DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
Patrick McMinn - 2 ” McMinn - 2 ” Roundtree - 2 Roundtree - 2 Samuel L - 2 Jackson - 2 ” - 2 — Richard Roundtree - 1
Top related locs:
Los Angeles New Rochelle , New York New York Gordon Hollywood American Africa
Top related orgs:
“ - 2 ANGELES - 1 Associated Press - 1 Africa ” - 1 CBS - 1 MTV - 1 CNN - 1 Roundtree - 1

Search resuls for: "” McMinn"


2 mentions found


☆ 'Shaft' Star Richard Roundtree, Considered the First Black Action Movie Hero, Has Died at 81
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Associated Press | Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree’s “Shaft” was part of a change in how Black movies were viewed in Hollywood, which failed to consider Black actors – especially for leading roles — in projects at the time. Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” theme song — which included the line “You a bad mother— (Shut your mouth)” — helped insinuate the original movie into the pop-cult consciousness. After the film’s success, Roundtree returned in sequels “Shaft’s Big Score” in 1972 and “Shaft in Africa” in 1973. Roundtree reprised his role in the 2000 “Shaft” film, a revival that starred Samuel L. Jackson.
Persons: — Richard Roundtree, Roundtree’s, Patrick McMinn, ” McMinn, ” Roundtree, John, Gordon Parks, –, —, Roundtree, Isaac Hayes ’, ” —, Samuel L, Jackson, Jessie T, Usher, Peter O’Toole, Taraji P, Henson, ”, Mary Jane ” Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, Africa ”, CBS, “, MTV Locations: Los Angeles, New Rochelle , New York, New York, Gordon, Hollywood, American, Africa
☆ Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star, has died
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports. McMinn told the outlet that the actor died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”The CNN has reached out to representatives for the actor for comment. Roundtree has the distinction of being among a handful of actors who enjoyed top billing with his first-ever screen credit. Until then a theater actor, his starring role in the 1971 Blaxploitation epic “Shaft” propelled him into the cultural limelight, launching a franchise that would see sequels, a TV series and a 2019 reboot starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Persons: Richard Roundtree, ”, Patrick McMinn, McMinn, “, ” McMinn, Roundtree, Samuel L, Jackson, Bel, ” Roundtree, Gabrielle Union, Mary Jane, ” Jackson Organizations: CNN, “, Roundtree, Issac’s
0 next >>
Total: 2