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Roots: The Next Generations

Cast & Crew

David L. Wolper
executive producer
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Cast & Crew

Directed By

John Erman

3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Charles S. Dubin

2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Georg Stanford Brown

1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Lloyd Richards

1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Written By

Alex Haley
books "Roots" and "Search" / book "Roots and Search"
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Ernest Kinoy
developed for television by / teleplay
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Sydney A. Glass
teleplay
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: John McGreevey
teleplay
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Thad Mumford
teleplay
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Dan Wilcox
teleplay
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Cast

Debbi Morgan
Elizabeth Harvey
6 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Dorian Harewood
Simon Haley
5 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Paul Koslo
Earl Crowther
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Stan Shaw
Will Palmer
5 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Marc Singer
Andy Warner
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Lynn Hamilton
Cousin Georgia Anderson
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Fay Hauser
Carrie Warner / Carrie Barden
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Irene Cara
Bertha Palmer Haley
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Ruby Dee
Queen Haley
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Henry Fonda
Colonel Frederick Warner
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Richard Thomas
Jim Warner
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Bever-Leigh Banfield
Cynthia Palmer
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Warner
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Lynne Moody
Irene Harvey
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Beah Richards
Cynthia Palmer
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Kathleen Doyle
Lucy Damson
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Don Keefer
Mr. Hapgood
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Royce Wallace
Minnie
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Damu King
Sergeant Washington
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Marcus Chong
Frankie Warner
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Debbie Allen
Nan Branch Haley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Barbara Barrie
Dodie Brattle
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Marlon Brando
George Lincoln Rockwell
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Robert Culp
Lyle Pettijohn
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Diahann Carroll
Zeona Haley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Bernie Casey
Bubba Haywood
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: James Daly
RSM Boyce
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Ossie Davis
Dad Jones
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: James Broderick
Dr. Lewis
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Pam Grier
Francey
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Dina Merrill
Mrs. Hickinger
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Damon Evans
Alex Haley - ages 17-28
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Lee Chamberlin
Odile Richards
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Slim Gaillard
Sam Wesley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Andy Griffith
Commander Robert Munroe
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Michael Constantine
Dr. Vansina
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Brock Peters
Ab Dekker
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Roosevelt Grier
Big Slew Johnson
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Avon Long
Chicken George Moore
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Norman Fell
Paul Reynolds
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Harry Morgan
Bob Campbell
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Greg Morris
Beeman Jones
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Kene Holiday
Detroit
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Al Freeman Jr.
Malcolm X
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Rafer Johnson
Nelson
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Paul Winfield
Dr. Horace Huguley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Roger E. Mosley
Lee Garnet
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Captain Bowker
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Carmen McRae
Lila
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: James Earl Jones
Alex Haley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Dennis Fimple
Sheriff Duffy
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Percy Rodrigues
Boyd Moffatt
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: John Rubinstein
Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: John Hancock
Scotty
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Claudia McNeil
Sister Will Ada Barnett
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Brian Stokes Mitchell
John Dolan
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Les Lannom
Jake
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Mary Betten
Proprietress
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Linda Hopkins
Singer
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Ted Gehring
Road Boss
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: George Voskovec
Mr. Goldstein
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Bobby Short
Self
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Logan Ramsey
F.R. Lewis
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Hal Williams
Aleck Haley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Albert Hall
Vernon
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: John Carter
T.J. Calloway
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Charles Weldon
Doxey Walker
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Timothy Scott
Alvin Peacock
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Ja'net DuBois
Sally Harvey
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Zakes Mokae
African Minister
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Michael Alldredge
Mr. Davidson
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Patrick Cronin
Prison Boss
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Telma Hopkins
Daisy
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Howard E. Rollins Jr.
George Haley
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Lou Frizzell
Conductor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Mel Stewart
Dr. Crawford
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Diana Douglas
Mrs. Andy Warner
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Kristoff St. John
Alex Haley, Age 12
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Joel Fluellen
State Man
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Bruce French
Tom Calloway
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Milt Kogan
Mel Klein
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Jane Rose
Mrs. Bulfinch
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Jerry Hardin
State Man
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Johnny Sekka
Ebou
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: James Keane
Night Dispatcher
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Wendell Wright
Ernest Faison
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Cynthia Sye
Cynthia Harvey
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Patricia Smith
Mrs. Randall
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: W.K. Stratton
Dunne
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Charles Lampkin
Loman
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Fred Stuthman
Leroy Selby
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Bill Henderson
Champ Sugrue
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: William Mims
Willett
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Don Ross
Turnkey
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Vernon Washington
Rev. Mills
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Wendy Glass
Patience
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Ebou Manga
The Griot
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Fran Bennett
Trixie
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Michael Morgan
Teenage Deputy
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Produced By

Stan Margulies
producer
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Music

Gerald Fried

7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Cinematography

Joseph M. Wilcots

7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Sound

Willie D. Burton
sound recording
6 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Richard I. Birnbaum
sound recording
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Editing

Robbe Roberts

2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Neil Travis

2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: John W. Wheeler

2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: David Saxon

1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Casting Director

Reuben Cannon

7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Art Direction

Robert MacKichan

7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Set Design

Bill Webb

5 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: R. Chris Westlund

2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Costumes

Tom Dawson

7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Makeup

Ken Chase
makeup designer
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Joe DiBella
makeup artist
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Leonard Drake
hair style designer
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Zoltan Elek
makeup artist
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: David Dittmar
lab technician / makeup artist
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Tom Miller
makeup artist
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Craig Reardon
lab technician
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Special Effects

Russel Hessey
special effects
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Ted Koerner
special effects
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Kenneth C. Barrows
special effects
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Assistant Director

Carol Smetana
second assistant director
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Scott U. Adam
assistant director
4 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Charles Ziarko
assistant director
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Larry Powell
assistant director
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Production Management

Terence Nelson
unit production manager
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: George Taylor
post-production supervisor
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Art Department

Ron Frazier
carpenter foreman
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Michael Milgrom
property
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Stunts

Loren Janes
stunt coordinator
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Editorial

Hubert de La Bouillerie
first assistant editor
2 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: John Carter
additional editing
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Edilberto Cruz
additional editing
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: David Saxon
additional editing
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Other

Alex Haley
consultant
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: My Lewis
research
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Barry Wexler
crab dolly operator
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: George Sims
research
6 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Sheryl Levine Guterman
research assistant: Mr. Haley
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Music Department

Eugene Marks
music editor
6 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Jay Alfred Smith
music editor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Costume Department

Donna Roberts
wardrobe: women
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Richard Butz
wardrobe: men
5 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Jorge J. González
wardrobe: men
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Kathleen McGregor
wardrobe: men
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

Camera Department

Joseph W. Calloway
key assistant camera
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Richard Thorpe
assistant camera
7 Episodes, 1979 - 1979

Script Department

Kathy Thomas
script supervisor
3 Episodes, 1979 - 1979: Jill Freeman
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Alvin Greenman
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Joyce King
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979: Lloyd Nelson
script supervisor
1 Episode, 1979 - 1979

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