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Directed by
Georg Stanford Brown (part 5)
Charles S. Dubin (part 2)
John Erman (parts 1, 3, 4 and 7)
Lloyd Richards (part 6)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sydney A. Glass  writer
Alex Haley  book "Roots and Search"
Ernest Kinoy  writer
John McGreevey  writer
Thad Mumford  writer
Dan Wilcox  writer

Cast (in credits order)
Georg Stanford Brown ... Tom Harvey

Olivia de Havilland ... Mrs. Warner

Henry Fonda ... Colonel Frederick Warner

Paul Koslo ... Earl Crowther
Avon Long ... Chicken George Moore
Lynne Moody ... Irene Harvey
Greg Morris ... Beeman Jones

Marc Singer ... Andy Warner
Richard Thomas ... Jim Warner
Fay Hauser ... Carrie Barden
Brian Stokes Mitchell ... John Dolan (as Brian Mitchell)
Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey
Kathleen Doyle ... Lucy Damson
Ja'net DuBois ... Sally Harvey
Slim Gaillard ... Sam Wesley
Harry Morgan ... Bob Campbell
Roger E. Mosley ... Lee Garnet
Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer
Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer Haley
James Daly ... RSM Boyce

Ossie Davis ... Dad Jones
Ruby Dee ... Queen Haley
Dorian Harewood ... Simon Haley
Kene Holliday ... Detroit
George Voskovec ... Mr. Goldstein

Hal Williams ... Aleck Haley
Bever-Leigh Banfield ... Cynthia Palmer (early years)
E. Lamont Johnson ... Frank
Bernie Casey ... Bubba Haywood

Pam Grier ... Francey
Roosevelt Grier ... Big Slew Johnson
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Captain Bowker
Percy Rodrigues ... Boyd Moffatt
John Rubinstein ... Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck
Diana Douglas ... Mrs. Andy Warner
Jason Wingreen ... Judge Quartermain

Maidie Norman ... Sister Scrap Scott

Bruce French ... Calloway
Robert Culp ... Lyle Pettijohn
Dina Merrill ... Mrs. Hickinger

Brock Peters ... Ab Decker
Beah Richards ... Cynthia Palmer
Paul Winfield ... Dr. Horace Huguley

Lynn Hamilton ... Cousin Georgia
Kristoff St. John ... Alex Haley as a boy (as Christoff St. John)
Logan Ramsey ... D.L. Lewis
Dennis Fimple ... Sheriff Duffy

Debbie Allen ... Nan Branch Haley
Damon Evans ... Alex Haley, ages 17-25

Andy Griffith ... Commander Robert Munroe

Diahann Carroll ... Zenitha Haley (voice)
Rafer Johnson ... Nelson
Carmen McRae ... Lila
John Hancock ... Scotty
Telma Hopkins ... Daisy
Milt Kogan ... Mel Klein
Barbara Barrie ... Dodie Brattle

Marlon Brando ... George Lincoln Rockwell
James Broderick ... Dr. Lewis
Lee Chamberlin ... Odile Richards (as Lee Chamberlain)

Michael Constantine ... Dr. Vansina
Norman Fell ... Bernie Raymond
Al Freeman Jr. ... Malcolm X

James Earl Jones ... Alex Haley
Claudia McNeil ... Sister Will Ada
Linda Hopkins ... Singer
Bobby Short ... Pianist
Jane Rose ... Mrs. Bulfinch
Howard E. Rollins Jr. ... George Haley
Johnny Sekka ... Ebou Manga
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Alldredge ... Mr. Davidson
John Andersonjo ... Muslim at Meeting
Michael Eugene Anderson ... Heckler
Fuddle Bagley ... Porter #1
Fran Bennett ... Trixie
Mary Betten ... Proprietress

Earl Billings ... Henning Preacher
Tamu Blackwell ... Bessie
Bill Borsella ... Clerk

Jon Cedar ... Assistant
Kieu Chinh ... U.N. Receptionist
Frederick Combs ... Reporter
Doria Cook-Nelson ... Stewardess
Stefan Crutchfield ... George Haley
Joel Leon d'Anjou ... Kinte
John David ... Nazi Guard
Woody Eney ... Officer
Bianca Ferguson ... Sophia
Kim Fields ... Lydia Haley
Claire Denise Ford ... Clarie
Fumilayo ... Gambian Mother
Don Furneaux ... Major
Yula Gavala ... French Girl
Ted Gehring ... Road Boss
Sue Ann Gilfillan ... Mrs. Parton
Larry Golden ... Morrison
Curtis Griffin ... Letter Writer
Alex Haley ... Himself
Anne Haley ... Student

Albert Hall ... Vernon

Nancy Harewood ... Woman at Party (as Ann McCurry)
Joel Herd ... Billy Haley

Ernie Hudson ... Muslim at Door
Ernestine Jackson ... Lady
Jarrod Johnson ... George Haley
Melvin Jones ... Muslim #2

James Keane ... Night Dispatcher
Damu King ... Corporal
Robert Kya-Hill ... Minister

John Lafayette ... Nate Atkins
Charles Lampkin ... Loman

Les Lannom ... Jake

Hap Lawrence ... Mr. Weaver
Theodore Lehmann ... Walker
Charles Lucia ... Crewman #3
Gerald McRaney ... Town Local
William Mims ... Willett
Zakes Mokae ... African Minister
Shane Mooney ... Julius Haley
Michael Morgan ... Teenage Deputy
Abdoulaye NGom ... Mandihkan Minister

F. William Parker ... VFW Manager
Fred Pinkard ... Ginger
Albert Popwell ... Fader
J.A. Preston ... President Harper
Bill Quinn ... Taxi Driver
James Ray ... Mr. Perry
Margueritte Ray ... Mrs. Loman
Sean Michael Rice ... Sergeant
Charles Robinson ... Luke Bettiger
Don Ross ... Turnkey
Richard Sanders ... Captain
Timothy Scott ... Alvin Peacock
Patricia Smith ... Mrs. Randall
Mel Stewart ... Dr. Crawford
Jessica St. John ... Nurse
W.K. Stratton ... Dunne
Fred Stuthman ... Leroy Selby
Sterling Swanson ... Chaplain
Cynthia Sye ... Cynthia
Le Tari ... U.N. African
Philip Michael Thomas ... Eddie
Ticker Thompson ... Julius Haley
Patrick Tovatt ... Registrar
Vernon Washington ... Rev. Mills
Charles Weldon ... Doxey
Roberta Jean Williams ... Rosie
Wendell Wright ... Ernest Faison
John Amos ... Toby (archive footage) (uncredited)

LeVar Burton ... Kunta Kinte (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chuck Connors ... Tom Moore (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madge Sinclair ... Bell (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leslie Uggams ... Kizzy (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Produced by
Stan Margulies .... producer
David L. Wolper .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Gerald Fried 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph M. Wilcots 
 
Film Editing by
Robbe Roberts 
David Saxon 
Neil Travis 
John W. Wheeler 
 
Art Direction by
Robert MacKichan 
 
Makeup Department
Ken Chase .... makeup designer
Joe DiBella .... makeup artist
David Dittmar .... makeup artist
Zoltan Elek .... makeup artist
Tom Miller .... makeup artist
 
Sound Department
Jerry Jacobson .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour .... utility stunts (1979)
Craig R. Baxley .... stunts (1979)
Ray Saniger .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph W. Calloway .... key assistant camera
 
Other crew
Alex Haley .... consultant
Barry Wexler .... crab dolly operator
 

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