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"Roots: The Next Generations" Part II (1896-1897) (TV Episode 1979) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Charles S. Dubin

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Alex Haley ... (books)
Ernest Kinoy ... (developed for television by)
Ernest Kinoy ... (teleplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Georg Stanford Brown ... Tom Harvey
Olivia de Havilland ... Mrs. Warner (as Olivia De Havilland)
Henry Fonda ... Colonel Frederick Warner
Slim Gaillard ... Sam Wesley
Paul Koslo ... Earl Crowther
Lynne Moody ... Irene Harvey
Harry Morgan ... Bob Campbell
Roger E. Mosley ... Lee Garnet
Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer
Marc Singer ... Andy Warner
Richard Thomas ... Jim Warner
Bever-Leigh Banfield Bever-Leigh Banfield ... Cynthia Palmer
John Carter ... T.J. Calloway
Patrick Cronin ... Prison Boss (as Patrick J. Cronin)
Kathleen Doyle ... Lucy Damson
Joel Fluellen ... State Man (credit only)
Jerry Hardin ... State Man (credit only)
Fay Hauser ... Carrie Warner
Bill Henderson ... Champ Sugrue
Don Keefer ... Mr. Hapgood
J. Patrick McNamara ... Holmes
Gerald McRaney ... Harry Owens
Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey
Royce Wallace Royce Wallace ... Minnie
Anthony Davis Anthony Davis ... Third Man
Patrick Tovatt Patrick Tovatt ... Registrar
Gordon Hurst Gordon Hurst ... Walt
Opelene Bartley Opelene Bartley ... Calloway cook
Marcus Chong ... Frankie Warner (as Marcus Wyatt)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chester Grimes Chester Grimes ... Townsman (uncredited)
George Holmes ... Townsman (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel Jimmy Noel ... Townsman (uncredited)
Ted Smile ... Townsman (uncredited)
Bill Walker Bill Walker ... Townsman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Stan Margulies ... producer
David L. Wolper ... executive producer

Music by 

Gerald Fried

Cinematography by 

Joseph M. Wilcots

Editing by 

Robbe Roberts

Casting By 

Reuben Cannon

Art Direction by 

Robert MacKichan

Set Decoration by 

Bill Webb ... (as William Webb)

Costume Design by 

Tom Dawson

Makeup Department 

Ken Chase ... makeup designer
Joe DiBella ... makeup artist
David Dittmar ... lab technician
Leonard Drake ... hair style designer
Zoltan Elek ... makeup artist
Tom Miller ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Terence Nelson ... unit production manager (as Terry Nelson)
George Taylor ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Larry Powell ... assistant director
Carol Smetana ... second assistant director (as Carol Jean Smetana)

Art Department 

Ron Frazier ... carpenter foreman
Michael Milgrom ... property

Sound Department 

Willie D. Burton ... sound recording (as Willie Burton)

Special Effects by 

Russel Hessey ... special effects (as Russ Hessey)
Ted Koerner ... special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Joseph Calloway ... key assistant camera (as Joseph W. Calloway)
Richard Thorpe ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Richard Butz ... wardrobe: men
Donna Roberts ... wardrobe: women

Editorial Department 

Hubert de La Bouillerie ... first assistant editor

Music Department 

Eugene Marks ... music editor
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Kathy Thomas ... script supervisor (as Kathy Thomas Swor)

Additional Crew 

Alex Haley ... consultant
My Lewis ... research
George Sims ... research
Barry Wexler ... crab dolly operator
Sheryl Levine Guterman ... research assistant: Mr. Haley (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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