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Richard Roundtree (1942-) was an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being “the first black action hero” for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. His IMDb page shows over 155 acting credits since 1956. This page will rank Richard Roundtree movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Richard Roundtree Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
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| 1995 | Se7en (1995) |  |
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| 1971 | Shaft (1971) | |
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| 1997 | George of the Jungle (1997) |  |
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| 1974 | Earthquake (1974) | |
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| 2000 | Shaft (2000) | |
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| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score! (1972) |  |
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| 2024 | Thelma (2024) | |
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| 2005 | Brick (2005) |  |
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| 1984 | City Heat (1984) | |
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| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye (1981) | |
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| 1995 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) | |
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| 1975 | Man Friday (1975) | |
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| 2019 | Shaft (2019) | |
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| 2008 | Speed Racer (2008) | |
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| 2023 | Moving On (2023) |  |
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| 2019 | What Men Want (2019) | |
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| 1973 | Shaft in Africa (1973) | |
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| 1982 | Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) |  |
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| 2016 | Retreat! (2016) | |
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| 1975 | Diamonds (1975) | |
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| 2012 | This Bitter Earth (2012) | |
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| 1988 | Maniac Cop (1988) |  |
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| 1973 | Charley-One-Eye (1973) | |
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| 1996 | Original Gangstas (1996) | |
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| 1989 | Crack House (1989) | |
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| 2015 | Collar (2015) | |
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| 2001 | Antitrust (2001) | |
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| 1979 | Escape to Athena (1979) |  |
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| 1992 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992) | |
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| 2001 | Corky Romano (2001) | |
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| 1983 | Young Warriors (1983) | |
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| 1982 | One Down, Two to go (1982) | |
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| 1989 | Night Visitor (1989) |  |
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| 1979 | Game For Vultures (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Day Of The Assassin (1979) | |
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| 1972 | Embassy (1972) | |
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| 2002 | Boat Trip (2002) | |
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| 1993 | Mind Twister (1993) | |
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| 2006 | Wild Seven (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1986 | Jocks (1986) | |
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| 1981 | Inchon (1981) | |
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| 1997 | Steel (1997) | |
Richard Roundtree Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort Richard Roundtree movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Richard Roundtree movie received.
- Sort Richard Roundtree movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Se7en (1995) | Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman |
100.10 | 287.7 | 940.60 | 9 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 4 | Shaft (1971) | Oscar Best Song | 23.50 | 177.9 | 177.90 | 15 | 68 | 02 / 01 | 92.4 | |
| 2 | George of the Jungle (1997) | Brendan Fraser & Leslie Mann |
105.30 | 286.7 | 475.10 | 12 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 2 | Earthquake (1974) | Charlton Heston & Ava Gardner |
78.60 | 525.6 | 525.60 | 4 | 45 | 04 / 01 | 87.5 | |
| 5 | Shaft (2000) | Samuel L. Jackson & Christian Bale |
70.30 | 163.1 | 248.60 | 33 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 6 | Shaft's Big Score! (1972) | Moses Gunn | 11.10 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 35 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 7 | Thelma (2024) | June Squibb & Malcolm McDowell |
6.80 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 97 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 7 | Brick (2005) | Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Lukas Haas |
2.10 | 4.1 | 7.70 | 184 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 9 | City Heat (1984) | Clint Eastwood & Burt Reynolds |
38.30 | 142.7 | 142.70 | 23 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 8 | An Eye for an Eye (1981) | Chuck Norris & Christopher Lee |
