How old was Richard Roundtree in the movie Shaft?

Richard Roundtree was 56 in Shaft when he played the character '"Uncle" John Shaft'.

That was over 24 years ago in 2000.

Today he is 81, and has starred in 86 movies in total, 29 of those since Shaft was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Shaft, I think Richard Roundtree looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Singleton has worked with Richard Roundtree just once in his career.
  • Richard Roundtree's first movie was as 'Interracial Couple' in What Do You Say to a Naked Lady, released in 1970 when he was 26
  • Shaft scores 5.97 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Shaft

Richard Roundtree's other movies