{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Trailblazing 'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered first Black action movie hero, has died at 81","publication_date":"October 25, 2023","summary":"Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie \"Shaft\" and several sequels, has died. He was 81.","author_name":"By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2022-09-14T011442Z_1955235550_RC2OGW9PLES2_RTRMADP_3_FILMFESTIVAL-TORONTO-MOVING-ON-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}