When Richard Roundtree died back in October at the age of 81, the actor left a great legacy behind him, particularly through his work in movies and television across 50 years. Roundtree will be best remembered for his iconic role as John Shaft, though there are, of course, other memorable Roundtree roles , like in David Fincher ’s Seven . This weekend, his last performance arrives with the 2024 movie release Thelma , and his co-star June Squibb recalled a sweet memory of working with him to CinemaBlend.
During my interview with Squibb, I asked the actress if there was something about working with the late Roundtree that she could disclose in his memory. Here’s what she recalled: It was my birthday during the shoot and he was not working that day and everybody had a white wig. My assistant had gotten white wigs and so that everybody I could turn around and see everybody wearing a white wig.
And he came and brought me red roses and wore a white wig. We have a picture of him and I with his white wig on, and that to me was just beautiful. dear man.
Thelma is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year as we soon reach 2024's halfway mark. The feature, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, follows 93-year-old June Squibb as a grandmother named Thelma who is a victim to a phone scam that leads her to send a huge sum of money under the impression that she was helping her grandson. When she finds out it was all a ruse, she makes it her mission to find the scammer hersel.
