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.

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Tom Harvey

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Mrs. Warner

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Col. Frederick Warner

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Earl Crowther

Avon Long

Chicken George Moore

Lynne Moody

Lynne Moody

Irene Harvey

Greg Morris

Greg Morris

Beeman Jones

Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Andy Warner

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Jim Warner

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Carrie Barden

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

John Dolan

Debbi Morgan

Debbi Morgan

Elizabeth Harvey

Kathleen Doyle

Kathleen Doyle

Lucy Damson

Ja'net DuBois

Ja'net DuBois

Sally Harvey

Slim Gaillard

Sam Wesley

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Bob Campbell

Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. Mosley

Lee Garnet

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Will Palmer

Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Bertha Palmer Haley

James Daly

James Daly

R.S.M. Boyce

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Dad Jones

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Queen Victoria Haley

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Simon Haley

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Detroit

George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Mr. Goldstein

Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Aleck Haley

Bever-Leigh Banfield

Bever-Leigh Banfield

Cynthia Palmer

E. Lamont Johnson

Frank Warner, age 20

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Bubba Haywood

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Francey

Rosey Grier

Rosey Grier

Big Slew Johnson

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Capt. Bowker

Percy Rodriguez

Percy Rodriguez

Boyd Moffatt

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck

Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas

Mrs. Andy Warner

Jason Wingreen

Jason Wingreen

Judge Quartermain

Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

Sister Scrap Scott

Bruce French

Bruce French

Calloway

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Lyle Pettijohn

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Mrs. Hickinger

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Ab Decker

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Cynthia Palmer

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Dr. Horace Huguley

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Cousin Georgia Anderson

Kristoff St. John

Kristoff St. John

Alex Haley, age 12

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey

D.L. Lewis

Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Sheriff Duffy

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Nan Branch Haley

Damon Evans

Damon Evans

Alex Haley, ages 17-25

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Cmdr. Robert Munroe

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Zeona Haley

Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Nelson

Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae

Lila

John Hancock

John Hancock

Scotty

Della Reese

Della Reese

Mrs. Lydia Branch

Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins

Daisy

Milt Kogan

Milt Kogan

Mel Klein

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Dodie Brattle

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

George Lincoln Rockwell

James Broderick

James Broderick

Dr. Lewis

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Odile Richards

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Dr. Vansina

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Bernie Raymond

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Malcolm X

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Alex Haley

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Sister Will Ada

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins

Singer

Bobby Short

Bobby Short

Pianist

Jane Rose

Jane Rose

Mrs. Bullfinch

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

George Haley

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka

Ebou Manga

Kim Fields

Kim Fields

Lydia Haley