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Roots: The Gift
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Cast (30)
Producers (3)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editor (1)
Casting Director (1)
Production Designer (1)
Set Decorator (1)
Costume Designer (1)
Makeup Department (3)
Production Manager (1)
Second Unit or Assistant Director (1)
Art Department (1)
Sound Department (3)
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Director
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks
Writer
(
WGA
)
David Eyre
David Eyre
written by (as D.M. Eyre Jr.)
Cast
(in credits order)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler Reynolds
LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker Jr.
John McMartin
John McMartin
Edmund Parker Sr.
Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin
Dr. William Reynolds
Annabella Price
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett
Mammy May
Tim Russ
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Scarvie
Brandy Brown
Brandy Brown
Arabella Parker
Ernest Harden Jr.
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nicholas
Maria Bryant
Maria Bryant
Lilly
(as Maria Bryant Ellis)
James McIntire
James McIntire
Jubal
Lawrence A. Mandley
Lawrence A. Mandley
Boatman
John Sherrod
John Sherrod
Driver #1
Karl Anthony Smith
Karl Anthony Smith
Gaunt Man
J. Christopher Sullivan
J. Christopher Sullivan
Driver #2
Donna Howell
Donna Howell
Elly
Billy Ray Reynolds
Billy Ray Reynolds
Christopher
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards
Gentleman #1
Myke R. Mueller
Myke R. Mueller
Gentleman #2
(as Myke Mueller)
John Murray
John Murray
Bishop Wadley
(as John Murrey)
Alex Haley
Alex Haley
Self - presenter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
Bernard Peyton
Bernard Peyton
Jolly
Tina Andrews
Tina Andrews
Aurelia
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Goldman
Robert Goldman
Horseman
(uncredited)
Debra Perry
Debra Perry
Slave Girl
(uncredited)
Producers
Bernard Sofronski
Bernard Sofronski
executive producer
David L. Wolper
David L. Wolper
executive producer
Mark Wolper
Mark Wolper
producer
Composer
Gerald Fried
Gerald Fried
Cinematographer
John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo
director of photography
Editor
Stanford C. Allen
Stanford C. Allen
Casting Director
Jo Doster
Jo Doster
Production Designer
Beala Neel
Beala Neel
Set Decorator
Bill Webb
Bill Webb
set decorator (as William Webb)
Costume Designer
Dodie Shepard
Dodie Shepard
Makeup Department
Mike Moschella
Mike Moschella
makeup artist
Jan Van Uchelen
Jan Van Uchelen
hair stylist
Julia L. Walker
Julia L. Walker
assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Bill Carroll
Bill Carroll
unit production manager
Second Unit or Assistant Director
Cathy A. Roszell
Cathy A. Roszell
second assistant director (as Cathy Roszell)
Art Department
Jimmie Herron Jr.
Jimmie Herron Jr.
property master
Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Jeremy Hoenack
Jeremy Hoenack
supervising sound editor
Michael Payne
Michael Payne
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Wolf
Jeff Wolf
assistant camera
Music Department
Tom Boyd
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Donald Harris
Donald Harris
music editor (as Don Harris)
Tommy Morgan
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica
Transportation Department
Ron Bledsoe
Ron Bledsoe
transportation
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