998.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a>
In 1993, Roundtree was diagnosed with <a href="/facts/Male_breast_cancer/PVDAQ3nj">breast cancer</a>, and subsequently underwent a double <a href="/facts/Mastectomy/hRAcK3at">mastectomy</a> and <a href="/facts/Chemotherapy/fWTLbaUT">chemotherapy</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a>
Roundtree died of <a href="/facts/Pancreatic_cancer/6h9GIInW">pancreatic cancer</a> at his home in Los Angeles on October 24, 2023, at the age of 81.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a>

<h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2>
<h3>Film</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref(s)</th></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td><a href="/facts/What_Do_You_Say_to_a_Naked_Lady%253F/DfaASwh2">What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?</a></td><td>Interracial Couple</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(1971_film)/tbtqsJYJ">Shaft</a></td><td><a href="/facts/John_Shaft/x4NWzgxd">John Shaft</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1972</td><td><a href="/facts/Embassy_(film)/dKKSDFEa">Embassy</a></td><td>Richard "Dick" Shannon</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shaft%2527s_Big_Score!/Nk0LPa9o">Shaft's Big Score!</a></td><td>John Shaft</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1973</td><td><a href="/facts/Charley_One-Eye/nv0xCzL6">Charley One-Eye</a></td><td>The Black Man</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_in_Africa/2hJkGxrt">Shaft in Africa</a></td><td>John Shaft</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td><a href="/facts/Earthquake_(1974_film)/3Ph5RvjA">Earthquake</a></td><td>Miles Quade</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1975</td><td><a href="/facts/Man_Friday_(film)/mRGxaaR0">Man Friday</a></td><td>Friday</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Diamonds_(1975_film)/Gsd3wXRE">Diamonds</a></td><td>Archie</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">1979</td><td><a href="/facts/Escape_to_Athena/BUb4RPQd">Escape to Athena</a></td><td>Nat Judson</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Portrait_of_a_Hitman/8sqsNumy">Portrait of a Hitman</a></td><td>"Coco" Morrell</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Game_for_Vultures/jbDwgGsW">Game for Vultures</a></td><td>Gideon Marunga</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85">85</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Day_of_the_Assassin/74wd54ca">Day of the Assassin</a></td><td>Fessler</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86">86</a></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Gypsy Angels</td><td>Dr. Carlson</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87">87</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1981</td><td><a href="/facts/Inchon_(film)/unzN8rEl">Inchon</a></td><td>Sergeant Augustus Henderson</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88">88</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/An_Eye_for_an_Eye_(1981_film)/sG09vTpp">An Eye for an Eye</a></td><td>Captain Stevens</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89">89</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1982</td><td><a href="/facts/Q_(1982_film)/BzzJdx7t">Q</a></td><td>Sgt. Powell</td><td>Also known as Q – The Winged Serpent</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90">90</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91">91</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/One_Down%2c_Two_to_Go_(film)/NgqD3mSx">One Down, Two to Go</a></td><td>Ralph</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92">92</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1983</td><td>Young Warriors</td><td>Sergeant John Austin</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93">93</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94">94</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Big_Score_(1983_film)/jE08nbwg">The Big Score</a></td><td>Gordon</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95">95</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1984</td><td><a href="/facts/Killpoint/RfBtwxPY">Killpoint</a></td><td>Agent Bill Bryant</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96">96</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97">97</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/City_Heat/xmMpuo0V">City Heat</a></td><td>Dehl Swift</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98">98</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99">99</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1986</td><td>Opposing Force</td><td>Stafford</td><td>Also known as Hell Camp</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100">100</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Jocks_(film)/36BTsdyM">Jocks</a></td><td>Chip Williams</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101">101</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102">102</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1988</td><td><a href="/facts/Maniac_Cop/Ss3GUYnn">Maniac Cop</a></td><td>Commissioner