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(about his no longer distancing himself from the "Shaft" role)
Richard Roundtree: Number one, it put me on the map. To this day that film still works. I was blessed.... (more Richard Roundtree quotes)
Richard was chosen for the role of John Shaft over Isaac Hayes, who went on to write the score for the movie, and Ron O'Neal, who became famous later as Superfly (1972).
Richard won the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 for his work on the Shaft movies and television series.
Richard received NAACP Image Award nomination in 1997 for his work as the star of the critically acclaimed FOX series, "413 Hope Street."
Nominated in 1971 for ... (more Richard Roundtree trivia)
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