Roots: The Next Generations 45 years old
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.
Credits
James Earl Jones
Alex Haley
John Rubinstein
Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck
Ruby Dee
la reine Victoria Haley
Brock Peters
Ab Decker
Dorian Harewood
Simon Haley
Henry Fonda
Colonel Frederick Warner
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Earl Jones He was 48 , now 93 years old | as Alex Haley |
| John Rubinstein He was 32 , now 77 years old | as Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck |
| Ruby Dee She was 56 , 91 years old when she died | as la reine Victoria Haley |
| Brock Peters He was 50 , 77 years old when he died | as Ab Decker |
| Dorian Harewood He was 28 , now 74 years old | as Simon Haley |
| Henry Fonda He was 73 , 77 years old when he died | as Colonel Frederick Warner |
| Marlon Brando He was 54 , 80 years old when he died | as George Lincoln Rockwell |
| Fay Hauser She was 30 , now 75 years old | as Carrie |
| Michael Constantine He was 51 , now 97 years old | as Dr. Vansina |
| Diahann Carroll She was 43 , 84 years old when she died | as Zeona Haley |
| Kim Fields She was 9 , now 55 years old | |
| Harry Morgan He was 63 , 96 years old when he died | as Bob Campbell |
| Pam Grier She was 29 , now 75 years old | as Francey |
| Paul Koslo He was 34 , 74 years old when he died | as Earl Crowther |
| Paul Winfield He was 39 , 64 years old when he died | as Dr. Horace Huguley |
| Andy Griffith He was 52 , 86 years old when he died | as Commander Robert Munroe |
| Marc Singer He was 31 , now 76 years old | as Andy Warner |
| Olivia de Havilland She was 62 , 104 years old when she died | as Mme Warner |
| Lynn Hamilton She was 48 , now 94 years old | as Cousin Georgia Anderson |
| Norman Fell He was 54 , 74 years old when he died | as Bernie Raymond |
| Gerald S. O'Loughlin He was 57 , 93 years old when he died | as Capitaine Bowker |
| Percy Rodríguez He was 6 , 34 years old when he died | as Boyd Moffatt |
| Robert Culp He was 48 , 79 years old when he died | as Lyle Pettijohn |
| Dina Merrill She was 55 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Stan Shaw He was 26 , now 72 years old | as Will Palmer |
| Stan Shaw He was 26 , now 72 years old | as Jim Warner |
| Greg Morris He was 45 , 62 years old when he died | as Beeman Jones |
| Brian Stokes Mitchell He was 21 , now 67 years old | |
| James Broderick He was 51 , 55 years old when he died | as Dr. Lewis |
| Richard Thomas He was 27 , now 73 years old | as Jim Warner |
| Richard Thomas He was 27 , now 73 years old | |
| Debbi Morgan She was 22 , now 68 years old | as Elizabeth Harvey |
| Lynne Moody She was 33 , now 78 years old | as Irene Harvey |
| George Voskovec He was 73 , 76 years old when he died | as M. Goldstein |
| Ossie Davis He was 61 , 87 years old when he died | as Jones |
| Debbie Allen She was 29 , now 74 years old | as Branch Haley |
| Hal Williams He was 40 , now 85 years old | as Aleck Haley |
| Roger E. Mosley He was 40 , now 85 years old | as Lee Garnet |
| Rosey Grier was 46 , now 92 years old | |
| Irene Cara She was 19 , now 65 years old | as Bertha Palmer Haley |
| Damon Evans He was 9 , now 54 years old | as Alex Haley, ages 17-25 |
| Lee Chamberlin She was 41 , now 86 years old | as Odile Richards |
| Bernie Casey He was 39 , 78 years old when he died | as Bubba Haywood |
| Al Freeman, Jr. He was 44 , 78 years old when he died | as Malcom X |
| Georg Stanford Brown He was 35 , now 81 years old | as Tom Harvey |
| Beah Richards She was 58 , 80 years old when she died | as Cynthia Palmer |
| Al Freeman, Jr. He was 44 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Michael Morgan (actor) was 19 , 39 years old when died | as Teenage Deputy |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Stan Margulies Production He was 58 , 80 years old when he died | Producer |
| Ernest Kinoy Writing He was 53 , 89 years old when he died | Writer |
| Georg Stanford Brown Directing He was 35 , now 81 years old | Director |
| John Erman Directing He was 43 , now 89 years old | Director |
| Charles S. Dubin Directing He was 60 , 92 years old when he died | Director |
| John McGreevey Writing He was 56 , 87 years old when he died | Writer |
Roots: The Next Generations (45 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1979-02-18
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 7