Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Shaft' from 1970-1982:
- Eddie Barth as Lt. Al Rossi (1973-1974)
- Richard Roundtree as John Shaft (1973-1974)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Shaft':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: William Read Woodfield, Allan Balter D: John Llewellyn Moxey
With Rafael Campos (Juan Otero), Peter Elbling (Numbers), Michael Gregory (Bobby), Charles Boyd (Gordon Dana), Maurice Hill (Walter Anderson), Harv Selsby (Stan Burgess), Jeanne Sorel (Dr. Connors), Diana Webster (Sister Elizabeth).
Richard Roundtree re-creates his role of tough, super-cool private eye John Shaft for television. Tonight, Shaft gets on the trail of a bizarre series of killings after the mysterious drownings of a noted criminal attorney and his client.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Ellis Marcus D: Nicholas Colasanto
With Leonard Frey (Kyle Bruckner), Ja'Net Du Bois (Diana), Michael Ansara (Sergeant Duff), Michael Pataki (Sonny Bruckner), Henry Beckman (Stanley Hollister), Ron Soble (Archie McGill).
John Shaft is caught in a murder frame-up when he helps a former girlfriend-turned-prostitute who tries to break away from her boss, a powerful procurer.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Ken Kolb D: Harry Harris
With Howard Duff (Tom Oliver), Tony Curtis (Clifford Grayson), Don Matheson (Paul Hanson), Anthony Geary (David Oliver), Nicky Blair (Harris), Judy Pace (Ann Lowell), Percy Rodrigues (Marcus Lowell), Pat Delaney (Maria), Jason Wingreen (Jacquard).
John Shaft follows a trail of murder, extortion and theft to an illegal gambling club owned by a ruthless murderer.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Allen Balter, William Read Woodfield D: Alexander Singer
With Karen Carlson (Nancy Williamson), Paul Burke (Elliot Williamson), Nicolas Beauvy (Matthew Potter), Frank Marth (Sheriff Bradley), Timothy Scott (Hayden), Frank Whiteman (Deputy Milton), Philip Kenneally (Deputy Walter), Eric Holland (Deputy Daley), Stephen Coit (Mr. Tolliver), Victor Brandt (Leo), Richard Stahl (Father), Greg Mullavey (Beck), Joe Petrullo (Cab Driver), Jayne Kennedy (Debbie).
John Shaft is ordered to serve as a go-between for the kidnappers of a banker's wife, only to find himself a fugitive from the police when he is stopped by a deputy sheriff.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Ken Kolb D: Lee Philips
With Peter Cannon (Cargill), Mitzi Hoag (Helen Rossi), Gene Elman (Dr. Meyer), Richard Schaal (Tom Donegan), George Maharis (Wally Doyle), James A. Watson Jr. (Officer Jerry Tyler), Darren McGavin (Captain Brewster), Talya Ferro (Eve), Kim Hamilton (Marcia), Arch Johnson (Brock), Joseph George (Marks), Max Gail (Tony).
John Shaft becomes involved with police corruption on a scale that includes the frameup of a black officer, theft and bribery.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Ellis Marcus D: Allen Reisner
With Arthur O'Connell (Frank Lucas), Don Knight (J.L. Teague), David Hedison (Gil Kirkwood), Cathy Lee Crosby (Joanna Kirkwood), Robert Phillips (Harry Praeger), Thelma Pelish (Carol), Joella Deffenbaugh (Nicky), Gil Perkins (Gunther), June Dayton (Bank Teller), Candice Rialson (Myrna).
An embezzler tries to fake his own death and kill his wife by arson in a fire set with the connivance of his business associate and hired killer. But the wife escapes and calls Shaft for help.
Season 1, episode 7
W: William Read Woodfield D: Lawrence Dobkin
With Fionnula Flanagan (Louise Quayle), Clu Gulager (Richard Quayle), Judie Stein (Laura Parks), Joe Warfield (Gerald Wallace), Sheldon Allman (Higget), John Garwood (Plainclothesman), Janice Durkin (Girl), Mills Watson (Kassner).
Shaft sets himself up as a target for a hard-to-track professional killer, who knows Shaft could blow his cover as a respectable businessman. (Last show of the series.)