Roundtree's name is synonymous with SHAFT, but he accomplished much before and after that historic movie.
Roundtree began modeling for EBONY while in college on a full football scholarship. After school, he went to NY where he studied acting and joined Negro Ensemble Company. There, he played boxer Jack Johnson in THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, Off-Broadway.
THE MUSEUM OF UNCUT FUNK met and talked to Roundtree and published this profile.
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