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Fictional private investigator
named John Shaft II, in Shaft (2000) and Shaft (2019), and Jessie Usher portrayed the character's grandson (named John "J.J." Shaft Jr.) in Shaft (2019)
John_Shaft
American blaxploitation crime action thriller film
Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an
Shaft_(1971_film)
American action crime thriller film by John Singleton
Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title
Shaft_(2000_film)
Film series
a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three features may be described as blaxploitation films, the
Shaft_(franchise)
1973 film by John Guillermin
Shaft in Africa is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the Shaft series, starring Richard Roundtree
Shaft_in_Africa
1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman
Shaft is a 1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman. It is the first novel in the John Shaft novel series. The novel debuted the character John Shaft and
Shaft_(novel)
Film directed by Tim Story
Shaft series, a sequel to the 2000 film with the same title, and was also Roundtree's final portrayal of the original eponymous character John Shaft Sr
Shaft_(2019_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up shaft or shafts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaft may refer to: Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit
Shaft
American actor (1942–2023)
portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel
Richard_Roundtree
American writer (1928–1984)
screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. His screenplay for the 1971 film The French Connection garnered him an
Ernest_Tidyman
Series of TV movies
Starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft, it serves as the fourth installment overall in the Shaft franchise. Ed Barth costars as Al Rossi.
Shaft_(TV_series)
1971 song by Isaac Hayes
"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. The theme
Theme_from_Shaft
1972 film by Gordon Parks
Shaft's Big Score! is a 1972 American blaxploitation action-crime film starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. It is the second entry
Shaft's_Big_Score!
Mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation
A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft (Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a
Drive_shaft
American actor (1921–2000)
was directed by Robert Downey Sr. Johnson appeared in Shaft (1971) as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a shoeshine parlor. He also had roles
Arnold_Johnson_(actor)
1971 soundtrack album by Isaac Hayes
because he was not aware that Richard Roundtree had already been cast as John Shaft. Hayes did appear in the film in a cameo role, but, more significantly
Shaft_(Isaac_Hayes_album)
Film genre
to be explored. Shaft and its protagonist, John Shaft, brought African-American culture to the mainstream world. Sweetback and Shaft were both influenced
Blaxploitation
American filmmaker (1968–2019)
Roundtree in the title role. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as Shaft's relative, John Shaft Jr., the film received generally positive reviews and was a box office
John_Singleton
American actor and comedian (born 1967)
Ted Kaczynski, game show host Alex Trebek, fictitious private detective John Shaft, professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Iraqi
Will_Ferrell
American actress (1945–2010)
In the action thriller Shaft in Africa (1973), McGee took the role of Aleme, the daughter of an emir, who teaches John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) Ethiopian
Vonetta_McGee
American rapper (born 1971)
the scripted podcast Marvels. He also appeared in Shaft as Freddie P, an acquaintance of John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson). In 2020, Method Man appeared
Method_Man
American football player (born 1972)
John Shaft Covington (born April 22, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He
John_Covington
Filmography
role in later entries. In 2000, he had a leading role in the remake of Shaft. Also that year, he starred opposite Bruce Willis in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed
List of Samuel L. Jackson performances
List_of_Samuel_L._Jackson_performances
Process of excavating a vertical or near vertical tunnel from the top down
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shallow shafts
Shaft_sinking
Film genre
These films were almost exclusively crime films following the success of Shaft (1971) which led to studios rushing to follow its popularity with films
Crime_film
Phenomenon in electric motors and generators
Shaft voltage occurs in electric motors and generators due to leakage, induction, or capacitive coupling with the windings of the motor. It can occur
Shaft_voltage
