Richard Roundtree, the Black action hero who played ... as a carriage driver who woos an enslaved field hand (Leslie Uggams). Mr. Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 but continued ...

How many Broadway shows has Leslie Uggams been in? Leslie Uggams has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows. How many West End shows has Leslie Uggams been in? Leslie Uggams has not appeared in the West End.

About five minutes in, there was...an interruption. It was a video message from actress Leslie Uggams in character as Blind Al, aka Deadpool’s cocaine-loving roommate. “Can we skip the ...

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Richard Roundtree broke ground with his role of detective John Shaft in 1970s Richard Roundtree, a US actor best known for his starring role in the Shaft film franchise, has died aged 81.

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 longtime manager ...

In Richard Roundtree's first outing as supercool private-eye John Shaft (which he would play in two sequels and a short-lived CBS TV series), the sleuth is hired by a Harlem mobster to find his ...

Leslie Marshall joined Fox News Channel as a contributor in 2009, providing analysis on both political and social issues from a liberal point of view.Read More A nationally syndicated talk host ...

Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped ... the pivotal role of carriage driver Sam Bennett, who falls for Leslie Uggams' Kizzy. (He said George Hamilton apologized to him for years ...

By Julia Jacobs By Gabe Cohn “Shaft,” starring Richard Roundtree, created a template for Black action protagonists onscreen. While indelibly tied to the role that made him famous in 1971 ...