John Shaft, the title character of the above movies.

Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft.

There is a reference to John Shaft, where a city guard named "Shaftocles" says "Shut your mouth."

The heroes of blaxploitation, however, were active, proudly potent heroes: John Shaft and his brethren were able to effect change, to do good.

Code - Think Jason Bourne meets John Shaft with a Bible.

The trend toward designer cool for movie stars is the last thing in the world that John Shaft needs.

The television show ran from 1973-1974, with Richard Roundtree reprising the role of John Shaft.

The phrase was also used by John Shaft in the 2000 sequel of the Shaft movies.

He portrayed John Shaft in the 1971 movie Shaft and its related sequels.

Here, John Shaft is not a complicated man.