Directed by John Erman Written by William Blinn   Alex Haley   Ernest Kinoy   Cast Louis Gossett Jr. ... Fiddler Lorne Greene ... John Reynolds Robert Reed ... Dr. William Reynolds Ralph Waite ... Slater Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Wrestler Lynda Day George ... Mrs. Reynolds Vic Morrow ... Ames Paul Shenar ... John Carrington Renn Woods ... Fanta (as Ren Woods) LeVar Burton ... Kunta Kinte / Toby Tina Andrews ... Aurelia Ann Weldon ... Mary Big Joe Turner ... The Singer (as Joe Turner) Fred Covington ... Auctioneer Maurice Hunt ... The Doctor Brooks Clift ... McAlmon Joe Dorsey ... Calvert Bill Gribble ... Seaman Grimes Roosevelt Smith ... James Stan Haze ... Field Singer Cindy Henderson ... Bess Rachel Longaker ... Caroline Betty Cole ... Sassy Woman Produced by Stan Margulies   Original Music by Gerald Fried

Additional Info Premiere: January 24, 1977 DVD Release: January 15, 2002 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing) TV One   (2007) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2011) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,699 / 20,725 Site Ranking