Tom lea played by jonathan rhys meyers.
Who played lamin in roots.
Cyrus played by tip ti harris.
Lavar burton famous for star trek and reading rainbow played young kunta kinte.
In 1977 no one could have predicted just how popular the miniseries roots was going to be.
Paul shenar sally kemp ralph waite ian mcshane leslie uggams burl ives levar burton louis gossett jr.
Nancy holt played by anna paquin.
John amos who played kunta kinte as an older man however remembers the moment he knew.
Chicken george played by regé jean page.
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The saga of an american family is a 1976 novel written by alex haley it tells the story of kunta kinte an 18th century african captured as an adolescent sold into slavery in africa transported to north america.
In the movie roots the character kunta kinte toby was played by two different actors.
Following his life and the lives of his descendants in the united states down to haley the release of the novel combined with its hugely popular television adaptation roots.
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Roots tv mini series 1977 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
Roots study guide contains a biography of alex haley literature essays quiz questions major themes characters and a full summary and analysis.