Pike</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103">103</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Party_Line_(film)/s2hd1QKU">Party Line</a></td><td>Captain Barnes</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104">104</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Angel_III%3a_The_Final_Chapter/MS203RH0">Angel III: The Final Chapter</a></td><td>Lieutenant Doniger</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105">105</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">1989</td><td>Miami Cops</td><td>Gamble</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106">106</a></td></tr><tr><td>Getting Even</td><td>Dundee</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107">107</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Night_Visitor/vBuBTcbz">Night Visitor</a></td><td>Captain Crane</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108">108</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Crack_House_(film)/brlloHUj">Crack House</a></td><td>Lieutenant Johnson</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109">109</a></td></tr><tr><td>The Banker</td><td>Lloyd</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110">110</a></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Bad Jim</td><td>July</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111">111</a></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>A Time to Die</td><td>Captain Ralph Phipps</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112">112</a></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td><a href="/facts/Bloodfist_III%3a_Forced_to_Fight/RXX0xtGJ">Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight</a></td><td>Samuel Stark</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113">113</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">1993</td><td><a href="/facts/Body_of_Influence/hwP4wPn1">Body of Influence</a></td><td>Harry Reams</td><td><a href="/facts/Direct-to-video/p9xIx0TC">Direct-to-video</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114">114</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sins_of_the_Night/b5uaXunT">Sins of the Night</a></td><td>Les</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115">115</a></td></tr><tr><td>Deadly Rivals</td><td>Agent Peterson</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116">116</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Amityville%3a_A_New_Generation/BjS3zDMQ">Amityville: A New Generation</a></td><td>Pauli</td><td>Direct-to-video</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117">117</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mind_Twister/h5YlpTHM">Mind Twister</a></td><td>Frank Webb</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118">118</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">1995</td><td>Ballistic</td><td>Harold</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119">119</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Seven_(1995_film)/tclDbtP5">Se7en</a></td><td>District Attorney Martin Talbot</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120">120</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Once_Upon_a_Time...When_We_Were_Colored/tISEdIxh">Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored</a></td><td>Cleve</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121">121</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Theodore_Rex_(film)/sCoTWh47">Theodore Rex</a></td><td>Commissioner Lynch</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122">122</a></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td><a href="/facts/Original_Gangstas/MlrfUCb5">Original Gangstas</a></td><td>"Slick"</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123">123</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td><a href="/facts/George_of_the_Jungle_(film)/Ns75Jtmg">George of the Jungle</a></td><td>Kwame</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124">124</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Steel_(1997_film)/wElBzuYF">Steel</a></td><td>Uncle Joe</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125">125</a></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(2000_film)/yP6zFnJf">Shaft</a></td><td>Uncle John Shaft</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126">126</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2001</td><td><a href="/facts/Antitrust_(film)/UdwVfgff">Antitrust</a></td><td>Lyle Barton</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127">127</a></td></tr><tr><td>Hawaiian Gardens</td><td>M.O.