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Roots (TV Mini Series 1977) Poster

(1977)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Marvin J. Chomsky ... (6 episodes, 1977)
John Erman ... (1 episode, 1977)
David Greene ... (1 episode, 1977)
Gilbert Moses ... (1 episode, 1977)

Series Writing Credits  

William Blinn ... (teleplay) (2 episodes, 1977)
William Blinn ... (adaptation) (1 episode, 1977)
William Blinn ... (written for television by) (1 episode, 1977)
M. Charles Cohen ... (written by) (1 episode, 1977)
Alex Haley ... (book) (8 episodes, 1977)
Ernest Kinoy ... (2 episodes, 1977)
Ernest Kinoy ... (teleplay) (1 episode, 1977)
James Lee ... (writer) (5 episodes, 1977)

Series Cast  

Robert Reed ...  Dr. William Reynolds 4 episodes, 1977
John Amos ...  Older Kunta Kinte / ... 3 episodes, 1977
Louis Gossett Jr. ...  Fiddler 3 episodes, 1977
Lynda Day George ...  Mrs. Reynolds 3 episodes, 1977
Olivia Cole ...  Mathilda / ... 3 episodes, 1977
Madge Sinclair ...  Bell Reynolds 3 episodes, 1977
Ben Vereen ...  Chicken George Moore 3 episodes, 1977
Lloyd Bridges ...  Evan Brent 2 episodes, 1977
Chuck Connors ...  Tom Moore 2 episodes, 1977
Georg Stanford Brown ...  Tom Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
Lorne Greene ...  John Reynolds 2 episodes, 1977
Ralph Waite ...  Slater 2 episodes, 1977
Sandy Duncan ...  Missy Anne Reynolds 2 episodes, 1977
Brad Davis ...  Old George 2 episodes, 1977
Edward Asner ...  Capt. Thomas Davies 2 episodes, 1977
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ...  Wrestler 2 episodes, 1977
Hilly Hicks ...  Lewis Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
Vic Morrow ...  Ames 2 episodes, 1977
Lynne Moody ...  Irene Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
Leslie Uggams ...  Kizzy Reynolds Moore / ... 2 episodes, 1977
Lillian Randolph ...  Sister Sara 2 episodes, 1977
Richard McKenzie ...  Sam Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
Tanya Boyd ...  Genelva 2 episodes, 1977
Renn Woods ...  Fanta 2 episodes, 1977
Sally Kemp ...  Lila Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
LeVar Burton ...  Kunta Kinte / ... 2 episodes, 1977
Thayer David ...  Harlan 2 episodes, 1977
Austin Stoker ...  Virgil Harvey 2 episodes, 1977
Lane Binkley ...  Martha Johnson 2 episodes, 1977
Stan Haze ...  Field Singer / ... 2 episodes, 1977
Fred D. Scott Fred D. Scott ...  Luther 2 episodes, 1977
Macdonald Carey ...  Squire James 1 episode, 1977
O.J. Simpson ...  Kadi Touray 1 episode, 1977
Scatman Crothers ...  Mingo 1 episode, 1977
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ...  Noah 1 episode, 1977
Maya Angelou ...  Nyo Boto 1 episode, 1977
George Hamilton ...  Stephen Bennett 1 episode, 1977
Carolyn Jones ...  Mrs. Moore 1 episode, 1977
