Cast and Crew of Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley.

Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.

Full Cast of Roots: The Next Generations

Georg Stanford Brown

as Tom Harvey (7 episodes)

Olivia de Havilland

as Mrs. Warner (7 episodes)

Henry Fonda

as Col. Frederick Warner (7 episodes)

Paul Koslo

as Earl Crowther (7 episodes)

Lynne Moody

as Irene Harvey (7 episodes)

Greg Morris

as Beeman Jones (7 episodes)

Marc Singer

as Andy Warner (7 episodes)

Richard Thomas

as Jim Warner (7 episodes) ,

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Fay Hauser

as Carrie Barden (7 episodes)

Brian Stokes Mitchell

as John Dolan (7 episodes)

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Debbi Morgan

as Elizabeth Harvey (7 episodes)

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Kathleen Doyle

as Lucy Damson (7 episodes)

Ja'net DuBois

as Sally Harvey (7 episodes)

Harry Morgan

as Bob Campbell (7 episodes)

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Roger E. Mosley

as Lee Garnet (7 episodes)

Stan Shaw

as Will Palmer (7 episodes)

Irene Cara

as Bertha Palmer Haley (7 episodes)

James Daly

as R.S.M. Boyce (7 episodes)

Ossie Davis

as Dad Jones (7 episodes)

Ruby Dee

as Queen Victoria Haley (7 episodes)

Dorian Harewood

as Simon Haley (7 episodes)

Kene Holliday

as Detroit (7 episodes)

George Voskovec

as Mr. Goldstein (7 episodes)

Hal Williams

as Aleck Haley (7 episodes)

Bever-Leigh Banfield

as Cynthia Palmer (7 episodes)

Bernie Casey

as Bubba Haywood (7 episodes)

Pam Grier

as Francey (7 episodes)

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Rosey Grier

as Big Slew Johnson (7 episodes)

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Gerald S. O'Loughlin

as Capt. Bowker (7 episodes)

Percy Rodriguez

as Boyd Moffatt (7 episodes)

John Rubinstein

as Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck (7 episodes)

John Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor, composer and director.

Diana Douglas

as Mrs. Andy Warner (7 episodes)

Jason Wingreen

as Judge Quartermain (7 episodes)

Maidie Norman

as Sister Scrap Scott (7 episodes)

Bruce French

as Calloway (7 episodes)

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Robert Culp

as Lyle Pettijohn (7 episodes)

Dina Merrill

as Mrs. Hickinger (7 episodes)

Brock Peters

as Ab Decker (7 episodes)

Beah Richards

as Cynthia Palmer (7 episodes)

Paul Winfield

as Dr. Horace Huguley (7 episodes)

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Lynn Hamilton

as Cousin Georgia Anderson (7 episodes)

Kristoff St. John

as Alex Haley, age 12 (7 episodes)

Logan Ramsey

as D.L. Lewis (7 episodes)

Dennis Fimple

as Sheriff Duffy (7 episodes)

Debbie Allen

as Nan Branch Haley (7 episodes)

Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.

Damon Evans

as Alex Haley, ages 17-25 (7 episodes)

Andy Griffith

as Cmdr. Robert Munroe (7 episodes)

Diahann Carroll

as Zeona Haley (7 episodes)

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Rafer Johnson

as Nelson (7 episodes)

Carmen McRae

as Lila (7 episodes)

John Hancock

as Scotty (7 episodes)

Della Reese

as Mrs. Lydia Branch (7 episodes)

Telma Hopkins

as Daisy (7 episodes)

Milt Kogan

as Mel Klein (7 episodes)

Barbara Barrie

as Dodie Brattle (7 episodes)

Marlon Brando

as George Lincoln Rockwell (7 episodes)

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James Broderick

as Dr. Lewis (7 episodes)

Lee Chamberlin

as Odile Richards (7 episodes)

Michael Constantine

as Dr. Vansina (7 episodes)

Norman Fell

as Bernie Raymond (7 episodes)

Al Freeman Jr.

as Malcolm X (7 episodes)

James Earl Jones

as Alex Haley (7 episodes)

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Claudia McNeil

as Sister Will Ada (7 episodes)

Linda Hopkins

as Singer (7 episodes)

Bobby Short

as Pianist (7 episodes)

Jane Rose

as Mrs. Bullfinch (7 episodes)

Howard Rollins

as George Haley (7 episodes)

Johnny Sekka

as Ebou Manga (7 episodes)

Kim Fields

as Lydia Haley (7 episodes) , None

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Avon Long

as Chicken George Moore (7 episodes)

Slim Gaillard

as Sam Wesley (7 episodes)

E. Lamont Johnson

as Frank Warner, age 20 (7 episodes)

Michael Morgan

as Teenage Deputy (1 episode)

Crew of Roots: The Next Generations

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