</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128">128</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Corky_Romano/0lQBgmYr">Corky Romano</a></td><td>Howard Shuster</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129">129</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2002</td><td><a href="/facts/Al%2527s_Lads/g7umhCzP">Capone's Boys</a></td><td>"Boom-Boom"</td><td>Also known as Al's Lads</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:130" href="#fn:130">130</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Boat_Trip_(film)/M75a1C44">Boat Trip</a></td><td>Malcolm</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:131" href="#fn:131">131</a></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Men Cry in the Dark</td><td>Derrick's father</td><td>Direct-to-DVD</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:132" href="#fn:132">132</a></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><a href="/facts/Max_Havoc%3a_Curse_of_the_Dragon/54QoddIw">Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon</a></td><td>Tahsi</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:133" href="#fn:133">133</a></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><a href="/facts/Brick_(film)/RsFgHSe1">Brick</a></td><td>Assistant Vice President Trueman</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:134" href="#fn:134">134</a></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Wild Seven</td><td>Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:135" href="#fn:135">135</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:136" href="#fn:136">136</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2007</td><td><a href="/facts/All_the_Days_Before_Tomorrow/68kQ0KgA">All the Days Before Tomorrow</a></td><td>El Doctor</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:137" href="#fn:137">137</a></td></tr><tr><td>Vegas Vampires</td><td>Rick Apping</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:138" href="#fn:138">138</a></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Speed_Racer_(film)/Bak5MhSI">Speed Racer</a></td><td>Ben Burns</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:139" href="#fn:139">139</a></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Set Apart</td><td>J.T.</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:140" href="#fn:140">140</a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>The Confidant</td><td>Claude</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:141" href="#fn:141">141</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2012</td><td>The Trial of Ben Barry</td><td>Ben Barry</td><td>Short film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:142" href="#fn:142">142</a></td></tr><tr><td>This Bitter Earth</td><td>Grady</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:143" href="#fn:143">143</a></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Collar</td><td>Reverend Alonzo Sparks</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:144" href="#fn:144">144</a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Duke_(film)/HYpmBhKm">Duke</a></td><td>J.T.</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:145" href="#fn:145">145</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2019</td><td><a href="/facts/What_Men_Want_(2019_film)/Eclz9g5Y">What Men Want</a></td><td>Skip</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:146" href="#fn:146">146</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:147" href="#fn:147">147</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(2019_film)/CgEc0QrF">Shaft</a></td><td>John Shaft I</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:148" href="#fn:148">148</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:149" href="#fn:149">149</a></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><a href="/facts/Haunting_of_the_Mary_Celeste/14TD0YXR">Haunting of the Mary Celeste</a></td><td>Tulls</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:150" href="#fn:150">150</a></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Moving_On_(2022_film)/d65kVeAP">Moving On</a></td><td>Ralph</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:151" href="#fn:151">151</a></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td><a href="/facts/Thelma_(2024_film)/W2WgQhWS">Thelma</a></td><td>Ben</td><td>Posthumous release</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:152" href="#fn:152">152</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Television</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref(s)</th></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Parachute to Paradise</td><td>—</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:153" href="#fn:153">153</a></td></tr><tr><td>1972–1976</td><td><a href="/facts/Hollywood_Squares/lt3AreTI">The Hollywood Squares</a></td><td>Himself (Panelist)</td><td>Recurring role (4 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:154" href="#fn:154">154</a></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>Firehouse</td><td>Shelly Forsythe</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:155" href="#fn:155">155</a></td></tr><tr><td>1973–1974</td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(TV_series)/jbqgqYXJ">Shaft</a></td><td><a href="/facts/John_Shaft/x4NWzgxd">John Shaft</a></td><td>Series regular (7 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:156" href="#fn:156">156</a></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Dean_Martin_Celebrity_Roast/drdG3fLm">The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast</a></td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/Telly_Savalas/4EbbAv96">Telly Savalas</a>"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:157" href="#fn:157">157</a></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Freedom Is</td><td>—</td><td>Television special; voice