John Schuck ...  Ordell 1 episode, 1977
Doug McClure ...  Jimmy Brent 1 episode, 1977
Moses Gunn ...  Kintango 1 episode, 1977
Burl Ives ...  Senator Arthur J. Justin 1 episode, 1977
Raymond St. Jacques ...  The Drummer 1 episode, 1977
Ian McShane ...  Sir Eric Russell 1 episode, 1977
Thalmus Rasulala ...  Omoro 1 episode, 1977
Richard Roundtree ...  Sam Bennett 1 episode, 1977
Paul Shenar ...  John Carrington 1 episode, 1977
Gary Collins ...  Grill 1 episode, 1977
Hari Rhodes ...  Brima Cesay 1 episode, 1977
Roxie Roker ...  Malizy 1 episode, 1977
Helen Martin ...  Aunt Sukey 1 episode, 1977
William Watson ...  Gardner 1 episode, 1977
Lee de Broux ...  Trumbull 1 episode, 1977
Elma V. Jackson Elma V. Jackson ...  Mama Ada 1 episode, 1977
Brion James ...  Slaver 1 episode, 1977
Tina Andrews ...  Aurelia 1 episode, 1977
Cicely Tyson ...  Binta 1 episode, 1977
Ann Weldon Ann Weldon ...  Mary 1 episode, 1977
Lee Kessler Lee Kessler ...  Miss Constable 1 episode, 1977
Wally Taylor Wally Taylor ...  Reverend 1 episode, 1977
Ernest Thomas ...  Kailuba 1 episode, 1977
Charles Cyphers ...  Fred Drake 1 episode, 1977
Big Joe Turner Big Joe Turner ...  The Singer 1 episode, 1977
John Quade ...  Sheriff Charlie Biggs 1 episode, 1977
Davis Roberts ...  Leonard 1 episode, 1977
Hank Rolike ...  John 1 episode, 1977
Fred Covington Fred Covington ...  Auctioneer 1 episode, 1977
Rebecca Bess Rebecca Bess ...  Girl on Ship 1 episode, 1977
Pat Corley ...  Referee 1 episode, 1977
Macon McCalman ...  Poston 1 episode, 1977
Allen Williams ...  Robert Calvert 1 episode, 1977
Henry Butts Henry Butts ...  Sitafa 1 episode, 1977
Maurice Hunt Maurice Hunt ...  The Doctor 1 episode, 1977
John Dennis Johnston ...  Man at Cockfight 1 episode, 1977
Brooks Clift Brooks Clift ...  McAlmon 1 episode, 1977
Kermit Echols Kermit Echols ...  Vilars 1 episode, 1977
Joe Dorsey ...  Calvert 1 episode, 1977
Robert Phalen ...  Rufus Jackson 1 episode, 1977
Ronnie Leggett Ronnie Leggett ...  Kalilu 1 episode, 1977
Wayne Heffley ...  Telegrapher 1 episode, 1977
Bill Gribble Bill Gribble ...  Seaman Grimes 1 episode, 1977
Roosevelt Smith Roosevelt Smith ...  James 1 episode, 1977
Cindy Henderson Cindy Henderson ...  Bess 1 episode, 1977
Rachel Longaker Rachel Longaker ...  Caroline 1 episode, 1977
Betty Cole Betty Cole ...  Sassy Woman 1 episode, 1977
Richard Farnsworth ...  Trumbull 1 episode, 1977
Todd Bridges ...  Bud Harvey 1 episode, 1977
Beverly Todd ...  Maggie (Fanta) 1 episode, 1977
Tajh Abdul-Samad Tajh Abdul-Samad ...  Baby Kunta Kinte 1 episode, 1977
Tracey Gold ...  Missy Anne Reynolds (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Sonny Jim Gaines Sonny Jim Gaines ...  Field Hand (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977

