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Richard Roundtree

1942 - 2023

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Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel, as well as the eponymous television series (1973–1974). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Roundtree has received more than 3,534,788 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Richard Roundtree is the 2,437th most popular actor (down from 2,149th in 2019), the 3,938th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,618th in 2019) and the 1,163rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Roundtree ranks 2,437 out of 9,996. Before him are Rob Lowe, Claude Rains, Susan Kohner, Jimmy Smits, Danny Huston, and Hillevi Rombin. After him are Nancy Kelly, Prakash Raj, Cansu Dere, David Janssen, Reginald VelJohnson, and Tom Atkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Richard Roundtree ranks 276. Before him are Susana Vieira, Taj Mahal, Federico Lombardi, Pyotr Klimuk, Michael G. Wilson, and Valerio Massimo Manfredi. After him are B. J. Thomas, Michael Nesmith, Gunilla Bergström, Huey P. Newton, Jean Ping, and Gianfranco Ravasi. Among people deceased in 2023, Richard Roundtree ranks 154. Before him are Hubert Reeves, Albert Azaryan, Juliette Mayniel, Peter Bieri, Guy Marchand, and Deniz Baykal. After him are María Kodama, Hugh Hudson, Earl Boen, Stella Stevens, Torben Ulrich, and Ian Hacking.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Roundtree ranks 3,938 out of 18,182. Before him are Stuart Roosa (1933), Robert McKee (1941), Susan Kohner (1936), Jimmy Smits (1955), James Rosenquist (1933), and Jim Croce (1943). After him are Whitfield Diffie (1944), Toby Keith (1961), Howard Pyle (1853), Armand Hammer (1898), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), and James Rollins (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Roundtree ranks 1,163. Before him are William Forsythe (1955), Patrick Wayne (1939), Linda Harrison (1945), Rob Lowe (1964), Susan Kohner (1936), and Jimmy Smits (1955). After him are Nancy Kelly (1921), David Janssen (1931), Reginald VelJohnson (1952), Tom Atkins (1935), Lana Wood (1946), and Sean Astin (1971).

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