role</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:158" href="#fn:158">158</a></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td><a href="/facts/Roots_(1977_miniseries)/ch0yzX8L">Roots</a></td><td>Sam Bennett</td><td>Television miniseries; Episode: "Part IV"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:159" href="#fn:159">159</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1980</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Love_Boat/vXIRr0F6">The Love Boat</a></td><td>Dave Wilbur</td><td>2 episodes</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:160" href="#fn:160">160</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Miss_Universe/JKbVmAea">Miss Universe Pageant</a></td><td>Himself (Judge)</td><td>Television special</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><a href="/facts/CHiPs/Ns4BY0et">CHiPs</a></td><td>Sergeant Aikens</td><td>Episode: "Sharks"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:161" href="#fn:161">161</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1983</td><td><a href="/facts/Magnum%2c_P.I./r2w09twq">Magnum, P.I.</a></td><td>Peter Jordan</td><td>Episode: "Two Birds of a Feather"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:162" href="#fn:162">162</a></td></tr><tr><td>Masquerade</td><td>Willy "Mean Willy" Walters</td><td>Episode: "Pilot"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:163" href="#fn:163">163</a></td></tr><tr><td>Just an Overnight Guest</td><td>Matt</td><td>Television short</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:164" href="#fn:164">164</a></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Baron_and_the_Kid/o5b6IX8a">The Baron and the Kid</a></td><td>'Frosty'</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:165" href="#fn:165">165</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1985</td><td><a href="/facts/A.D._(miniseries)/YT03G1Ir">A.D.</a></td><td>Serpenius</td><td>Television miniseries (5 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:166" href="#fn:166">166</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hollywood_Beat/t0AjTgQo">Hollywood Beat</a></td><td>Don Julian</td><td>Episode: "Double Exposure"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Fifth_Missile/nWxxTV8J">The Fifth Missile</a></td><td>Commander Frederick Bryce</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:167" href="#fn:167">167</a></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Ebony/Jet Showcase</td><td>Himself</td><td>1 episode (October 24)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:168" href="#fn:168">168</a></td></tr><tr><td>1986–1987</td><td><a href="/facts/Outlaws_(1986_TV_series)/YrYlk74D">Outlaws</a></td><td>Isaiah "Ice" McAdams</td><td>Series regular (12 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:169" href="#fn:169">169</a></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td><a href="/facts/Hollywood_Squares/lt3AreTI">The New Hollywood Squares</a></td><td>Himself (Panelist)</td><td>Episode: "03.23.1987"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1988</td><td><a href="/facts/ABC_Afterschool_Special/l3VuTEbb">ABC Afterschool Specials</a></td><td>Jason Ruigh</td><td>Episode: "Daddy Can't Read"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:170" href="#fn:170">170</a></td></tr><tr><td>Cadets</td><td>Sergeant Matt Gideon</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:171" href="#fn:171">171</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Murder%2c_She_Wrote/l98gzD5g">Murder, She Wrote</a></td><td>Major Kevin Cooper</td><td>Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:172" href="#fn:172">172</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1989</td><td><a href="/facts/A_Different_World/mDN5IFjX">A Different World</a></td><td>Clinton Reese</td><td>2 episodes: "Great Expectations", "Answered Prayers"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:173" href="#fn:173">173</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Amen_(TV_series)/durHon0w">Amen</a></td><td>Sergeant Burke</td><td>2 episodes: "Thelma and the D.I.", "Sergeant in Arms"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:174" href="#fn:174">174</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1987_TV_series)/H1NK1uyk">Beauty and the Beast</a></td><td>Cleon Manning</td><td>Recurring role (3 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:175" href="#fn:175">175</a></td></tr><tr><td>1989–1991</td><td><a href="/facts/Generations_(U.S._TV_series)/8LTdz4jf">Generations</a></td><td>Dr. Daniel Reubens</td><td>Recurring role (6 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:176" href="#fn:176">176</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1990</td><td><a href="/facts/21_Jump_Street/Psnj04a8">21 Jump Street</a></td><td>Ben Halley</td><td>Episode: "La Bizca"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:177" href="#fn:177">177</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series)/h9mxceYI">MacGyver</a></td><td>R.T. Hines</td><td>Episode: "Tough Boys"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:178" href="#fn:178">178</a></td></tr><tr><td>1990–1996</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air/L0SubCSe">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></td><td>Dr. Mumford / Reverend Gordon Sims</td><td>2 episodes: "<a href="/facts/Clubba_Hubba/snFfXEBc">Clubba Hubba</a>" (1990)", "Hare Today" (1996)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:179" href="#fn:179">179</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1991</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Young_Riders/96r6Scgu">The Young Riders</a></td><td>Calvin</td><td>Episode: "Kansas"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:180" href="#fn:180">180</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Beverly_Hills%2c_90210/MbbhcRKS">Beverly Hills, 90210</a></td><td>Robinson Ashe Jr.