
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.
Roots: The Next Generations
February 18, 1979
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Cast (50)

Pam Grier
Francey

James Earl Jones
Alex Haley

Marlon Brando
George Lincoln Rockwell

Robert Culp
Lyle Pettijohn

Richard Thomas
N/A

Richard Thomas
Jim Warner

Andy Griffith
Commander Robert Munroe

Henry Fonda
Colonel Frederick Warner

Olivia de Havilland
Mme Warner

John Rubinstein
Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck

Michael Constantine
Dr. Vansina

Stan Shaw
Will Palmer

Stan Shaw
Jim Warner

Marc Singer
Andy Warner

Harry Morgan
Bob Campbell

Beah Richards
Cynthia Palmer

Diahann Carroll
Zeona Haley

Paul Koslo
Earl Crowther

Dorian Harewood
Simon Haley

Dina Merrill
N/A

James Broderick
Dr. Lewis

Kim Fields
N/A

Debbie Allen
Branch Haley

Paul Winfield
Dr. Horace Huguley

Lynn Hamilton
Cousin Georgia Anderson

Bernie Casey
Bubba Haywood

Brock Peters
Ab Decker

Roger E. Mosley
Lee Garnet

Irene Cara
Bertha Palmer Haley

Ruby Dee
la reine Victoria Haley

Debbi Morgan
Elizabeth Harvey

George Voskovec
M. Goldstein

Georg Stanford Brown
Tom Harvey

Hal Williams
Aleck Haley

Lynne Moody
Irene Harvey

Barbara Barrie
Dodie Brattle

Greg Morris
Beeman Jones

Lee Chamberlin
Odile Richards

Rosey Grier
N/A

Al Freeman Jr.
N/A

Al Freeman Jr.
Malcom X

Norman Fell
Bernie Raymond

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Capitaine Bowker

Percy Rodriguez
Boyd Moffatt

Kristoff St. John
Alex Haley, Age 12

Ossie Davis
Jones

Fay Hauser
Carrie

Avon Long
Chicken George Moore

Damon Evans
Alex Haley, ages 17-25
Crew (3)
Directing
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Alex Haley
Writer
Production

David L. Wolper
Executive Producer

Stan Margulies
Producer