Roots
The Saga of an American Family.
Premiered: Jan 23, 1977 | 1 seasons | 8 episodes
Popularity: 7
| Creator: | Alex Haley |
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| 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 history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| John Amos | Older Kunta Kinte | 8 |
| Olivia Cole | Mathilda | 8 |
| Robert Reed | Dr. William Reynolds | 8 |
| LeVar Burton | Kunta Kinte | 8 |
| Ben Vereen | Chicken George Moore | 8 |
| Madge Sinclair | Bell Reynolds | 8 |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Fiddler | 3 |
| Lynda Day George | Mrs. Reynolds | 3 |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Wrestler | 2 |
| Lorne Greene | John Reynolds | 2 |
| Ralph Waite | Slater | 2 |
| Chuck Connors | Tom Moore | 2 |
| Ren Woods | Fanta | 2 |
| Thayer David | Harlan | 2 |
| Tanya Boyd | Genelva | 2 |
| Leslie Uggams | Kizzy Reynolds | 1 |
| Leslie Uggams | Kizzy Reynolds Moore | 1 |
| Ian McShane | Sir Eric Russell | 1 |
| Paul Shenar | John Carrington | 1 |
| Carolyn Jones | Mrs. Moore | 1 |
| George Hamilton | Stephen Bennett | 1 |
| Vic Morrow | Ames | 1 |
| O. J. Simpson | Kadi Touray | 1 |
| Raymond St. Jacques | The Drummer | 1 |
| Cicely Tyson | Binta | 1 |
| Richard Roundtree | Sam Bennett | 1 |
| Richard Farnsworth | Trumbull | 1 |
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Noah | 1 |
| Hari Rhodes | Brima Cesay | 1 |
| Moses Gunn | Kintango | 1 |
| John Schuck | Ordell | 1 |
| Macdonald Carey | Squire James | 1 |
| Ed Asner | Thomas Davies | 1 |
| Ed Asner | Capt. Thomas Davies | 1 |
| Brion James | Slaver | 1 |
| Ernest Lee Thomas | Kailuba | 1 |
| Sandy Duncan | Missy Anne Reynolds | 1 |
| Scatman Crothers | Mingo | 1 |
| Maya Angelou | Nyo Boto | 1 |
| Thalmus Rasulala | Omoro | 1 |
| Macon McCalman | Poston | 1 |
| Pat Corley | Referee | 1 |
| Lee de Broux | Trumbull | 1 |
| William Watson | Gardner | 1 |
| Tina Andrews | Aurelia | 1 |
| Charles Cyphers | Fred Drake | 1 |
| Lorne Greene | 0 | |
| Ralph Waite | 0 | |
| John Amos | Toby | 0 |
| Lynda Day George | 0 | |
| Lane Binkley | 0 |