Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
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.
Jim Warner
Dodie Brattle
Mrs. Hickinger
George Lincoln Rockwell
Ab Decker
Will Palmer
Francey
Dad Jones
Alex Haley
Cmdr. Robert Munroe
Simon Haley
Queen Victoria Haley
Bubba Haywood
Dr. Horace Huguley
Nan Branch Haley
Elizabeth Harvey
Irene Harvey
Andy Warner
Alex Haley, age 12
Big Slew Johnson
Lee Garnet
Alex Haley, ages 17-25
Bob Campbell
Col. Frederick Warner
Mrs. Warner
Malcom X
Bertha Palmer Haley
Earl Crowther
Cynthia Palmer
Beeman Jones
Lyle Pettijohn
Tom Harvey
Lydia Haley
Zeona Haley
John Dolan
Carrie Barden
Bernie Raymond
Aleck Haley
Dr. Lewis
Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
Capt. Bowker
Boyd Moffatt
Dr. Vansina
Mr. Goldstein
Odile Richards
Malcolm X
Lucy Damson
Sally Harvey
R.S.M. Boyce
Detroit
Cynthia Palmer
Mrs. Andy Warner
Judge Quartermain
Sister Scrap Scott
Calloway
D.L. Lewis
Sheriff Duffy
Nelson
Lila
Scotty
Mrs. Lydia Branch
Daisy
Mel Klein
Sister Will Ada
Singer
Pianist
Mrs. Bullfinch
George Haley
Ebou Manga
Lydia Haley
