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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

apnews.com 'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died.

R.I.P. He was a baaad mother--

movies @lemm.ee 'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

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Shut yo mouth!

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The best intro music of a TV show ever

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I'll always remember as a kid waking up on a Saturday morning in my Shaft pajamas. I would go downstairs, drink a big glass of Shaft juice, and watch Shaft TV all morning.
RIP

On a side note, this is now the perfect time for a remake starring Michael Cera.

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- Oh, we're just gonna make Spider-Man black now?!
  
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  It would follow the trend. But once we make a character black we can never go back.
  
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In the end it was pancreatic cancer that got him, but if you didn't know he was a breast cancer survivor, you should.

https://web.archive.org/web/20011122141213/http://www.usatoday.com:80/news/health/spotlight/2001-09-18-roundtree-cancer.htm

Check yours today, guys. And if you feel or see something, get it checked out.

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My brother and I saw Shaft at a local theatre a couple years back. Picked it at random knowing nothing and it was fantastic, and is one of my favorite endings to a movie ever. If you've never seen it I recommend giving it a try. May his legacy live on.

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- The original, or the more recent remake with Samuel L. Jackson?
  
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  The original, I didnt know they made a remake. My local theatre does a lot of rescreenings.
  
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RIP

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