Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel ... among other key cast members, "Remembering Roots" behind-the-scenes documentary, ...
Roots was a television miniseries airing over eight consecutive nights in January 1977. ABC network television executives chose to "dump" the series into a string of airings rather than space out the broadcasts because they were uncertain how the public would respond to the controversial, racially charged themes of the show.
Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries Roots. Early life and education [ edit ]
In 1977, he won an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama or comedy series for his portrayal of Fiddler in the groundbreaking ABC miniseries “Roots.” He made Oscar history in 1983.
In 1977, Gossett played the role of Fiddler in the television miniseries Roots based on Alex Haley's book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Gossett stated that he was initially "insulted when they decided to give me the part of Fiddler. He resembled Stepin Fetchit, the Uncle Tom part. But I said, OK, I will take it. I'll do something.
“Roots” raised Gossett’s profile, landing him an Emmy in September 1977. Gossett’s fellow nominees in his category were all members of the “Roots” ensemble: John Amos, LeVar Burton and ...
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte's descendants in Henning, Tennessee, from 1882 to 1967.
Main cast 1977 Roots: Kailuba Episode: "Part I" The Brady Bunch Variety Hour: Raj Episode: "Episode #1.7" 1980 The Righteous Apples: Winston Episode: "Point of View" 1985–88 What's Happening Now!! Roger "Raj" Thomas Main cast 1990 In the Heat of the Night: Off. Parker Episode: "Brotherly Love: Part 1 & 2" 1996 The Parent 'Hood: Waiter