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Cast & Crew

David L. Wolper
executive producer
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Marvin J. Chomsky

6 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: John Erman

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: David Greene

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Gilbert Moses

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Written By

William Blinn
teleplay / adaptation / written for television by
3 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: M. Charles Cohen
written by
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Alex Haley
book
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Ernest Kinoy
teleplay
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: James Lee
writer
5 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Cast

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

Produced By

Stan Margulies
producer
4 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Donald A. Ramsey
associate producer
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Malcolm Alper
associate producer
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: William Beaudine Jr.
associate producer
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Music

Gerald Fried

4 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Quincy Jones

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Cinematography

Joseph M. Wilcots

3 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Stevan Larner

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Sound

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

Editing

James T. Heckert

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Peter Kirby

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Neil Travis

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Production Design

Jan Scott

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Art Direction

Joseph R. Jennings

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Jan Scott

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Set Design

Charles C. Bennett

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Solomon Brewer

1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Costumes

Jack Martell

5 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Makeup

Lola 'Skip' McNalley
hair stylist
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Bernadine M. Anderson
makeup artist
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Scott Cunningham
makeup artist
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Omar
hair stylist: Miss Tyson
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Paul Stanhope Jr.
makeup artist
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Stan Winston
makeup artist: Leslie Uggams / special makeup effects artist
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Gene Witham
makeup artist
Episodes, null - null

Special Effects

John Frazier
special effects supervisor
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Assistant Director

Mack Bing
assistant director
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Michael Kusley
assistant director
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Bill Lukather
assistant director
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Production Management

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

Art Department

Terry Ballard
property master
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Al DeGaetano
construction coordinator
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Perry Gray
set designer
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Richard Reseigne
construction coordinator
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley
stunts
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Eddie Smith
stunt coordinator
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Ernest Robinson
stunt performer
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Editorial

Fred Kaplan
assistant editor
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Darrell Upshaw
assistant editor
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Other

Randy Miller
special thanks
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Music Department

Dan Wallin
score mixer
Episodes, null - null: Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Richard Nash
musician: trombone
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Emil Richards
musician: percussion
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Costume Department

Ed Fincher
costumer: men
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Donna Roberts
costumer: women
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977

Camera Department

Víctor Pérez
lighting technician
8 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Joseph W. Calloway
key first assistant camera / second assistant camera
7 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Lee Heckler
gaffer
2 Episodes, 1977 - 1977: Vern Matthews
key grip
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Frank Palmer
key grip
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

Script Department

Vivian Jones
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977: Joyce King
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1977 - 1977

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