John Singleton was 31 in Shaft when he played the character 'Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)'.
That was over 24 years ago in 2000.
In 2019 he died aged just 51, starring in 19 films in his career, 13 of those after Shaft was first released. If he were alive today he would be 56.
In Shaft, I think John Singleton looks: