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Roots — Cast & Crew

1977 · 80 actors
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Crew

Director: John Erman, Gilbert Moses, Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene
Creator: Alex Haley
Screenplay: Ernest Kinoy, M. Charles Cohen, William Blinn, James Lee
Writer: Alex Haley
Music: Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones
Editor: Neil Travis, Peter Kirby, James T. Heckert

Star Cast

Olivia Cole
Olivia Cole
as Mathilda Moore / Mathilda · 8 episodes
 Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen
as Chicken George Moore / Chicken Joe Moore · 8 episodes
 John Amos
John Amos
as Older Kunta Kinte / Kunta Kinte · 8 episodes
 Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
as Bell Reynolds / Belle Reynolds · 8 episodes
 Robert Reed
Robert Reed
as Dr. William Reynolds · 4 episodes
 Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Fiddler · 3 episodes
 Lynda Day George
Lynda Day George
as Mrs. Reynolds · 3 episodes
 LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
as Kunta Kinte · 2 episodes
 Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Wrestler · 2 episodes
 Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
as Tom Moore · 2 episodes
 Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
as Kizzy Reynolds / Kizzy Reynolds Moore · 2 episodes
 Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene
as John Reynolds · 2 episodes
 Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite
as Slater · 2 episodes
 Ren Woods
Ren Woods
as Fanta · 2 episodes
 Sandy Duncan
Sandy Duncan
as Missy Anne Reynolds · 2 episodes
 Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
as Noah · 2 episodes
 Tanya Boyd
Tanya Boyd
as Genelva · 2 episodes
 Thayer David
Thayer David
as Harlan · 2 episodes
 Ed Asner
Ed Asner
as Capt. Thomas Davies · 2 episodes
 Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow
as Ames · 2 episodes
Fred D. Scott
as Luther · 2 episodes
 Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
as Evan Brent · 2 episodes
 Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown
as Tom Harvey · 2 episodes
 Brad Davis
Brad Davis
as 'Old' George Johnson · 2 episodes
 Hilly Hicks
Hilly Hicks
as Lewis Harvey · 2 episodes
 Lynne Moody
Lynne Moody
as Irene Harvey · 2 episodes
 Lillian Randolph
Lillian Randolph
as Sister Sara · 2 episodes
 Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie
as Sam Harvey · 2 episodes
 Sally Kemp
Sally Kemp
as Lila Harvey · 2 episodes
 Austin Stoker
Austin Stoker
as Virgil Harvey · 2 episodes
 Lane Binkley
Lane Binkley
as Martha Johnson · 2 episodes
Stan Haze
as Field Singer · 2 episodes
 Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
as Binta · 1 episode
 Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
as Mrs. Moore · 1 episode
 O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson
as Kadi Touray · 1 episode
 Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
as Nyo Boto · 1 episode
 Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn
as Kintango · 1 episode
 Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
as Omoro · 1 episode
 Hari Rhodes
Hari Rhodes
as Brima Cesay · 1 episode
 William Watson
William Watson
as Gardner · 1 episode
 Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas
as Kailuba · 1 episode
 Paul Shenar
Paul Shenar
as John Carrington · 1 episode
 Tina Andrews
Tina Andrews
as Aurelia · 1 episode
 Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
as Sam Bennett · 1 episode
 Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
as Squire James · 1 episode
 Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
as Mingo · 1 episode
 George Hamilton
George Hamilton
as Stephen Bennett · 1 episode
 Ian McShane
Ian McShane
as Sir Eric Russell · 1 episode
 Pat Corley
Pat Corley
as Referee · 1 episode
 Macon McCalman
Macon McCalman
as Poston · 1 episode
 Robert Phalen
Robert Phalen
as Rufus Jackson · 1 episode
 Wayne Heffley
Wayne Heffley
as Telegrapher · 1 episode
 John Schuck
John Schuck
as Ordell · 1 episode
 Brion James
Brion James
as Slaver · 1 episode
 Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
as Trumbull · 1 episode
 Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques
as The Drummer · 1 episode
 Lee de Broux
Lee de Broux
as Trumbull · 1 episode
 Allen Williams
Allen Williams
as Robert Calvert · 1 episode
 Charles Cyphers
Charles Cyphers
as Fred Drake · 1 episode
 Todd Bridges
Todd Bridges
as Bud Harvey · 1 episode
 Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd
as Maggie (Fanta) · 1 episode
Tajh Abdul-Samad
as Baby Kunta Kinte · 1 episode
 Doug McClure
Doug McClure
as Jimmy Brent · 1 episode
 Burl Ives
Burl Ives
as Senator Arthur J. Justin · 1 episode
 Gary Collins
Gary Collins
as Grill · 1 episode
 Roxie Roker
Roxie Roker
as Malizy · 1 episode
 Helen Martin
Helen Martin
as Aunt Sukey · 1 episode
Elma V. Jackson
as Mama Ada · 1 episode
 Ann Weldon
Ann Weldon
as Mary · 1 episode
 Wally Taylor
Wally Taylor
as Reverend · 1 episode
Lee Kessler
as Miss Constable · 1 episode
 Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
as The Singer · 1 episode
 John Quade
John Quade
as Sheriff Charlie Biggs · 1 episode
 Davis Roberts
Davis Roberts
as Leonard · 1 episode
 Tracey Gold
Tracey Gold
as Missy Anne Reynolds · 1 episode
 Hank Rolike
Hank Rolike
as John · 1 episode
Fred Covington
as Auctioneer · 1 episode
Maurice Hunt
as The Doctor · 1 episode
 John Dennis Johnston
John Dennis Johnston
as Man at Cockfight · 1 episode
Brooks Clift
as McAlmon · 1 episode