17.30 | 77.8 | 77.80 | 51 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 9 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) | Al Freeman Jr. | 2.30 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 173 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 54.4 | |
| 10 | Man Friday (1975) | Peter O'Toole | 2.70 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 96 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 11 | Shaft (2019) | Samuel L. Jackson | 21.40 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 98 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 13 | Speed Racer (2008) | John Goodman & Susan Sarandon |
43.90 | 76.5 | 163.60 | 64 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 13 | Moving On (2023) | Jane Fonda | 2.10 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 140 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 17 | What Men Want (2019) | Taraji P. Henson | 54.60 | 74.5 | 97.20 | 52 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 14 | Shaft in Africa (1973) | Frank Finlay | 4.20 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 75 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 18 | Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) | Michael Moriarty & David Carradine |
0.60 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 144 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 19 | Retreat! (2016) | Geoffrey Lewis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 389 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 19 | Diamonds (1975) | Robert Shaw & Richard Roundtree |
2.40 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 105 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 21 | This Bitter Earth (2012) | Billy Dee Williams | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.8 | |
| 20 | Maniac Cop (1988) | Tom Atkins & Bruce Campbell |
0.70 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 200 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 21 | Charley-One-Eye (1973) | Nigel Davenport | 0.20 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 187 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 22 | Original Gangstas (1996) | Fred Williamson & Jim Brown |
3.70 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 163 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 23 | Crack House (1989) | Jim Brown & Anthony Geary |
0.90 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 170 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 24 | Collar (2015) | Tom Sizemore | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 26 | Antitrust (2001) | Ryan Phillippe & Tim Robbins |
11.30 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 128 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 28 | Escape to Athena (1979) | David Niven & Roger Moore |
2.20 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 114 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 27 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992) | Don Wilson & Richard Roundtree |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 247 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 30 | Corky Romano (2001) | Chris Kattan & Peter Falk |
24.00 | 53.1 | 53.10 | 93 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 28 | Young Warriors (1983) | Ernest Borgnine | 0.20 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 149 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 32 | One Down, Two to go (1982) | Jim Brown | 2.40 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 115 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 31 | Night Visitor (1989) | Derek Rydall & Allen Garfield |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 197 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 32 | Game For Vultures (1979) | Richard Harris | 2.40 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 105 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
| 33 | Day Of The Assassin (1979) | Glenn Ford | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 179 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 34 | Embassy (1972) | Broderick Crawford & Ray Milland |
0.80 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 149 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 36 | Boat Trip (2002) | Cuba Gooding Jr. & Horatio Sanz |
8.60 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 145 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 38 | Mind Twister (1993) | Telly Salavas | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 250 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 38 | Wild Seven (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Robert Loggia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 336 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.8 | |
| 40 | Jocks (1986) | Christopher Lee | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 215 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 | |
| 41 | Inchon (1981) | Laurence Olivier & Ben Gazzara |
5.20 | 23.4 | 23.40 | 92 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 1.1 | |
| 41 | Steel (1997) | Shaq & Judd Nelson |
1.70 | 4.7 | 8.60 | 181 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
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Who’s the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? (Shaft)
Right on.
I’ve seen 10 of the 32 films on the chart, less than I thought. Favorites include Shaft 1971, Shaft 2000, City Heat, Earthquake, Q the Winged Serpent, Speed Racer and Seven.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
He was Kool !!!!
Those are the other actors on the Oracle list Richard appeared with.
Richard Roundtree is # 432 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. These are the other actors in the top 1000 list.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE An Eye for an Eye (1981)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Jocks (1986)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Young Warriors (1983)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Shaft (2000)
