Roots: The Gift Skuespillere og folkene bag
Kate MulgrewHattie Carraway Shaun CassidyEdmund Parker, Jr. John McMartinEdmund Parker, Sr. Jerry HardinWilliam Reynolds Annabella PriceSarah Parker Michael LearnedAmelia Parker Karl Anthony SmithGaunt Man J. Christopher SullivanDriver #2 Billy Ray ReynoldsChristopher Michael EdwardsGentleman #1 Myke R. MuellerGentleman #2 Alex HaleySelf - presenter Tina AndrewsAurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) Robert GoldmanHorseman (uncredited) Debra PerrySlave Girl (uncredited) Bernard SofronskiExecutive producer David L. WolperExecutive producer John A. AlonzoDirector Of Photography Stanford C. AllenFilmklipper Gerald FriedKomponist af original musik Bill CarrollUnit Production Manager 
