Roots Színész- és szereplőlista
Older Kunta Kinte szerepében:
John Amos
✝ 1939-12-27 Newark, New Jersey, USA - 2024-08-21
John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021). Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
Mathilda Moore szerepében:
Olivia Cole
✝ 1942-11-26 Memphis, Tennessee, USA - 2018-01-19
Chicken Joe Moore szerepében:
Ben Vereen
1946-10-10 Miami, Florida, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
Belle Reynolds szerepében:
Madge Sinclair
✝ 1938-04-28 St. Ann, Jamaica W.I. - 1995-12-20
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Madge Dorita Sinclair (28 April 1938 – 20 December 1995) was a Jamaican American character actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Madge Sinclair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