novel of the same name), starring Richard Roundtree reprising the role of John Shaft. Hawkins, starred James Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins, a rural lawyer who
The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies
The_New_CBS_Tuesday_Night_Movies
Type of burial
A shaft tomb or shaft grave is a type of deep rectangular burial structure, similar in shape to the much shallower cist grave, containing a floor of pebbles
Shaft_tomb
1972 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
7:30 "Time to Ride" – 2:28 (Ray Charles, Mack David) "John Shaft" – 3:49 (covered from the film Shaft) (Isaac Hayes) Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972
Sammy_Davis_Jr._Now
Cable for transmitting rotation in any direction
A flexible shaft, often referred to as a flex shaft, is a device for transmitting rotary motion between two objects which are not fixed relative to one
Flexible_shaft
Japanese actor and voice actor
Knox Samuel L. Jackson The Negotiator – Lieutenant Danny Roman Shaft (2000) – John Shaft Unbreakable – Elijah Price Coach Carter – Ken Ray Carter Black
Hideaki_Tezuka
Jamaican-born actor (born 1946)
Steve Harvey and others such as Anthony Anderson, Marcus Allen, Richard 'John Shaft' Roundtree, Boris Kodjoe, Sandra Denton of Salt N Pepa, and many more
Jeffrey_Anderson-Gunter
Indian dermatologist and popular Bengali novelist Nihar Ranjan Gupta John Shaft – created by Ernest Tidyman Sam Spade – created by Dashiell Hammett Shawn
List_of_fictional_detectives
2000 soundtrack album to Shaft by various artists
Music from and Inspired by Shaft is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 2000 action crime thriller film Shaft. Composed of seventeen contemporary R&B and
Shaft_(2000_soundtrack)
2019 American film directed by Chad Stahelski
In Black: International' Domestic Passport Revoked With $26M Opening, 'Shaft' Drops His Gun With $7M+: Summer Sequelitis, Here We Go Again". Deadline
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
John_Wick:_Chapter_3_–_Parabellum
British musician and songwriter (born 1947)
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is a British singer, composer and pianist. An influential figure in popular culture
Elton_John
American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)
photographic essays for Life magazine, and as the director of the films Shaft, Shaft's Big Score, and the semiautobiographical The Learning Tree. Parks was
Gordon_Parks
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global
John_Lennon
Scottish crime writer (born 1960)
name of John Rebus was chosen partly in homage to fictional detective John Shaft, and because "rebus" is a kind of puzzle. Rankin has spoken in interview
Ian_Rankin
1978 film by Sidney Lumet
"December 24–30 – Who's the Man? Shaft, John Shaft". The New York Times. p. 2. Persall, Steve (June 16, 2000). "The Return of Shaft: Bullets babes bad muthas
The_Wiz_(film)
Mechanical design component
general, a jackshaft is any shaft that is used as an intermediary transmitting power from a driving shaft to a driven shaft. The oldest uses of the term
Jackshaft
Comic book series
features various references to movie and characters of that time including John Shaft, Black Belt Jones, Foxy Brown (film), Super Fly and even Bruce Lee. The
Super_Bad_James_Dynomite
American composer and conductor (born 1932)
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. Over his seven-decade career, he has composed many of the best known
John_Williams
Rotating shaft historically used for power transmission
A line shaft or millworks is a power-driven rotating shaft for power transmission within factories and industrial complexes. They were used extensively
Line_shaft
Italian voice actor (1937–2026)
Lavrentiy Beria in The Inner Circle Rafer Janders in The Wild Geese John Shaft in Shaft, Shaft's Big Score! Logan Sharpe in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! General
Pino_Colizzi
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler
on regaining. He pursued Holly around New York City but ran afoul of John Shaft, who had agreed to protect Holly. Brisco eventually regained the title
Gerald_Brisco
Compilation album series
Room" – Joel Grey (1969) "If I Had a Hammer" – Leonard Nimoy (1968) "John Shaft" – Sammy Davis Jr. (1972) "Sunshine Superman" – Mel Tormé (1970) "Light
Golden_Throats
1973 Canadian TV series or program
a combination of various film or television police, like Columbo and John Shaft, but with an "earthly appeal", somewhat like Johnny Cash. Kane appeared
The_Collaborators_(TV_series)
Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts
output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is
Clutch
American novelty song ensemble
characters from the movies Super Fly and Shaft. The record is done in the style of Dickie Goodman, who produced the hit. John & Ernest also released a second 45 rpm
John_&_Ernest
Japanese voice actor and narrator