</td><td>Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:181" href="#fn:181">181</a></td></tr><tr><td>1991–1994</td><td><a href="/facts/Roc_(TV_series)/hUqtJnVT">Roc</a></td><td>Russell Emerson</td><td>Recurring role (4 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:182" href="#fn:182">182</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1992</td><td><a href="/facts/Hearts_Are_Wild/dUV5bHDV">Hearts Are Wild</a></td><td>Xavier Burns</td><td>"Episode: #1.8"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:183" href="#fn:183">183</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Christmas_in_Connecticut_(1992_film)/0V0UcX3d">Christmas in Connecticut</a></td><td>Prescott</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:184" href="#fn:184">184</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/L.A._Law/jm18rPJl">L.A. Law</a></td><td>Judge Ira Menday</td><td>Episode: "Love on the Rox"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:185" href="#fn:185">185</a></td></tr><tr><td>1992–1994</td><td><a href="/facts/Hangin%2527_with_Mr._Cooper/LEaIe1vM">Hangin' with Mr. Cooper</a></td><td>Sergeant / Chester Cooper</td><td>2 episodes: "Miracle in Oaktown" (1992), "Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper" (1994)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:186" href="#fn:186">186</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1993</td><td><a href="/facts/Bonanza%3a_The_Return/1JU8TIoz">Bonanza: The Return</a></td><td>Jacob Briscoe</td><td rowspan="4">Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:187" href="#fn:187">187</a></td></tr><tr><td>Moscacieca</td><td>Gray</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1994</td><td>Black Heart</td><td>Rodney "Rod"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:188" href="#fn:188">188</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shadows_of_Desire/jmWhUws5">Shadows of Desire</a></td><td>"Dunc"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:189" href="#fn:189">189</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Renegade_(TV_series)/fkN07jnN">Renegade</a></td><td>Gene Collins</td><td>Episode: "Thrill Kill"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:190" href="#fn:190">190</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1995</td><td><a href="/facts/Bonanza%3a_Under_Attack/8jWdftvl">Bonanza: Under Attack</a></td><td>Jacob</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:191" href="#fn:191">191</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:192" href="#fn:192">192</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Wayans_Bros./THNBUCDe">The Wayans Bros.</a></td><td>Dr. Saunders</td><td>Episode: "ER"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:193" href="#fn:193">193</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dream_On_(TV_series)/g8SrHHmt">Dream On</a></td><td>Dr. Charles</td><td>Episode: "Little Orphan Eddie"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1996</td><td><a href="/facts/Touched_by_an_Angel/nWMNsTUx">Touched by an Angel</a></td><td>Murray</td><td>Episode: "Rock 'n' Roll Dad"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:194" href="#fn:194">194</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Buddies_(TV_series)/5VDJ5dRW">Buddies</a></td><td>Henry Carlisle</td><td>Series regular (14 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:195" href="#fn:195">195</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td>Any Place But Home</td><td>Gil Oberman</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:196" href="#fn:196">196</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Profiler_(TV_series)/Ur47BLPz">Profiler</a></td><td>Detective James Henegar</td><td>Episode: "Power Corrupts"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:197" href="#fn:197">197</a></td></tr><tr><td>1997–98</td><td><a href="/facts/413_Hope_St./FWX1H2TT">413 Hope St.