Series Produced by 

Stan Margulies ... producer (4 episodes, 1977)
Donald A. Ramsey ... associate producer (2 episodes, 1977)
Malcolm Alper ... associate producer (1 episode, 1977)
William Beaudine Jr. ... associate producer (1 episode, 1977)
David L. Wolper ... executive producer (1 episode, 1977)

Series Music by 

Gerald Fried ... (4 episodes, 1977)
Quincy Jones ... (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Cinematography by 

Joseph M. Wilcots ... (3 episodes, 1977)
Stevan Larner ... (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Editing by 

James T. Heckert ... (2 episodes, 1977)
Peter Kirby ... (2 episodes, 1977)
Neil Travis ... (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Casting By 

Lynn Stalmaster ... (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Production Design by 

Jan Scott ... (1 episode, 1977)

Series Art Direction by 

Joseph R. Jennings ... (1 episode, 1977)
Jan Scott ... (1 episode, 1977)

Series Set Decoration by 

Charles C. Bennett ... (1 episode, 1977)
Solomon Brewer ... (1 episode, 1977)

Series Costume Design by 

Jack Martell ... (5 episodes, 1977)

Series Makeup Department 

Lola 'Skip' McNalley ... hair stylist (2 episodes, 1977)
Bernadine M. Anderson ... makeup artist (1 episode, 1977)
Scott Cunningham ... makeup artist (1 episode, 1977)
Omar ... hair stylist: Miss Tyson (1 episode, 1977)
Paul Stanhope Jr. ... makeup artist (1 episode, 1977)
Stan Winston ... makeup artist: Leslie Uggams / special makeup effects artist (1 episode, 1977)
Gene Witham ... makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management 

Conrad Holzgang ... executive in charge of production (2 episodes, 1977)
George Taylor ... post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1977)
Phillips Wylly Sr. ... manager production operations (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Mack Bing ... assistant director (1 episode, 1977)
Michael Kusley ... assistant director (1 episode, 1977)
Bill Lukather ... assistant director (1 episode, 1977)

Series Art Department 

Terry Ballard ... property master (2 episodes, 1977)
Al DeGaetano ... construction coordinator (1 episode, 1977)
Perry Gray ... set designer (1 episode, 1977)
Richard Reseigne ... construction coordinator (1 episode, 1977)

Series Sound Department 

Arnold Braun ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Willie D. Burton ... sound recordist (1 episode, 1977)
Larry Carow ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
Gene Corso ... sound effects editor (1 episode, 1977)
George Fredrick ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
Robert L. Harman ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Robert J. Litt ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Hoppy Mehterian ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Lorane Mitchell ... sound effects editor (1 episode, 1977)
Colin C. Mouat ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
Lawrence E. Neiman ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
Eddie Nelson ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Leonard Peterson ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
David Pettijohn ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
George Porter ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Bruce Richardson ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)
Bill Varney ... sound mixer (1 episode, 1977)
Donald L. Warner Jr. ... sound editor (1 episode, 1977)

Series Special Effects by 

John Frazier ... special effects supervisor (8 episodes, 1977)

Series Stunts 

Craig R. Baxley ... stunts (8 episodes, 1977)
Eddie Smith ... stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1977)
Ernest Robinson ... stunt performer (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Víctor Pérez ... lighting technician (8 episodes, 1977)
Joseph Calloway ... key first assistant camera / second assistant camera (7 episodes, 1977)
Lee Heckler ... gaffer (2 episodes, 1977)
Vern Matthews ... key grip (1 episode, 1977)
Frank Palmer ... key grip (1 episode, 1977)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ed Fincher ... costumer: men (2 episodes, 1977)
Donna Roberts ... costumer: women (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Editorial Department 

Fred Kaplan ... assistant editor (1 episode, 1977)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein ... negative cutter (1 episode, 1977)
Darrell Upshaw ... assistant editor (1 episode, 1977)

Series Music Department 

Dan Wallin ... score mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Boddicker ... musician: synthesizer (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)

Series Script and Continuity Department 

Vivian Jones ... script supervisor (1 episode, 1977)
Joyce King ... script supervisor (1 episode, 1977)

Series Transportation Department 

Donald P. Desmond ... transportation co-captain (8 episodes, 1977)
Gary Littlefield ... transportation captain (1 episode, 1977)
Thomas A. Gordon ... driver (uncredited) (8 episodes, 1977)

Series Additional Crew 

Rex Peterson ... wrangler (8 episodes, 1977)
Marie McKellar ... production assistant (2 episodes, 1977)
Jody Richardson ... production assistant (2 episodes, 1977)
Ron Von Schimmelmann ... production administrator (2 episodes, 1977)
Wendy Winter ... assistant to the producer (2 episodes, 1977)
Alex Haley ... consultant (1 episode, 1977)
Eve Light ... production assistant (1 episode, 1977)
George Sims ... research (1 episode, 1977)
Linda Thornley ... production assistant (1 episode, 1977)

Series Thanks 

Randy Miller ... special thanks (1 episode, 1977)

See also

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