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"Roots: The Next Generations" Part III (1914-1918) (TV Episode 1979) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Erman

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Alex Haley ... (books)
Ernest Kinoy ... (developed for television by)
Ernest Kinoy ... (teleplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer Haley
James Daly ... RSM Boyce
Ossie Davis ... Dad Jones
Ruby Dee ... Queen Haley
Henry Fonda ... Colonel Frederick Warner
Dorian Harewood ... Simon Haley
Kene Holiday ... Detroit (as Kene Holliday)
Paul Koslo ... Earl Crowther
Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer
Marc Singer ... Andy Warner
Richard Thomas ... Jim Warner
George Voskovec ... Mr. Goldstein
Hal Williams ... Aleck Haley
Michael Alldredge ... Mr. Davidson
Bever-Leigh Banfield Bever-Leigh Banfield ... Cynthia Palmer
Fay Hauser ... Carrie Warner
James Keane ... Night Dispatcher
Charles Lampkin ... Loman
William Mims ... Willett
Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey
Fred Pinkard Fred Pinkard ... Ginger
Albert Popwell ... Fader
J.A. Preston ... President Harper
James Ray James Ray ... Mr. Perry
Tamu Blackwell ... Bessie (as Tamu)
Philip Michael Thomas ... Eddie Franklin
Damu King Damu King ... Sergeant Washington
E. Lamont Johnson E. Lamont Johnson ... Frank Warner
Bianca Taylor ... Sophia (as Bianca Ferguson)
John Lafayette ... Nate Atkins
Sue Ann Gilfillan Sue Ann Gilfillan ... Mrs. Parton
Marguerite Ray ... Mrs. Loman
Richard Sanders ... Captain
Theodore Lehmann Theodore Lehmann ... Walker (as Ted Lehmann)
Fuddle Bagley Fuddle Bagley ... Porter #1
Anne Haley Anne Haley ... Student
Claire Denise Ford Claire Denise Ford ... Clarie
Sean Michael Rice Sean Michael Rice ... Sergeant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Bryan ... Student (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lynn ... Faculty Member (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady ... Train Passenger (uncredited)

Produced by 

Stan Margulies ... producer
David L. Wolper ... executive producer

Music by 

Gerald Fried

Cinematography by 

Joseph M. Wilcots

Editing by 

Neil Travis

Casting By 

Reuben Cannon

Art Direction by 

Robert MacKichan

Set Decoration by 

Bill Webb ... (as William Webb)

Costume Design by 

Tom Dawson

Makeup Department 

Ken Chase ... makeup designer
Joe DiBella ... makeup artist
David Dittmar ... lab technician
Leonard Drake ... hair style designer
Zoltan Elek ... makeup artist
Tom Miller ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Terence Nelson ... unit production manager (as Terry Nelson)
George Taylor ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Scott U. Adam ... assistant director
Carol Smetana ... second assistant director (as Carol Jean Smetana)

Art Department 

Ron Frazier ... carpenter foreman
Michael Milgrom ... property

Sound Department 

Willie D. Burton ... sound recording (as Willie Burton)

Special Effects by 

Russel Hessey ... special effects (as Russ Hessey)
Ted Koerner ... special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Joseph Calloway ... key assistant camera (as Joseph W. Calloway)
Richard Thorpe ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Richard Butz ... wardrobe: men
Donna Roberts ... wardrobe: women

Editorial Department 

John Carter ... additional editing

Music Department 

Eugene Marks ... music editor
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Kathy Thomas ... script supervisor (as Kathy Thomas Swor)

Additional Crew 

Alex Haley ... consultant
My Lewis ... research
George Sims ... research
Barry Wexler ... crab dolly operator
Sheryl Levine Guterman ... research assistant: Mr. Haley (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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