Roots
A 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel about slaves in America.
Cast & Crew
LeVar Burton Kunta Kinte / Toby
Edward Asner Capt. Thomas Davies
Georg Stanford Brown Tom Harvey
Maya Angelou Nyo Boto
Cicely Tyson Binta
O.J. Simpson Kadi Touray
Louis Gossett Fiddler
Robert Reed Dr. William Reynolds
Lorne Greene John Reynolds
Vic Morrow Ames
John Amos Older Kunta Kinte / Toby
Leslie Uggams Kizzy Reynolds
Chuck Connors Tom Moore
Sandy Duncan Missy Anne Reynolds
Ben Vereen 'Chicken' George Moore
Doug McClure Jemmy Brent
Burl Ives Senator Arthur J. Justin
Marvin J. Chomsky Director
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