</a></td><td>Phil Thomas</td><td>Series regular (10 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:198" href="#fn:198">198</a></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Dr._Quinn%2c_Medicine_Woman/FqFDa5YF">Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman</a></td><td>Jim "Barracuda Jim" Barnes</td><td>Episode: "The Fight"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:199" href="#fn:199">199</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Having_Our_Say%3a_The_Delany_Sisters%2527_First_100_Years_(film)/DvqboU3D">Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years</a></td><td>Booker T. Washington</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:200" href="#fn:200">200</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:201" href="#fn:201">201</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rescue_77/eavLUVhD">Rescue 77</a></td><td>Captain Durfee</td><td>Series regular (8 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:202" href="#fn:202">202</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:203" href="#fn:203">203</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Linc%2527s/PHD1gWeK">Linc's</a></td><td>Jake</td><td>Episode: "Real Time"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:204" href="#fn:204">204</a></td></tr><tr><td>2000–2001</td><td><a href="/facts/Soul_Food_(TV_series)/f0L7qHvc">Soul Food</a></td><td>Hardy Lester</td><td>Recurring role (6 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:205" href="#fn:205">205</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:206" href="#fn:206">206</a></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><a href="/facts/Resurrection_Blvd./fXzRgHTa">Resurrection Blvd.</a></td><td>Nate Khane</td><td>2 episodes: "Anisedad", "La Gran Pelea"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:207" href="#fn:207">207</a></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_and_Max/T1CoKVPv">Joe and Max</a></td><td>Jack Blackburn</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:208" href="#fn:208">208</a></td></tr><tr><td>2002–2003</td><td><a href="/facts/As_the_World_Turns/6m7hM8kp">As the World Turns</a></td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_As_the_World_Turns_recurring_characters/jnq0thvv">Oliver Travers</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:209" href="#fn:209">209</a></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><a href="/facts/Missing_(Canadian_TV_series)/IU7xCpn2">1-800-Missing</a></td><td>Sam Haslett</td><td>Episode: "Father Figure"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:210" href="#fn:210">210</a></td></tr><tr><td>2003–2004</td><td><a href="/facts/Alias_(TV_series)/TnlFWXU3">Alias</a></td><td>Brill</td><td>2 episodes: "Breaking Point" (2003), "Blood Ties" (2004)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:211" href="#fn:211">211</a></td></tr><tr><td>2004–2005</td><td><a href="/facts/Desperate_Housewives/rNmBsmHr">Desperate Housewives</a></td><td>Mr. Shaw</td><td>Recurring role (5 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:212" href="#fn:212">212</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2005</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Closer/WRW3bkw3">The Closer</a></td><td>Colonel D.B. Walter</td><td>Episode: "Show Yourself"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:213" href="#fn:213">213</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Painkiller_Jane_(TV_series)/CIWz6sLG">Painkiller Jane</a></td><td>Colonel Watts</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:214" href="#fn:214">214</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2006</td><td><a href="/facts/Blade_(TV_series)/m5GkoDxg">Blade: The Series</a></td><td>Robert Brooks</td><td>Episode: "Sacrifice"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grey%2527s_Anatomy/sYeG8npL">Grey's Anatomy</a></td><td>Donald Burke</td><td>Episode: "I Am a Tree"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:215" href="#fn:215">215</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Close_to_Home_(2005_TV_series)/YAfL4Nx8">Close to Home</a></td><td>Cyrus Cater</td><td>Episode: "Prodigal Son"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:216" href="#fn:216">216</a></td></tr><tr><td>2006–2007</td><td><a href="/facts/Heroes_(American_TV_series)/A2e6eRow">Heroes</a></td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_Heroes_characters/nLJ799gP">Charles Deveaux</a></td><td>Recurring role (6 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:217" href="#fn:217">217</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2007</td><td><a href="/facts/Final_Approach_(2007_film)/29uQ4Hzj">Final Approach</a></td><td>Gary Markash</td><td rowspan="2">Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:218" href="#fn:218">218</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:219" href="#fn:219">219</a></td></tr><tr><td>Point of Entry</td><td>Detective Miles Porter</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:220" href="#fn:220">220</a></td></tr><tr><td>2007–2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Lincoln_Heights_(TV_series)/y2xMCMNd">Lincoln Heights</a></td><td>Coleman Bradshaw</td><td>Recurring role (3 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:221" href="#fn:221">221</a></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Ladies_of_the_House/Attknf8N">Ladies of the House</a></td><td>Stan</td><td>Television film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:222" href="#fn:222">222</a></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Knight_Rider_(2008_TV_series)/Id6jEuXX">Knight Rider</a></td><td>Lawrence Rival</td><td>Episode: "Day Turns into Knight"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:223" href="#fn:223">223</a></td></tr><tr><td>2009–2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Diary_of_a_Single_Mom/hqGfJYMw">Diary of