Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree
Born	July 9, 1942 in New Rochelle, New York, USA
Died	October 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA from pancreatic cancer
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Richard Roundtree was an American actor.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Shaft	John Shaft	1973–1974	1
Outlaws	Isaiah McAdams	1986–1987	1
Generations	Daniel Reubens	1989–1991
Buddies	Henry Carlisle	1996	1
413 Hope St.	Phil Thomas	1997–1998	1
Rescue 77	Captain Durfee	1999	1
Being Mary Jane	Paul Patterson	2014–2017	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
CHiPs	Sgt. Aikens	4x13 - Sharks	February 22, 1981
Magnum, P.I.	Peter Jordan	3x20 - Two Birds of a Feather	March 17, 1983
Murder, She Wrote	Maj. Kevin Cooper	5x07 - The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel	December 18, 1988
A Different World	Clinton Reese	3x08 - Great Expectations	November 30, 1989
Amen	Sgt. Burke	4x11 - You're in the Army Now (2)	December 2, 1989
A Different World	Clinton Reese	3x09 - Answered Prayers	December 7, 1989
Amen	Sgt. Burke	4x12 - Sergeant in Arms	December 9, 1989
MacGyver	R.J. Hines	6x01 - Tough Boys	September 17, 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Dr. No	1x03 - Clubba Hubba	September 24, 1990
Beverly Hills, 90210	Robinson Ashe II	2x09 - Ashes to Ashes	September 19, 1991
Roc	Russell	1x07 - Can't Help Loving That Man	October 20, 1991
L.A. Law	Judge Ira Menday	7x06 - Love on the Rox	December 3, 1992
Roc	Russell	2x15 - The Second Time Around	January 17, 1993
Roc	Russell	3x20 - Brothers	April 5, 1994
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Chester Cooper	2x22 - Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper	May 20, 1994
The Wayans Bros.	Dr. Saunders	1x09 - ER	March 15, 1995
Touched by an Angel	Murray	2x14 - Rock 'n' Roll Dad	January 20, 1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Rev. Gordon Sims	6x18 - Hare Today...	April 8, 1996
Profiler	Det. James Henegar	2x05 - Power Corrupts	December 6, 1997
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Barracuda Jim Barnes	6x21 - The Fight	May 9, 1998
Alias	Brill	3x08 - Breaking Point	November 23, 2003
Alias	Thomas Brill	3x20 - Blood Ties	April 25, 2004
Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	1x04 - Who's That Woman?	October 24, 2004
Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	1x07 - Anything You Can Do	November 21, 2004
Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	1x08 - Guilty	November 28, 2004
Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	1x20 - Fear No More	May 1, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	1x21 - Sunday in the Park with George	May 8, 2005
The Closer	Colonel Walter	1x04 - Show Yourself	July 4, 2005
The Mentalist	Floyd Benton	3x11 - Bloodsport	January 6, 2011

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Shaft	John Shaft	1971

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Hollywood Squares		May 29-June 2, 1972
The Hollywood Squares		June 3-7, 1974
The Hollywood Squares		November 18-22, 1974
The Hollywood Squares		March 1-5, 1976

Awards and Accolades

Soap Opera Digest Awards

(1 Nomination)