(Jason O'Mara)) Rules Don't Apply (Noah Dietrich (Martin Sheen)) Shaft (John Shaft Sr. (Richard Roundtree)) Snatch (Darren (Jason Flemyng)) Three Kings
Hiroshi_Naka
Scuba cave diving incident in South Australia
scuba diving incident on 28 May 1973 at a flooded sinkhole known as "The Shaft" near Mount Gambier in South Australia. The incident claimed the lives of
1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident
1973_Mount_Gambier_cave_diving_accident
British band
Dando Shaft is the name of a short-lived psychedelic/progressive folk and folk jazz band that was primarily active in the early 1970s. The band has attracted
Dando_Shaft
American singer
known in Ruston, Louisiana, playing in the bands Blue Monday and Howard Shaft Horns, and hosting the "Tuesday Night Blues Jam" at the Sundown Tavern in
John_Simoneaux
3rd episode of the 6th series of The Goodies
"Le Boring" segment. Ironside Hercule Poirot Miss Marple Ellery Queen John Shaft Kojak Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson. "And Then There Were None". Lord
Daylight Robbery on the Orient Express
Daylight_Robbery_on_the_Orient_Express
American basketball player (born 1962)
Barkley-led Suns in seven games. During his career, Cage earned the nicknames "John Shaft" and "Windexman" (as in "cleaning the glass") for his rebounding prowess
Michael_Cage
2001 horror film directed by Dick Maas
Down (re-titled The Shaft on US releases) is a 2001 English-language Dutch science fiction horror film written and directed by Dick Maas and starring
Down_(film)
1973 single by John & Ernest
"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs
Super_Fly_Meets_Shaft
Ghost town in Texas, United States
(29 km) north of Presidio, Shafter was once a bustling mining town with a population as high as 4000, in 1940. In 1880 or 1881, John Spencer found silver deposits
Shafter,_Texas
Long bone that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum
the shaft has a long curve laterally and anteriorly along two-thirds of the entire shaft. The flattened lateral region (acromial region) of the shaft has
Clavicle
Christian comic book
by Diamond Comic Distributors and UMI. Code - Think Jason Bourne meets John Shaft with a Bible. This guy can't remember a thing except the fact that he's
The_Guardian_Line
List of films
Hollywood tried to stay relevant with Black Power-themed films such as Shaft (1971), Superfly (1972) and Foxy Brown (1974), which became known as Blaxploitation
Films_about_race
12th episode of the 1st season of Veronica Mars
references the 1990 action-thriller film Nikita. The episode references John Shaft. Wallace compares his basketball skills to that of Michael Jordan. Wallace
Clash_of_the_Tritons
1981 film directed by Terence Young
without complaint". Richard Roundtree, known for the title role John Shaft in the film Shaft, portrayed the character of Staff Sgt. Augustus Henderson in
Inchon_(film)
Unit of power
the drivetrain.[citation needed] Shaft horsepower (shp) is the power delivered to a propeller or turbine shaft. Shaft horsepower is a common rating for
Horsepower
English surgeon (d. 1412)
nose of the young prince. When surgeons tried to remove the arrow, the shaft broke, leaving the bodkin point embedded in his skull some five to six inches
John_Bradmore
2005 film
saying he had made it up. The phrase was also used by John Shaft in the 2000 remake of Shaft. The Village Voice called the documentary "an incisive portrait
Giuliani_Time
Club-like weapon
Morgenstern) is any of several medieval club-like weapons consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with one or more spikes. Such weapons provided
Morning_star_(weapon)
British lyricist (born 1950)
Bernard John Taupin (taw-PIN; born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised
Bernie_Taupin
The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to
Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition
Pole-mounted close combat weapon
which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striking power
Polearm
Church in Merseyside, England
pierced panels. The font is octagonal, made of Mexican onyx on Blue John shafts and coloured marble steps. A sedilia is on the south wall of the chancel
St Bartholomew's Church, Thurstaston
St_Bartholomew's_Church,_Thurstaston
2003 film
Blind Shaft (Chinese: 盲井; pinyin: Mángjǐng) is a 2003 film about a pair of brutal con artists operating in the illegal coal mines of present-day northern
Blind_Shaft
Piece of sporting equipment used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf
club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway
Golf_club
American musician and actor (1942–2008)
film composer. Hayes wrote the musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For the "Theme from Shaft", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song
Isaac_Hayes
Mechanical connection between two objects
A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to
Coupling
