Alex Haley
creator
Roots
Overview
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.74%
Cast
John Amos
Older Kunta Kinte
Total episodes: 8
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
Total episodes: 8
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Total episodes: 8
Olivia Cole
Mathilda
Total episodes: 8
Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
Total episodes: 8
Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds
Total episodes: 8
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Total episodes: 3
Lynda Day George
Mrs. Reynolds
Total episodes: 3
Chuck Connors
Tom Moore
Total episodes: 2
Leslie Uggams
Kizzy Reynolds,Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Total episodes: 2
Lorne Greene
John Reynolds
Total episodes: 2
Ralph Waite
Slater
Total episodes: 2
John Amos
Older Kunta Kinte
Total episodes: 8
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
Total episodes: 8
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Total episodes: 8
Olivia Cole
Mathilda
Total episodes: 8
Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
Total episodes: 8
Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds
Total episodes: 8
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Total episodes: 3
Lynda Day George
Mrs. Reynolds
Total episodes: 3
Chuck Connors
Tom Moore
Total episodes: 2
Leslie Uggams
Kizzy Reynolds,Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Total episodes: 2
Lorne Greene
John Reynolds
Total episodes: 2
Ralph Waite
Slater
Total episodes: 2
Extra
Release Date
January 23, 1977Last air Date
January 30, 1977Status
EndedOriginal Language
EnglishNetworks
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Season 1
Aired on: 1977 | 8 Episodes
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