a Single Mom</a></td><td>Lou Bailey</td><td>Recurring role (18 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:224" href="#fn:224">224</a></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Meet_the_Browns_(TV_series)/brkIFErQ">Meet the Browns</a></td><td>Frank</td><td>Episode: "Meet the Anniversary"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:225" href="#fn:225">225</a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Mentalist/nbPgVeXR">The Mentalist</a></td><td>Floyd Benton</td><td>Episode: "Bloodsport"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:226" href="#fn:226">226</a></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><a href="/facts/Private_Practice_(TV_series)/bEnuxulp">Private Practice</a></td><td>Raymond McCray</td><td>Episode: "The Next Episode"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:227" href="#fn:227">227</a></td></tr><tr><td>2013–2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Being_Mary_Jane/Am0zySh1">Being Mary Jane</a></td><td>Paul Patterson Sr.</td><td>Recurring role (33 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:228" href="#fn:228">228</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2015</td><td><a href="/facts/Chicago_Fire_(TV_series)/2MqkoMht">Chicago Fire</a></td><td>Wallace Boden Sr.</td><td>Recurring role (4 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:229" href="#fn:229">229</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Player_(2015_TV_series)/t1bR6Fek">The Player</a></td><td>Judge Samuel Letts</td><td>2 episodes: "The Norseman", "A House Is Not a Home"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:230" href="#fn:230">230</a></td></tr><tr><td>2017–2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Star_(TV_series)/v70qAnJg">Star</a></td><td>Charles Floyd</td><td>Recurring role (5 episodes)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:231" href="#fn:231">231</a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Lethal_Weapon_(TV_series)/8muqy9KL">Lethal Weapon</a></td><td>Don Bennett</td><td>Episode: "A Whole Lotta Trouble"</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:232" href="#fn:232">232</a></td></tr><tr><td>2019–2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Family_Reunion_(TV_series)/avdYTYEu">Family Reunion</a></td><td>Jebediah McKellen</td><td>Recurring role (22 episodes )</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:233" href="#fn:233">233</a></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Cherish_the_Day_(TV_series)/UbFSsgLY">Cherish the Day</a></td><td>Mandeville "MV" St. James</td><td>Main role (season 2)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:234" href="#fn:234">234</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Video games</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref(s)</th></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Akuji_the_Heartless/zurRl0TA">Akuji the Heartless</a></td><td>Akuji</td><td>Voice role</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:235" href="#fn:235">235</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:236" href="#fn:236">236</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Stage</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Playwright</th><th>Venue</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref(s)</th></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Mau Mau Room</td><td>—</td><td><a href="/facts/J._E._Franklin/mFk6ND4J">J. E. Franklin</a></td><td><a href="/facts/St._Mark%2527s_Playhouse/8GRfRFR2">St. Mark's Playhouse</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:237" href="#fn:237">237</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:238" href="#fn:238">238</a></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td><a href="/facts/Guys_and_Dolls/h29az8YI">Guys and Dolls</a></td><td>Sky Masterson</td><td><a href="/facts/Frank_Loesser/xkRoGMh8">Frank Loesser</a>, <a href="/facts/Jo_Swerling/RdPTfBp7">Jo Swerling</a>, and <a href="/facts/Abe_Burrows/l1hlNyAC">Abe Burrows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Broadway_Theatre/SwlqcXEb">The Broadway Theatre</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:239" href="#fn:239">239</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:240" href="#fn:240">240</a></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td><a href="/facts/Purlie_Victorious/J4BVqHfk">Purlie Victorious</a></td><td>Purlie</td><td><a href="/facts/Ossie_Davis/38Ac6wkg">Ossie Davis</a></td><td>Tiffany's Attic</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:241" href="#fn:241">241</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:242" href="#fn:242">242</a></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Whatever She Wants</td><td>Theodore Wolf</td><td><a href="/facts/Je%2527Caryous_Johnson/R6RcpKaQ">Je'Caryous Johnson</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Spartanburg_Memorial_Auditorium/tr7thL4H">Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium</a></td><td>Recorded version released direct-to-DVD</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:243" href="#fn:243">243</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="discography">Discography</h2>
