(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.
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 the Golden Globe for New Male Star Of The Year.
Richard's Shaft movies helped save MGM from bankruptcy.
Richard is a member of the famed New York Negro Ensemble Company.
Richard's performance as John Shaft placed him at #62 in the "100 Greatest Movie Characters Of All Time" in Premiere Magazine.
Richard is an avid golfer.
Richard was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and had a double mastectomy. He is now a spokesperson for breast cancer awareness.
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