Oiler of the United States Navy
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. Her motto is "Shaft of the Spear". John Lenthall
USNS_John_Lenthall
Japanese actor and voice actor (1939–2020)
(Special Air Service Captain John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery)) Romeo + Juliet (Father Laurence (Pete Postlethwaite)) Shaft (John Shaft (Richard Roundtree)) Shutter
Yoshisada_Sakaguchi
American agricultural and industrial auto manufacturing corporation
including a more streamlined appearance, improved ergonomics in the cab, PTO shaft-style header hook-up, and the larger models were available as rotary machines
John_Deere
Canadian actor (born 1964)
charismatic [...] giving a performance juiced with joy as he jumps through elevator shafts [...] and atop a subway train". David Ansen, writing for Newsweek, summarized
Keanu_Reeves
American singer and songwriter (born 1978)
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and record producer. He began
John_Legend
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
"John Brown Memorial – Akron, Ohio". www.waymarking.com. 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2020. "Shaft To
John_Brown_(abolitionist)
American mining company, 1898 to 1932
raised $7,517.50 (equivalent to $290,927 in 2025). Shafts No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 were dug. Each shaft had three compartments with two skiproads,[clarification
Mohawk_Mining_Company
Member of the woodpecker family
two separate species called the yellow-shafted flicker (C. auratus, with four subspecies) and the red-shafted flicker (C. cafer, with six subspecies,
Northern_flicker
Musical artist
Shaft is the long-standing vehicle of songwriter Robert Cardy (aka Bob Brannigan), original guitarist for the band The Axemen and a stalwart of the New
Shaft_(New_Zealand_band)
Mechanism with bendable rotation axis
a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists
Universal_joint
Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt
apart) presumably stabilize the tunnel. The Well Shaft (also known as the Service Shaft or Vertical Shaft) links the lower end of the Grand Gallery to the
Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Church in Cumbria, England
church St John's Church, Waberthwaite, from across the Esk The large cross shaft – 10th century. Waberthwaite church showing sundial and cross shaft View of
St John's Church, Waberthwaite
St_John's_Church,_Waberthwaite
Type of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a hook or thorn on the back of the axe blade for grappling
Halberd
Italian actor and voice actor
for One-eye Jimmy Jimmy in Hard Eight Roger Tyrton in Braindead John Shaft II in Shaft Tom McCourt in Cell Gus Polinski in Home Alone Gerry Boyle in The
Paolo_Buglioni
1975 Israeli-American heist film directed by Menahem Golan
supporting roles. The film was also released as Diamond Shaft, although it has no relation to the Shaft films other than having Roundtree in the cast. Charles
Diamonds_(1975_film)
16th-century undersea mining site in Scotland
above the sea, buttressed by concentric retaining walls which contained a shaft that provided access to the principal coal seam of the area at a depth of
The_Moat_Pit_at_Culross
American businessman and Titanic passenger (1864–1912)
Volunteers and served as an officer on the staff of Major General William Shafter in Cuba, during the Santiago Campaign. He was later given a brevet (war/temporary
John_Jacob_Astor_IV
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Shaft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 235. It is located
Shaft,_Maryland
American actor
starting in the mid-1960s, St. John is best known for playing the role of Ben Buford in the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. Between 1968 and 1988, he appeared
Christopher_St._John
English composer and conductor (1933–2011)
John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York, Barry spent his early
John_Barry_(composer)
Coal mine disaster in Illinois, US
mine had 3 shafts, the main shaft, an air shaft near the collapsed part of the mine and an air/escape shaft, just west of the main shaft. It is estimated
1883_Diamond_Mine_Disaster
American actor (born 1992)
Stands Tall (2014), Teenage (2013), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Shaft (2019), and Smile (2022). Usher was born the son of Jessie T. and Judith
Jessie_T._Usher
Stories of buried treasure on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
consists of digs by numerous individuals and groups of people. The original shaft, the location of which is unknown today, was dug by early explorers, and
Oak_Island_mystery
Type of long poleaxe
Scottish Axes and Long Shafted Weapons". In Caldwell, David (ed.). Scottish Weapons and Fortifications 1100–1800. Edinburgh: John Donald. pp. 253–314. ISBN 0-85976-047-2
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