In addition to “Too Much Shaft,” the 27-track Shaft: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features 16 original tracks by Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz, along with the new remix of ...

Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the “Shaft” film franchise, has died after a battle with cancer at age 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn of McMinn ...

Richard Roundtree as John Shaft Sr. in the action-comedy "Shaft." Roundtree starred in the 1971 original. (Kyle Kaplan/Courtesy of Warner Bros.) This segment was rebroadcast on May 3, 2020. Click here ...

The legendary private eye John Shaft is back. The latest reboot of the classic '70s Blaxploitation classic features three generations of Shaft--original star Richard Roundtree and the 2000 remake's ...

Black Hollywood is in mourning as it bids farewell to a true legend, Richard Roundtree, who famously brought the character of John Shaft to life in the groundbreaking 1971 film Shaft. Roundtree passed ...

A shaft believed to have been dug by original searchers on Oak Island is revealed tonight on The Curse of Oak Island’s ‘Drilling Down’ special. Preview footage which aired after last week’s finale ...

Hayes' son wanted to license unreleased tracks, but the filmmakers went with a score using the original theme and music based on Hayes' sound. The son of the legendary Isaac Hayes is upset that there ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 13: Richard Roundtree attends the "Moving On" Premiere during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 13, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.

Oct. 25 (UPI) --Original Shaft star Richard Roundtree has died. The actor died Tuesday following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager, Patrick McMinn, told ABC News. He was 81. McMinn ...