In his first ever convention appearance.... Florida Supercon is proud to present Richard Roundtree!

An ICON to milliions! Richard Roundtree is best known to the world for his role as SHAFT! Can ya dig it? Shaft pretty much started the Blacksploitation film genre with the Shaft series of films in the 1970's (Shaft, Shaft Goes to Aftica and Shaft's Big Score). But don't forget the Shaft series of TV movies in the 1970's and the 2000 remake / sequel. He's a complicated man. But no one understands him but his woman. John Shaft!

Most recently, this cultural icon starred in the NBC TV series Heroes as Charles Deveaux (Peter's patient, Simone's father and one of the founders of The Company).

Richard will be making his very first convention appearance at Florida Supercon! Be sure to come meet the icon for the first time!

Richard's career has spanned just about 40 years, and he's been in almost 150 movies and TV shows. In the 70's he starred in the films Charley One-Eye (1973), Earthquake (1974), Man Friday (1975), Diamonds (1975) and Diary of a Hitman (1977). In the 80's the films Maniac Cop, Angel III: Avenging Angel, Party Line, Night Visitor and A Time to Die. In the 90's he starred in David Fincher's Seven, Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored  and in 1996 he joined Bernie Casey, Fred Williamson, Pam Grier and other stars of 70s black action films in Original Gangstas, in which the older stars return for one last go-round. Soon after he co-starred in both "Steel" (as the junkyard-owning mentor to the title character) and "George of the Jungle" (as the jungle leader Kwame). In 2000 he returned to the role of John Shaft in the remake / sequel to Shaft starring Samuel L. Jackson. In recent years he co-starred in the films Corky Romano and Boat Trip.

On TV, Roundtree had one of his best opportunities in the breakthrough miniseries "Roots" (ABC, 1977), playing a handsome, well-groomed carriage driver with whom Kizzy (Leslie Uggams) falls in love until she sees that when the master (George Hamilton) calls. He's been seen in C.H.I.P.S., The Love Boat, Magnum P.I,, Outlaws, Murder She Wrote, A Different World, Amen and Beauty and the Beast (as Cleon Manning), 21 Jump Street, MacGyver, Beverly Hills 90210, L.A. Law, Roc, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and The Wayans Bros. He co-starred in two Bonanza revival movies, The Return and "Under Attack. He starred in the as Dave Chappelle's father in the short-lived Buddies. He's recently had recurring roles on Diary of a Single Mother, Desperate Housewives, Lincoln Heights and Heroes. In Heroes he played Charles Deveaux (Peter's patient, Simone's father and one of the founders of The Company). In 2008 he co-starred in Speed Racer as a racer-turned-commentatior who is an icon and hero to Speed.