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Roots
Cast & Crew
Cast
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LeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
Cicely TysonBinta
Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
Olivia ColeMathilda- Olivia ColeMathilda Moore
Ji-Tu CumbukaWrestler
Ben VereenChicken George Moore- Ben VereenChicken Joe Moore
Chuck ConnorsTom Moore
Carolyn JonesMrs. Moore
Leslie UggamsKizzy Reynolds- Leslie UggamsKizzy Reynolds Moore
John AmosKunta Kinte- John AmosOlder Kunta Kinte
Madge SinclairBell Reynolds- Madge SinclairBelle Reynolds
O. J. SimpsonKadi Touray
Maya AngelouNyo Boto
Moses GunnKintango
Thalmus RasulalaOmoro
Hari RhodesBrima Cesay
William WatsonGardner
Ernest Lee ThomasKailuba
Lorne GreeneJohn Reynolds
Ralph WaiteSlater
Lynda Day GeorgeMrs. Reynolds
Paul ShenarJohn Carrington
Tina AndrewsAurelia
Ren WoodsFanta
Sandy DuncanMissy Anne Reynolds
Richard RoundtreeSam Bennett
Macdonald CareySquire James
Scatman CrothersMingo
George HamiltonStephen Bennett
Ian McShaneSir Eric Russell
Pat CorleyReferee
Macon McCalmanPoston
Robert PhalenRufus Jackson
Wayne HeffleyTelegrapher
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsNoah
John SchuckOrdell
Brion JamesSlaver
Richard FarnsworthTrumbull
Raymond St. JacquesThe Drummer
Tanya BoydGenelva
Thayer DavidHarlan
Ed AsnerCapt. Thomas Davies
Lee de BrouxTrumbull
Allen WilliamsRobert Calvert
Vic MorrowAmes
Charles CyphersFred Drake
Robert ReedDr. William Reynolds- Fred D. ScottLuther
Lloyd BridgesEvan Brent
Georg Stanford BrownTom Harvey
Brad Davis'Old' George Johnson
Hilly HicksLewis Harvey
Lynne MoodyIrene Harvey
Lillian RandolphSister Sara
Richard McKenzieSam Harvey
Sally KempLila Harvey
Austin StokerVirgil Harvey
Lane BinkleyMartha Johnson- Stan HazeField Singer
Todd BridgesBud Harvey
Beverly ToddMaggie (Fanta)- Tajh Abdul-SamadBaby Kunta Kinte
Doug McClureJimmy Brent
Burl IvesSenator Arthur J. Justin
Gary CollinsGrill
Roxie RokerMalizy
Helen MartinAunt Sukey- Elma V. JacksonMama Ada
Ann WeldonMary
Wally TaylorReverend- Lee KesslerMiss Constable
Big Joe TurnerThe Singer
John QuadeSheriff Charlie Biggs
Davis RobertsLeonard
Tracey GoldMissy Anne Reynolds
Hank RolikeJohn- Fred CovingtonAuctioneer
- Maurice HuntThe Doctor
John Dennis JohnstonMan at Cockfight- Brooks CliftMcAlmon
- Kermit EcholsVilars
- Joe DorseyCalvert
- Ronnie LeggettKalilu
- Bill GribbleSeaman Grimes
- Roosevelt SmithJames
- Cindy HendersonBess
- Rachel LongakerCaroline
- Betty ColeSassy Woman
- Sonny Jim GainesField Hand
