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The illustrious production showcased an ensemble of blazing acting talents and was watched by 140-million viewers. Brought to the screen by pioneering Executive Producer David L. Wolper, this landmark miniseries follows Haley's African ancestor Kunta Kinte, forcibly brought to America in 1767, and the lineage he established despite unspeakable hardships in an unforgiving new land. Through the lens of one family, Wolper's adaptation reverberated across the globe and was crowned with dozens of awards, including an astounding 37 Emmy nominations and nine wins. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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Lorne Greene
Canada
Best series:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Police Squad! (1982) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Todd Bridges
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Everybody Hates Chris (2005) (series)
Police Story (1973) (series)
Thalmus Rasulala
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Ralph Waite
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Carnivàle (2003) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Tanya Boyd
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Police Story (1973) (series)
The Twilight Zone (1985) (series)
John Schuck
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Golden Girls (1985) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Sandy Duncan
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019) (series)
Pat Corley
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Moonlighting (1985) (series)
Raymond St. Jacques
USA
Best series:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
John Quade
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Macon McCalman
USA
Best series:
The Wonder Years (1988) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) (series)
John Dennis Johnston
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
The Golden Girls (1985) (series)
Lillian Randolph
USA
Best series:
Tom and Jerry (1940) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
Wally Taylor
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Tour of Duty (1987) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
Lee de Broux
USA
Best series:
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
High Incident (1996) (series)
Joe Dorsey
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
Highway to Heaven (1984) (series)
Lynne Moody
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
E/R (1984) (series)
Davis Roberts
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Helen Martin
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Hill Street Blues (1981) (series)
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) (series)
Jonathan Pienaar
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
Deutschland 86 (2018) (series)