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"Roots: The Next Generations" Part V (1932-1933) (TV Episode 1979) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Georg Stanford Brown

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Alex Haley ... (books)
Ernest Kinoy ... (developed for television by)
Thad Mumford ... (teleplay)
Dan Wilcox ... (teleplay) (as Daniel Wilcox)

Cast (in credits order)  

Irene Cara ... Bertha Palmer Haley
Robert Culp ... Lyle Pettijohn
Dorian Harewood ... Simon Haley
Dina Merrill ... Mrs. Hickinger
Brock Peters ... Ab Dekker
Beah Richards ... Cynthia Palmer
Stan Shaw ... Will Palmer
Paul Winfield ... Dr. Horace Huguley
Dennis Fimple ... Sheriff Duffy
Lynn Hamilton ... Cousin Georgia Anderson
Les Lannom ... Jake
Debbi Morgan ... Elizabeth Harvey
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 Wendell Wright ... Ernest Faison
Fred Stuthman ... Leroy Selby
Don Ross ... Turnkey
Michael Morgan Michael Morgan ... Teenage Deputy
Stefan Crutchfield Stefan Crutchfield ... George Haley
Ticker Thompson Ticker Thompson ... Julius Haley

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
Leonard Drake ... hair style designer
Zoltan Elek ... makeup artist
Craig Reardon ... lab technician

Production Management 

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

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Carol Smetana ... second assistant director (as Carol Jean Smetana)
Charles Ziarko ... assistant director

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)

Stunts 

Loren Janes ... stunt coordinator

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
David Saxon ... additional editing

Music Department 

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

Script and Continuity Department 

Lloyd Nelson ... script supervisor

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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