- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 23, 1977
Summary:
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
Roots set the record for most Emmys won in a single season.
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| Network: | ABC |
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| Genre(s): | Drama, Documentary |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
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| LeVar Burton | Kunta Kinte |
| Ren Woods | Fanta |
| Raymond St. Jacques | The Drummer |
| Moses Gunn | The Kintango |
| Richard McKenzie | Sam Harvey |
| Thalmus Rasulala | Omoro |
| Gary Collins | Grill |
| Lee Jones-deBroux | Trumbull |
| Paul Shenar | John Carrington |
| Beverly Todd | Genelva |
| Maya Angelou | Nyo Boto |
| Harry Rhodes | Brima Cesay |
| Linda Day George | Mrs. Reynolds |
| Vic Morrow | Mr. Ames |
| Olivia Cole | Mathilde |
| Lane Binkley | Martha Johnson |
| Sally Kemp | Lila Harvey |
| Austin Stoker | Virgil Harvey |
| John Quade | Sheriff Biggs |
| Joe Dorsey | Calvert |
| Wally Taylor | Reverend |
| Charles Cyphers | Drake |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Okiyu The Wrestler |
| William Watson | Mr. Gardner |
