The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Flashback: ‘Shaft’ Ignited a Blaxploitation Movie Craze in 1971

Over the next decade, 'Shaft' spawned an estimated 200 similarly themed "blaxploitation" films plus five sequels, including Warner Bros.' June 14 release, 'Shaft,' starring Samuel L. Jackson and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

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

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.
ABC 7 Chicago

'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree dies at 81, agent says

LOS ANGELES -- Richard Roundtree, who broke cinematic ground with his lead role in the 1971 film "Shaft," has died at age 81, his manager confirms. Roundtree died from pancreatic cancer, his ...
Decider

'Shaft' on HBO: How Does the Samuel L. Jackson Sequel Compare to the Other 'Shaft' Movies?

Discover What’s Streaming On: If the 21st century has taught us anything, it’s that franchises never truly die. Case in point: The fifth Shaft film is airing on HBO tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Shaft (2019) ...
PBS

Trailblazing ‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

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. He was 81. Roundtree’s ...