Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
John Shaft
Who's the cat that won't cop out. When there's danger all about? (SHAFT) Right on.
Which generation's John Shaft of the Shaft franchise movies is the toughest Shaft of them all:
the original John Shaft played by Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971) or his nephew, John Shaft II played by Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000) or his nephew’s son, John 'JJ' Shaft Jr. played by Jesse T. Usher in Shaft (2019)?
Dig other Shaft franchise movies here: Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973) and the Shaft (1973) TV movie series or discuss the topic here.