Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations Full Cast & Crew

1979TV Series

Cast

G
Georg Stanford Brown
as Tom Harvey
O
Olivia de Havilland
as Mrs. Warner
H
Henry Fonda
as Col. Frederick Warner
P
Paul Koslo
as Earl Crowther
A
Avon Long
as Chicken George Moore
L
Lynne Moody
as Irene Harvey
G
Greg Morris
as Beeman Jones
M
Marc Singer
as Andy Warner
R
Richard Thomas
as Jim Warner
F
Fay Hauser
as Carrie Barden
B
Brian Stokes Mitchell
as John Dolan
D
Debbi Morgan
as Elizabeth Harvey
K
Kathleen Doyle
as Lucy Damson
J
Ja'net DuBois
as Sally Harvey
S
Slim Gaillard
as Sam Wesley
H
Harry Morgan
as Bob Campbell
R
Roger E. Mosley
as Lee Garnet
S
Stan Shaw
as Will Palmer
I
Irene Cara
as Bertha Palmer Haley
J
James Daly
as R.S.M. Boyce
O
Ossie Davis
as Dad Jones
R
Ruby Dee
as Queen Victoria Haley
D
Dorian Harewood
as Simon Haley
K
Kene Holliday
as Detroit
G
George Voskovec
as Mr. Goldstein
H
Hal Williams
as Aleck Haley
B
Bever-Leigh Banfield
as Cynthia Palmer
E
E. Lamont Johnson
as Frank Warner, age 20
B
Bernie Casey
as Bubba Haywood
P
Pam Grier
as Francey
R
Rosey Grier
as Big Slew Johnson
G
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Capt. Bowker
P
Percy Rodriguez
as Boyd Moffatt
J
John Rubinstein
as Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
D
Diana Douglas
as Mrs. Andy Warner
J
Jason Wingreen
as Judge Quartermain
M
Maidie Norman
as Sister Scrap Scott
B
Bruce French
as Calloway
R
Robert Culp
as Lyle Pettijohn
D
Dina Merrill
as Mrs. Hickinger
B
Brock Peters
as Ab Decker
B
Beah Richards
as Cynthia Palmer
P
Paul Winfield
as Dr. Horace Huguley
L
Lynn Hamilton
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
K
Kristoff St. John
as Alex Haley, age 12
L
Logan Ramsey
as D.L. Lewis
D
Dennis Fimple
as Sheriff Duffy
D
Debbie Allen
as Nan Branch Haley
D
Damon Evans
as Alex Haley, ages 17-25
A
Andy Griffith
as Cmdr. Robert Munroe
D
Diahann Carroll
as Zeona Haley
R
Rafer Johnson
as Nelson
C
Carmen McRae
as Lila
J
John Hancock
as Scotty
D
Della Reese
as Mrs. Lydia Branch
T
Telma Hopkins
as Daisy
M
Milt Kogan
as Mel Klein
B
Barbara Barrie
as Dodie Brattle
M
Marlon Brando
as George Lincoln Rockwell
J
James Broderick
as Dr. Lewis
L
Lee Chamberlin
as Odile Richards
M
Michael Constantine
as Dr. Vansina
N
Norman Fell
as Bernie Raymond
A
Al Freeman Jr.
as Malcolm X
J
James Earl Jones
as Alex Haley
C
Claudia McNeil
as Sister Will Ada
L
Linda Hopkins
as Singer
B
Bobby Short
as Pianist
J
Jane Rose
as Mrs. Bullfinch
H
Howard Rollins
as George Haley
J
Johnny Sekka
as Ebou Manga
K
Kim Fields
as Lydia Haley
M
Michael Morgan
as Teenage Deputy
E
Ella Mae Brown
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Z
Zakes Mokae
as African Minister

Crew

C
Charles S. Dubin
Director
E
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
G
Georg Stanford Brown
Director
J
John McGreevey
Writer
J
John Erman
Director
L
Lloyd Richards
Director
C
Charles S. Dubin
Director