Filmography
Richard Roundtree
The Mentalist
2008 · Floyd Benton
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Robinson Ashe Jr.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Donald Burke
Chicago Fire
2012 · Wallace Boden, Sr.
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Mr. Shaw
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Heroes
2006 · Charles Deveaux
MacGyver
1985 · R.T. Hines
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Kevin Cooper
The Closer
2005 · Col. D.B. Walter
The Love Boat
1977 · Dave Wilbur
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Peter Jordan
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · 'Barracuda' Jim Barnes
L.A. Law
1986 · Judge Ira Menday
21 Jump Street
1987 · Ben Halley
Private Practice
2007 · Raymond McCray
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Murray
Renegade
1992 · Actor
A Different World
1987 · Clinton Reese
Se7en
1995 · Talbot
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Don Bennett
Dinah!
1974 · Self
Profiler
1996 · Det. James Henegar
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Dr. Mumford
Vicki!
1992 · Self
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · General (uncredited), Chester Cooper
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Dr. Saunders
Star
2016 · Charles Floyd
Dream On
1990 · Dr. Charles
Close to Home
2005 · Cyrus Carter
Amen
1986 · Actor
Family Reunion
2019 · Grandpa
CHiPs
1977 · Sgt. Aikens
Being Mary Jane
2013 · Paul Patterson, Sr.
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
Alias
2001 · Brill
Roots
1977 · Sam Bennett
Lincoln Heights
2007 · Actor
Blade: The Series
2006 · Actor
The Player
2015 · Samuel Letts
Soul Food
2000 · Hardy Lester
George of the Jungle
1997 · Kwame
Roc
1991 · Russell Emerson
Speed Racer
2008 · Ben Burns
Masquerade
1983 · Mean Willy
Hollywood Beat
1985 · Actor
Shaft
2000 · "Uncle" John Shaft
Earthquake
1974 · Miles Quade
Buddies
1996 · Henry Carlisle
Shaft
1971 · John Shaft
What Men Want
2019 · Skip Davis
A.D.
1985 · Serpenius
Shaft
2019 · John Shaft, Sr.
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020 · Grandpa
Thelma
2024 · Ben, In Memory Of
Boat Trip
2002 · Felicia's Dad
Q
1982 · Powell
Outlaws
1986 · Isaiah 'Ice' McAdams
Maniac Cop
1988 · Commissioner Pike
Brick
2006 · Assistant V.P. Trueman
City Heat
1984 · Dehl Swift
Undercover Brother
2002 · John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rescue 77
1999 · Captain Durfee
An Eye for an Eye
1981 · Capt. Stevens
413 Hope St.
1997 · Phil Thomas
Steel
1997 · Uncle Joe
Escape to Athena
1979 · Nat Judson
Antitrust
2001 · Lyle Barton
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · (archive footage)
Shaft
1973 · John Shaft
Corky Romano
2001 · Howard Shuster
Amityville: A New Generation
1993 · Pauli
Theodore Rex
1995 · Commissioner Lynch
Moving On
2023 · Ralph
A Family Reunion Christmas
2019 · Jebidiah McKellan
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
1992 · Samuel Stark
Haunting of the Mary Celeste
2020 · Tulls
Moscacieca
1994 · Gray
Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988 · Lt. Doniger
Shaft's Big Score!
1972 · John Shaft
Party Line
1988 · Captain Barnes
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
2004 · Tahsi
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
2002 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Sins of the Night
1993 · Les
Final Approach
2008 · Gary Markash
Opposing Force
1986 · Stafford
Body of Influence
1994 · Harry Reams
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 · Self
Jocks
1986 · Chip
Man Friday
1975 · Friday
Inchon
1981 · Sgt. Augustus Henderson
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999 · Booker T. Washington
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Cleon Manning
The Banker
1990 · Lloyd
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
1970 · Interracial Couple
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · Cleve
Shaft in Africa
1973 · John Shaft
Point of Entry
2007 · Miles Porter
Day of the Assassin
1979 · Fessler
A Time to Die
1991 · Captain Ralph Phipps
Original Gangstas
1996 · Slick
Night Visitor
1989 · Captain Crane
Nationtime: Gary
1972 · Self
Bad Jim
1990 · July
Diamonds
1975 · Archie
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
2008 · Ben Burns
Painkiller Jane
2005 · Colonel Watts
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · Self
Crack House
1989 · Lt. Johnson
One Down, Two to Go
1982 · Ralph
Game for Vultures
1979 · Gideon Marunga
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971 · Self
Firehouse
1973 · Shelly Forsythe
Ladies of the House
2008 · Stan
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995 · Jacob
Ballistic
1995 · Harold
Christmas in Connecticut
1992 · Prescott
Diary of a Single Mom
2009 · Lou Bailey
Hawaiian Gardens
2001 · M.O.
Vegas Vampires
2003 · Rick Apping
Bonanza: The Return
1993 · Jacob Briscoe
Just an Overnight Guest
1983 · Actor
The Baron and the Kid
1984 · Frosty
Al's Lads
2002 · Boom-Boom
Killpoint
1984 · Agent Bill Bryant
Men Cry in the Dark
2003 · Actor
Shadows of Desire
1994 · Dunc
Joe and Max
2002 · Jack Blackburn
Black as the Heart
1994 · Rod
Wild Seven
2006 · Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
Any Place But Home
1997 · Gil Oberman
Embassy
1972 · Dick Shannon
The Confidant
2010 · Claude
Gypsy Angels
1990 · Dr. Carlson
Mind Twister
1994 · Frank Webb
All The Days Before Tomorrow
2007 · El Doctor
Portrait of a Hitman
1979 · Coco Morrell
Charley-One-Eye
1973 · The Black Man
The Big Score
1983 · Gordon
Young Warriors
1983 · Sergeant John Austin
The Fifth Missile
1986 · Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
Deadly Rivals
1993 · Agent Peterson
Set Apart
2009 · J.T.
Whatever She Wants
2010 · Theodore Wolf
Getting Even
1988 · Dundee
Daddy Can't Read
1988 · Jason Ruigh
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973 · Self / Shaft (archive footage)
Collar
2015 · Alonzo Sparks
Miami Cops
1989 · Gamble
Retreat!
2012 · Henshaw
Harlem to Hollywood
2019 · Self