Richard Roundtree
Television

Richard Roundtree

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1972	Parachute to Paradise	unknown role	Television Movie

1972–76	The Hollywood Squares	Himself (Panelist)	recurring role (4 episodes)

1973	Firehouse	Shelly Forsythe	Television Movie

1973–74	Shaft	John Shaft	series regular (7 episodes)

1974	Comedy Roast	Himself	— "Telly Savalas"

1976	Freedom Is	unknown role (voice role)	Television Movie

1977	Roots	Sam Bennett	Television Miniseries — "Part IV"

1980	The Love Boat	Dave Wilbur	2 episodes

Miss Universe Pageant	Himself (Judge)	Television Special

1981	CHiPs	Sergeant Aikens	— "Sharks"

1983	Magnum, P.I.	Peter Jordan	— "Two Birds of a Feather"

Masquerade	Mean Willy Walters	— "Pilot"

Just an Overnight Guest	Matt	Television Short

1984	The Baron and the Kid	Frosty	Television Movie

1985	A.D.	Serpenius	Television Miniseries (5 episodes)

Hollywood Beat	Don Julian	— "Double Exposure"

1986	The Fifth Missile	Commander Frederick Bryce	Television Movie

1986–87	Outlaws	Isaiah "Ice" McAdams	series regular (12 episodes)

1987	The New Hollywood Squares	Himself (Panelist)	— "03.23.1987"

1988	ABC Afterschool Specials	Jason Ruigh	— "Daddy Can't Read"

Cadets	Sergeant Matt Gideon	Television Movie

Murder, She Wrote	Major Kevin Cooper	— "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel"

1989	A Different World	Clinton Reese	2 episodes — "Great Expectations" — "Answered Prayers"

Amen	Sergeant Burke	2 episodes — "Thelma and the D.I." — "Sergeant in Arms"

Beauty and the Beast	Cleon Manning	recurring role (3 episodes) — "Ceremony of Innocence" — "Though Lovers Be Lost..." — "Nevermore"

1989–1991	Generations	Dr. Daniels Reubens	recurring role (unknown episodes)

1990	21 Jump Street	Ben Halley	— "La Bizca"

MacGyver	R.T. Hines	— "Tough Boys"

Masquerade	unknown role	Television Movie

1990–96	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Dr. Mumford / Reverend Gordon Sims	2 episodes — "Clubba Hubba" (1990) — "Hare Today" (1996)

1991	The Young Riders	Calvin	— "Kansas"

Beverly Hills, 90210	Robinson Ashe, Jr.	— "Ashes to Ashes"

1991–94	Roc	Russell Emerson	recurring role (4 episodes)

1992	Hearts Are Wild	Xavier Burns	— "Episode: #1.8"

Christmas in Connecticut	Prescotf	Television Movie

L.A. Law	Judge Ira Menday	— "Love on the Rox"

1992–94	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Sergeant / Chester Cooper	2 episodes — "Miracle in Oaktown" (1992) — "Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper" (1994)

1993	Bonanza: The Return	Jacob Briscoe	Television Movie

Moscacieca	Gray	Television Movie

1994	Black as the Heart	Rod	Television Movie

Shadows of Desire	Dunc	Television Movie

Renegade	Gene Collins	— "Thrill Kill"

1995	Bonanza: Under Attack	Jacob	Television Movie

The Wayans Bros.	Dr. Saunders	— "ER"

Dream On	Dr. Charles	— "Little Orphan Eddie"

1996	Touched by an Angel	Murray	— "Rock 'n' Roll Dad"

Buddies	Henry Carlisle	series regular (14 episodes)

1997	Any Place But Home	Gil Oberman	Television Movie

Profiler	Detective James Henegar	— "Power Corrupts"

1997–98	413 Hope St.	Phil Thomas	series regular (10 episodes)

1998	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	"Barracuda" Jim Barnes	— "The Fight"

1999	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years	Booker T. Washington	Television Movie

Rescue 77	Captain Durfee	series regular (8 episodes)

Linc's	Jake	— "Real Time"

2000–01	Soul Food	Hardy Lester	recurring role (6 episodes)

2001	Resurrection Blvd.	Nate Khane	2 episodes — "Anisedad" — "La Gran Pelea"

2002	Joe and Max	Jack Blackburn	Television Movie

2002–03	As the World Turns	Oliver Travers	unknown episodes

2003	1-800-Missing	Sam Haslett	— "Father Figure"

2003–04	Alias	Brill	2 episodes — "Breaking Point" (2003) — "Blood Ties" (2004)

2004–05	Desperate Housewives	Mr. Shaw	recurring role (5 episodes)

2005	The Closer	Colonel D.B. Walter	— "Show Yourself"

Painkiller Jane	Colonel Watts	Television Movie

2006	Blade: The Series	Robert Brooks	— "Sacrifice"

Grey's Anatomy	Donald Burke	— "I Am a Tree"

Close to Home	Cyrus Cater	— "Prodigal Son"

2006–07	Heroes	Charles Devaux	recurring role (6 episodes)

2007	Final Approach	Gary Markash	Television Movie

Point of Entry	Detective Miles Porter	Television Movie

2007–09	Lincoln Heights	Coleman Bradshaw	recurring role (3 episodes)

2008	Ladies of the House	Stan	Television Movie

2009	Knight Rider	Lawrence Rival	— "Day Turns Into Knight"

2009–2011	Diary of a Single Mom	Lou Bailey	recurring role (18 episodes)

2010	Meet the Browns	Frank	— "Meet the Anniversary"

2011	The Mentalist	Floyd Benton	— "Bloodsport"

2012	Private Practice	Raymond McCray	— The Next Episode"

2013–18	Being Mary Jane	Paul Patterson, Sr.	recurring role (33 episodes)

2015	Chicago Fire	Wallace Boden, Sr.	recurring role (4 episodes)

The Player	Judge Samuel Letts	2 episodes — "The Norseman" — "A House Is Not A Home"

2017–18	Star	Charles Floyd	recurring role (5 episodes)

2018	Lethal Weapon	Don Bennett	— "A Whole Lotta Trouble"

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On television, Richard Roundtree played Sam Bennett in the 1977 television series Roots and Dr. Daniel Reubens on Generations from 1989 to 1991.

final_sentence: On television, Richard Roundtree played Sam Bennett in the 1977 television series Roots and Dr. Daniel Reubens on Generations from 1989 to 1991.