Roots
USA,
1977, 1 h 30 min
Directed by:
David GreeneScreenplay:
William BlinnCinematography:
Stevan LarnerCast:
Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Cicely Tyson, Moses Gunn, Hari Rhodes, Ernest Thomas, Thalmus Rasulala, Ralph Waite, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, William Watson, Renn WoodsCast
Maya Angelou
USA
![LeVar Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/527/162527680_367686.png)
LeVar Burton
West Germany
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (2010) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Edward Asner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269135_d63131.jpg)
Edward Asner
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series) - actor, a.f.
Justice League Unlimited (2004) (series)
Cobra Kai (2018) (series)
![O.J. Simpson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/194/164194571_89e4f5.jpg)
O.J. Simpson
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Who Is America? (2018) (series)
![Cicely Tyson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/934/162934044_c96618.jpg)
Cicely Tyson
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014) (series)
![Moses Gunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280531_664475.jpg)
Moses Gunn
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Highway to Heaven (1984) (series)
Tales from the Crypt (1989) (series)
![Hari Rhodes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/317/317718_a69e0b.jpg)
Hari Rhodes
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Ernest Thomas
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Everybody Hates Chris (2005) (series)
Veep (2012) (series)
![Thalmus Rasulala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354177_8302ce.jpg)
Thalmus Rasulala
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
![Ralph Waite](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677361_a0397b.jpg)
Ralph Waite
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Carnivàle (2003) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
![Ji-Tu Cumbuka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/048/161048662_80e18d.gif)
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
Night Gallery (1969) (series)
![William Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361121_704e6e.jpg)
William Watson
USA
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
![Renn Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/148/163148800_b1f436.jpg)
Renn Woods
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Hill Street Blues (1981) (series)
Beauty and the Beast (1987) (series)