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON SHAFT (2019)
14 MAX VON SYDOW Embassy (1972)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Q (1982)
20 MORGAN FREEMAN Se7en (1995)
23 ROD STEIGER Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
30 PETER O’TOOLE Man Friday (1975)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Escape to Athena (1979)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Night Visitor (1989)
37 JOHN CLEESE George of the Jungle (1997)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Earthquake (1974)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Earthquake (1974)
53 JOHN SAXON The Big Score (1983)
54 ROGER MOORE Boat Trip (2002)
54 ROGER MOORE Escape to Athena (1979)
56 SUSAN SARANDON Speed Racer (2008)
59 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Escape to Athena (1979)
61 BURT REYNOLDS City Heat (1984)
66 OMAR SHARIFF Inchon (1981)
96 JACK PALANCE Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
98 DAVID NIVEN Escape to Athena (1979)
99 RIP TORN City Heat (1984)
116 TIM ROBBINS Antitrust (2001)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Game for Vultures (1979)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD City Heat (1984)
123 JOHN GOODMAN Speed Racer (2008)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Game for Vultures (1979)
135 BEN GAZZARA Inchon (1981)
146 ROBERT FORSTER Original Gangstas (1996)
146 ROBERT FORSTER The Banker (1989)
146 ROBERT FORSTER Wild Seven (2006)
156 BRAD PITT Se7en (1995)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Diamonds (1975)
161 ROBERT LOGGIA Wild Seven (2006)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET Inchon (1981)
182 FRANK FINLAY Shaft in Africa (1973)
237 PETER FALK Corky Romano (2001)
244 ED LAUTER The Big Score (1983)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE Shaft (2000)
265 HENRY SILVA Day of the Assassin (1979)
274 DAN HEDAYA Shaft (2000)
313 AVA GARDNER Earthquake (1974)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
352 TELLY SAVALAS Escape to Athena (1979)
352 TELLY SAVALAS Mind Twister (1994)
359 BRENDAN FRASER George of the Jungle (1997)
377 GLENN FORD Day of the Assassin (1979)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN Escape to Athena (1979)
408 BOB GUNTON Boat Trip (2002)
424 TOM SKERRITT Opposing Force (1986)
428 PAM GRIER Original Gangstas (1996)
436 BARBARA HERSHEY Diamonds (1975)
459 ROBERT DAVI City Heat (1984)
466 CHARLES NAPIER Ballistic (1995)
466 CHARLES NAPIER Original Gangstas (1996)
466 CHARLES NAPIER Steel (1997)
477 LIN SHAYE Boat Trip (2002)
485 DICK MILLER Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)
487 FRED WARD Corky Romano (2001)
512 RAY MILLAND Embassy (1972)
512 RAY MILLAND Game for Vultures (1979)
513 JIM BROWN Crack House (1989)
513 JIM BROWN One Down, Two to Go (1982)
513 JIM BROWN Original Gangstas (1996)
519 JAMES BROLIN Bad Jim (1990)
531 TONI COLLETTE SHAFT (2000)
554 PAT HINGLE Shaft (2000)
559 RICHARD SCHIFF Se7en (1995)
573 KEVIN SPACEY Se7en (1995)
574 CHARLES S. DUTTON SE7EN (1995)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE Opposing Force (1986)
615 CHRISTINA RICCI Speed Racer (2008)
634 JOAN COLLINS Game for Vultures (1979)
646 CHRIS PENN Corky Romano (2001)
658 JOSEF SOMMER Shaft (2000)
667 PETER LAWFORD Gypsy Angels (1980)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD Night Visitor (1989)
689 GWYNETH PALTROW Se7en (1995)
709 NADIM SAWALHA SHAFT IN AFRICA (1973)
713 MARNE MAITLAND Shaft in Africa (1973)
719 WALTER MATTHAU Earthquake (1974)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Charley One-Eye (1973)
727 ROBERT RYAN Escape to Burma (1955)
729 MATT CLARK An Eye for an Eye (1981)
741 GABRIELE FERZETTI Inchon (1981)
763 GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Earthquake (1974)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Se7en (1995)
771 WILL FERRELL Boat Trip (2002)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Se7en (1995)
806 HENRY GIBSON Night Visitor (1989)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Night Visitor (1989)
824 LUKAS HAAS BRICK (2005)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Embassy (1972)
854 CUBA GOODING JR. Boat Trip (2002)
865 PHILIP BOSCO Shaft (2000)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Killpoint (1984)
877 JOHN HAWKES Steel (1997)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Se7en (1995)
887 MADELINE KAHN City Heat (1984)
888 R. LEE ERMEY Se7en (1995)
929 JANE ALEXANDER CITY HEAT (1984)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. Earthquake (1974)
981 PAUL WINFIELD Original Gangstas (1996)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Brick (2005)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Earthquake (1974)
994 JACQUES HERLIN Shaft in Africa (1973)
Richard appeared with 20 Oscar winners.
BRAD PITT Se7en (1995)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Embassy (1972)
CHARLTON HESTON Earthquake (1974)
CHRISTIAN BALE Shaft (2000)
CUBA GOODING JR. Boat Trip (2002)
DAVID NIVEN Escape to Athena (1979)
ERNEST BORGNINE Young Warriors (1983)
GEORGE KENNEDY Earthquake (1974)
GWYNETH PALTROW Se7en (1995)
JACK PALANCE Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
KEVIN SPACEY Se7en (1995)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
MORGAN FREEMAN Se7en (1995)
RAY MILLAND Embassy (1972)
RAY MILLAND Game for Vultures (1979)
ROD STEIGER Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
SHELLEY WINTERS Diamonds (1975)
SUSAN SARANDON Speed Racer (2008)
TIM ROBBINS Antitrust (2001)
WALTER MATTHAU Earthquake (1974)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Escape to Athena (1979)