Roots 47 years old
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Asner He was 47 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Lloyd Bridges He was 64 , 85 years old when he died | as Evan Brent |
| Cicely Tyson She was 52 , now 99 years old | as Binta |
| Lorne Greene He was 61 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Louis Gossett, Jr. He was 40 , now 88 years old | as Fiddler |
| LeVar Burton He was 19 , now 67 years old | as Kunta Kinte |
| Vic Morrow He was 47 , 53 years old when he died | as Ames |
| Lynda Day George She was 32 , now 80 years old | |
| Chuck Connors He was 55 , 71 years old when he died | as Tom Moore |
| Sandy Duncan She was 30 , now 78 years old | as Missy Anne Reynolds |
| Ralph Waite He was 48 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Ben Vereen He was 30 , now 78 years old | as "Chicken" George |
| Ben Vereen He was 30 , now 78 years old | as Chicken George Moore |
| Leslie Uggams She was 33 , now 81 years old | as Kizzy Reynolds |
| Carolyn Jones She was 46 , 53 years old when she died | as Mrs. Moore |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka He was 36 , 77 years old when he died | as Wrestler |
| Scatman Crothers He was 66 , 76 years old when he died | as Mingo |
| John Amos He was 37 , now 84 years old | as Toby |
| John Amos He was 37 , now 84 years old | as Kunta Kinte (Adult) |
| Olivia Cole She was 34 , 75 years old when she died | as Mathilda |
| Georg Stanford Brown He was 33 , now 81 years old | as Tom Harvey |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Stan Margulies Production He was 56 , 80 years old when he died | Producer |
| Marvin J. Chomsky Directing He was 47 , now 95 years old | Director |
| Malcolm D. Alper Production | Producer |
| John Erman Directing He was 41 , now 89 years old | Director |
| Gilbert Moses Directing He was 34 , 52 years old when he died | Director |
Roots (47 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1977-01-23
- Runtime: [90,45] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 8