Episodes Part I (1882-1883) February 18, 1979 Part II (1896-1897) February 19, 1979 Part III (1914-1918) February 20, 1979 Part IV (1918-1921) February 21, 1979 Part V (1932-1933) February 22, 1979 Part VI (1939-1950) February 23, 1979 Part VII (1960-1967) February 24, 1979 Directed by John Erman   Charles S. Dubin   Georg Stanford Brown   Lloyd Richards   Written by Alex Haley   Ernest Kinoy   Sydney A. Glass   Thad Mumford   Dan Wilcox   John McGreevey   Cast Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey (6 episodes) Dorian Harewood ... Simon Haley (5 episodes) Paul Koslo ... Earl Crowther (4 episodes) Marc Singer ... Andy Warner (4 episodes) Fay Hauser ... Carrie Barden (4 episodes) Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer (4 episodes) Lynn Hamilton ... Cousin Georgia Anderson (4 episodes) Henry Fonda ... Colonel Frederick Warner (3 episodes) Richard Thomas ... Jim Warner (3 episodes) Bever-Leigh Banfield ... Cynthia Palmer (3 episodes) Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer Haley (3 episodes) Ruby Dee ... Queen Haley (3 episodes) Georg Stanford Brown ... Tom Harvey (2 episodes) Olivia de Havilland ... Mrs. Warner (2 episodes) (as Olivia De Havilland) Lynne Moody ... Irene Harvey (2 episodes) Kathleen Doyle ... Lucy Damson (2 episodes) Don Keefer ... Mr. Hapgood (2 episodes) Royce Wallace ... Minnie (2 episodes) Damu King ... Sergeant Washington (2 episodes) Beah Richards ... Cynthia Palmer (2 episodes) Avon Long ... Chicken George Moore Greg Morris ... Beeman Jones Brian Stokes Mitchell ... John Dolan (as Brian Mitchell) Ja'net DuBois ... Sally Harvey Lou Frizzell ... Conductor (as Lou Frizzel) Cynthia Sye ... Cynthia Harvey Wendy Glass ... Patience Luise Heath ... Mrs. Jones Albert Reed ... J. W. Boyd Essex Smith ... Servant Ray Hemphill ... Engineer Morgan Roberts ... Mourner Frances E. Nealy ... Mourner (as Frances Nealy) Al Fann ... Boy (as Al 'Jocko' Fann) Marcus Chong ... Frankie Warner (as Marcus Wyatt) Slim Gaillard ... Sam Wesley Harry Morgan ... Bob Campbell Roger E. Mosley ... Lee Garnet John Carter ... T.J. Calloway Patrick Cronin ... Prison Boss (as Patrick J. Cronin) Joel Fluellen ... State Man (credit only) Jerry Hardin ... State Man (credit only) Bill Henderson ... Champ Sugrue J. Patrick McNamara ... Holmes Gerald McRaney ... Harry Owens Anthony Davis ... Third Man Patrick Tovatt ... Registrar Gordon Hurst ... Walt Opelene Bartley ... Calloway cook James Daly ... RSM Boyce Ossie Davis ... Dad Jones Kene Holiday ... Detroit (as Kene Holliday) George Voskovec ... Mr. Goldstein Hal Williams ... Aleck Haley Michael Alldredge ... Mr. Davidson James Keane ... Night Dispatcher Charles Lampkin ... Loman William Mims ... Willett Fred Pinkard ... Ginger Albert Popwell ... Fader J.A. Preston ... President Harper James Ray ... Mr. Perry Tamu Blackwell ... Bessie (as Tamu) Philip Michael Thomas ... Eddie Franklin E. Lamont Johnson ... Frank Warner Bianca Taylor ... Sophia (as Bianca Ferguson) John Lafayette ... Nate Atkins Sue Ann Gilfillan ... Mrs. Parton Marguerite Ray ... Mrs. Loman Richard Sanders ... Captain Theodore Lehmann ... Walker (as Ted Lehmann) Fuddle Bagley ... Porter #1 Anne Haley ... Student Claire Denise Ford ... Clarie Sean Michael Rice ... Sergeant Bernie Casey ... Bubba Haywood Pam Grier ... Francey Roosevelt Grier ... Big Slew Johnson (as Rosey Grier) Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Captain Bowker Percy Rodrigues ... Boyd Moffatt John Rubinstein ... Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck Charles Weldon ... Doxey Walker Diana Douglas ... Mrs. Andy Warner Bruce French ... Tom Calloway Maidie Norman ... Sister Scrap Scott Charles Robinson ... Luke Bettiger (as Charlie Robinson) Jason Wingreen ... Judge Quartermain Roberta Jean Williams ... Rosie Yula Gavala ... French Girl Jessica St. John ... Nurse Ernestine Jackson ... Lady Ebou Manga ... Senegalese Soldier Robert Kya-Hill ... Minister (as Robert Kya Hill) Sterling Swanson ... Chaplain Don Furneaux ... Major Robert Culp ... Lyle Pettijohn Dina Merrill ... Mrs. Hickinger Brock Peters ... Ab Dekker Paul Winfield ... Dr. Horace Huguley Dennis Fimple ... Sheriff Duffy Les Lannom ... Jake Logan Ramsey ... F.R. Lewis Timothy Scott ... Alvin Peacock Mel Stewart ... Dr. Crawford Kristoff St. John ... Alex Haley, Age 12 (as Christoff St. John) Wendell Wright ... Ernest Faison Fred Stuthman ... Leroy Selby Don Ross ... Turnkey Michael Morgan ... Teenage Deputy Stefan Crutchfield ... George Haley Ticker Thompson ... Julius Haley Debbie Allen ... Nan Branch Haley Diahann Carroll ... Zeona Haley Damon Evans ... Alex Haley, ages 17-25 Andy Griffith ... Commander Robert Munroe Rafer Johnson ... Nelson Carmen McRae ... Lila John Hancock ... Scotty Mary Betten ... Proprietress Ted Gehring ... Road Boss Albert Hall ... Vernon Telma Hopkins ... Daisy (as Thelma Hopkins) Milt Kogan ... Mel Klein W.K. Stratton ... Dunne Vernon Washington ... Rev. Mills Fran Bennett ... Trixie Bill Borsella ... Clerk Woody Eney ... Officer Jon Cedar ... Assistant Larry Golden ... Morrison F. William Parker ... VFW Manager Charles Lucia ... Crewman #3 (as Chip Lucia) Hap Lawrence ... Mr. Weaver Joel Herd ... Bill Haley Kim Fields ... Lydia Haley Shane Mooney ... Julius Haley Jarrod Johnson ... George Haley Curtis Griffin ... Letter Writer Barbara Barrie ... Dodie Brattle Marlon Brando ... George Lincoln Rockwell James Broderick ... Dr. Lewis Lee Chamberlin ... Odile Richards Michael Constantine ... Dr. Vansina Norman Fell ... Paul Reynolds Al Freeman Jr. ... Malcolm X James Earl Jones ... Alex Haley Claudia McNeil ... Sister Will Ada Barnett Linda Hopkins ... Singer Bobby Short ... Self Zakes Mokae ... African Minister Howard E. Rollins Jr. ... George Haley (as Howard Rollins) Jane Rose ... Mrs. Bulfinch Johnny Sekka ... Ebou (as John Sekka) Patricia Smith ... Mrs. Randall Ebou Manga ... The Griot Frederick Combs ... Reporter Abdoulaye NGom ... Mandinkan Minister (as Abdoulaye N'Gom) Ernie Hudson ... Muslim at Door Earl Billings ... Henning Preacher Le Tari ... U.N. African Kieu Chinh ... U.N. Receptionist Bill Quinn ... Taxi Driver Joel Leon d'Anjou ... Kinte Doria Cook-Nelson ... Stewardess (as Doria Cook) Nancy Harewood ... Woman at Party (as Ann McCurry) Michael Eugene Anderson ... Heckler John Andersonjo ... Muslim at Meeting Melvin Jones ... Muslim #2 Luce Rains ... Nazi Guard (as Steven Hartley) Fumilayo ... Gambian Mother Uncredited Cast Georg Stanford Brown ... Tom Harvey (archive footage) Lynne Moody ... Irene Harvey (archive footage) Marcus Chong ... Frankie Warner Arnold Roberts ... Townsman Eddie Smith ... Mourner Arthur Tovey ... Townsman Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer (archive footage) Bever-Leigh Banfield ... Cynthia Harvey Palmer (archive footage) Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer (archive footage) Olivia Cole ... Matilda Moore (archive footage) Chuck Connors ... Tom Moore (archive footage) Alex Haley ... Self Madge Sinclair ... Bell Reynolds (archive footage) Leslie Uggams ... Kizzy Reynolds (archive footage) Ben Vereen ... Chicken George Moore (archive footage) Produced by Stan Margulies   David L. Wolper   Original Music by Gerald Fried

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