<ul><li>The Man from Shaft (MGM Records 1972)</li></ul>
<h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Association</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/African-American_Film_Critics_Association/3uTMM9EQ">African-American Film Critics Association</a></td><td>2011</td><td><a href="/facts/African-American_Film_Critics_Association/3uTMM9EQ">Legacy Award</a></td><td>—</td><td>Won</td><td rowspan="7"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:244" href="#fn:244">244</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:245" href="#fn:245">245</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:246" href="#fn:246">246</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:247" href="#fn:247">247</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:248" href="#fn:248">248</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Awards</a></td><td>1972</td><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%25E2%2580%2593_Motion_Picture_Drama/y2dLM3Kv">Most Promising Newcomer – Male</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(1971_film)/tbtqsJYJ">Shaft</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Indie_Series_Awards/lUd97hNr">Indie Series Awards</a></td><td>2010</td><td><a href="/facts/Indie_Series_Awards/lUd97hNr">Best Performance by a Supporting Actor</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Diary_of_a_Single_Mom/hqGfJYMw">Diary of a Single Mom</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/MTV_Movie_%2526_TV_Awards/A5n60PI9">MTV Movie & TV Awards</a></td><td>1994</td><td><a href="/facts/MTV_Movie_%2526_TV_Awards/A5n60PI9">Lifetime Achievement Award</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(film_series)/IaSwysAs">Shaft (film series)</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Awards/WcjtyMTU">NAACP Image Awards</a></td><td>1971</td><td><a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture/V6943kRX">Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shaft_(1971_film)/tbtqsJYJ">Shaft</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series/okpwvMuf">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</a></td><td><a href="/facts/413_Hope_St./FWX1H2TT">413 Hope St.</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table>

<h3>Notes</h3>

<h3>Bibliography</h3>
<ul><li>Aldous, Steve (2015). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3C21CgAAQBAJ">The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series</a>. <a href="/facts/McFarland_%2526_Company/UGcW6D1h">McFarland & Company</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0786499236.</li>
<li>Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=S6RtDgAAQBAJ">'80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures</a>. <a href="/facts/McFarland_%2526_Company/UGcW6D1h">McFarland & Company</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0786497416.</li>
<li>Davies, Clive (2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. Headpress. p. 56. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1909394278.</li>
<li>Klotman, Phyllis R.; Gibson, Gloria J. (1997). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=kczcgHtgGfYC">Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image 1978–1994</a>. <a href="/facts/Indiana_University_Press/rSAxbGec">Indiana University Press</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0253332806.</li>
<li>McKay, James (2020). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=WnnNDwAAQBAJ">Ray Milland: The Films, 1929–1984</a>. <a href="/facts/McFarland_%2526_Company/UGcW6D1h">McFarland & Company</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1476678870.</li>
<li>Roberts, Jerry (2009). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC">Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors</a>. <a href="/facts/Scarecrow_Press/NJNX9xwH">Scarecrow Press</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0810861381.</li>
<li>Weldon, Michael J. (1996). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC">The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film</a>. <a href="/facts/St._Martin%2527s_Griffin/a8JmlhsC">St. Martin's Griffin</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0312131494.</li>
<li>Williams, Tony (2014). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=-gpNBQAAQBAJ">Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker</a> (Rev. ed.). <a href="/facts/McFarland_%2526_Company/UGcW6D1h">McFarland & Company</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-7864-7969-6.</li></ul>
<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745780/">Richard Roundtree</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/166203%7C130352/wp">Richard Roundtree</a> at the <a href="/facts/Turner_Classic_Movies/0qS5jr3H">TCM Movie Database</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/Richard+Roundtree">Richard Roundtree</a> discography at <a href="/facts/Discogs/wdyMoREv">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/23531">Richard Roundtree</a> at the <a href="/facts/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database/pECWp559">Internet Off-Broadway Database</a> (archived)</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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