Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

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.

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Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown
as Tom Harvey
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
as Mrs. Warner
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
as Col. Frederick Warner
Paul Koslo
Paul Koslo
as Earl Crowther
Avon Long
Avon Long
as Chicken George Moore
Lynne Moody
Lynne Moody
as Irene Harvey
Greg Morris
Greg Morris
as Beeman Jones
Marc Singer
Marc Singer
as Andy Warner
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
as Jim Warner
Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser
as Carrie Barden
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
as John Dolan
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
as Elizabeth Harvey
Kathleen Doyle
Kathleen Doyle
as Lucy Damson
Ja'net DuBois
Ja'net DuBois
as Sally Harvey
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard
as Sam Wesley
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
as Bob Campbell
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
as Lee Garnet
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
as Will Palmer
Irene Cara
Irene Cara
as Bertha Palmer Haley
James Daly
James Daly
as R.S.M. Boyce
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
as Dad Jones
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
as Queen Victoria Haley
Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood
as Simon Haley
Kene Holliday
Kene Holliday
as Detroit
George Voskovec
George Voskovec
as Mr. Goldstein
Hal Williams
Hal Williams
as Aleck Haley
Bever-Leigh Banfield
Bever-Leigh Banfield
as Cynthia Palmer
E. Lamont Johnson
E. Lamont Johnson
as Frank Warner, age 20
Bernie Casey
Bernie Casey
as Bubba Haywood
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
as Francey
Rosey Grier
Rosey Grier
as Big Slew Johnson
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Capt. Bowker
Percy Rodriguez
Percy Rodriguez
as Boyd Moffatt
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein
as Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
Diana Douglas
Diana Douglas
as Mrs. Andy Warner
Jason Wingreen
Jason Wingreen
as Judge Quartermain
Maidie Norman
Maidie Norman
as Sister Scrap Scott
Bruce French
Bruce French
as Calloway
Robert Culp
Robert Culp
as Lyle Pettijohn
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill
as Mrs. Hickinger
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
as Ab Decker
Beah Richards
Beah Richards
as Cynthia Palmer
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
as Dr. Horace Huguley
Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
Kristoff St. John
Kristoff St. John
as Alex Haley, age 12
Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
as D.L. Lewis
Dennis Fimple
Dennis Fimple
as Sheriff Duffy
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
as Nan Branch Haley
Damon Evans
Damon Evans
as Alex Haley, ages 17-25
Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
as Cmdr. Robert Munroe
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
as Zeona Haley
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson
as Nelson
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
as Lila
John Hancock
John Hancock
as Scotty
Della Reese
Della Reese
as Mrs. Lydia Branch
Telma Hopkins
Telma Hopkins
as Daisy
Milt Kogan
Milt Kogan
as Mel Klein
Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie
as Dodie Brattle
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
as George Lincoln Rockwell
James Broderick
James Broderick
as Dr. Lewis
Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin
as Odile Richards
Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine
as Dr. Vansina
Norman Fell
Norman Fell
as Bernie Raymond
Al Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman Jr.
as Malcolm X
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
as Alex Haley
Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil
as Sister Will Ada
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
as Singer
Bobby Short
Bobby Short
as Pianist
Jane Rose
Jane Rose
as Mrs. Bullfinch
Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins
as George Haley
Johnny Sekka
Johnny Sekka
as Ebou Manga
Kim Fields
Kim Fields
as Lydia Haley
Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
as Teenage Deputy
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 0

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    Roots: the next generations - the legacy continues

Episodes season 1

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    Part 1

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    Part 2

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    Part 3

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    Part 4

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    Part 5

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    Part 6

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    Part 7

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