Roots

1977, drama

720 minutes

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of...

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Cast

John Amos

John Amos

Older Kunta Kinte (8 episodes)

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Bell Reynolds (8 episodes)

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte (8 episodes)

Olivia Cole

Mathilda (8 episodes)

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Chicken George Moore (8 episodes)

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Dr. William Reynolds (8 episodes)

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler (3 episodes)

Lynda Day George

Mrs. Reynolds (3 episodes)

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Wrestler (2 episodes)

Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

John Reynolds (2 episodes)

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Slater (2 episodes)

Renn Woods

Fanta (2 episodes)

Tanya Boyd

Genelva (2 episodes)

Thayer David

Thayer David

Harlan (2 episodes)

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Capt. Thomas Davies (1 episode), Thomas Davies (1 episode)

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Tom Moore (2 episodes)

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Kizzy Reynolds Moore (1 episode), Kizzy Reynolds (1 episode)

Macon McCalman

Macon McCalman

Poston (1 episode)

Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

Rufus Jackson (1 episode)

Wayne Heffley

Telegrapher (1 episode)

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Fred Drake (1 episode)

Paul Shenar

John Carrington (1 episode)

Tina Andrews

Aurelia (1 episode)

Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

Ames (1 episode)

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Trumbull (1 episode)

Allen Williams

Robert Calvert (1 episode)

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

The Drummer (1 episode)

Sandy Duncan

Missy Anne Reynolds (1 episode)

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Noah (1 episode)

John Schuck

John Schuck

Ordell (1 episode)

Brion James

Brion James

Slaver (1 episode)

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Trumbull (1 episode)

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Moore (1 episode)

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Sam Bennett (1 episode)

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Squire James (1 episode)

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Mingo (1 episode)

George Hamilton

George Hamilton

Stephen Bennett (1 episode)

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Sir Eric Russell (1 episode)

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Referee (1 episode)

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Binta (1 episode)

O. J. Simpson

O. J. Simpson

Kadi Touray (1 episode)

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Nyo Boto (1 episode)

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Kintango (1 episode)

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Omoro (1 episode)

Hari Rhodes

Brima Cesay (1 episode)

William Watson

William Watson

Gardner (1 episode)

Ernest Thomas

Kailuba (1 episode)

Crew

Directing

Marvin J. Chomsky

Marvin J. Chomsky

Director (8 episodes)

John Erman

John Erman

Director (8 episodes)

David Greene

David Greene

Director (8 episodes)

Gilbert Moses

Director (8 episodes)

Writing

Alex Haley

Writer (8 episodes)

James Lee

Screenplay (8 episodes)

William Blinn

Screenplay (8 episodes)

M. Charles Cohen

Screenplay (8 episodes)

Ernest Kinoy

Screenplay (8 episodes)

Editing

James T. Heckert

Editor (8 episodes)

Peter Kirby

Editor (8 episodes)

Neil Travis

Editor (8 episodes)

Camera

Joseph M. Wilcots

Camera Technician (8 episodes)

Stevan Larner

Stevan Larner

Camera Supervisor (8 episodes)

Sound

Gerald Fried

Gerald Fried

Original music composer (8 episodes)

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Music (8 episodes)

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