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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.
Birth Name
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
Born
Thursday, 11 August 1921
Died
Monday, 10 February 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Seventies | Self - Author, 'Roots' | 2015 |
| Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009 |
| Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Self | 1994 |
| Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Self | 1992 |
| Alex Haley | Self | 1992 |
| Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Self | 1990 |
| Roots: The Gift | Self - presenter | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self - Biographer | 1988 |
| Eyes on the Prize | Self | 1987 |
| Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Album | Self | 1985 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Seventies | Self - Author, 'Roots' | 2015 |
| Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009 |
| Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Self | 1994 |
| Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Self | 1992 |
| Alex Haley | Self | 1992 |
| Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Self | 1990 |
| Roots: The Gift | Self - presenter | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self - Biographer | 1988 |
| Eyes on the Prize | Self | 1987 |
| Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Album | Self | 1985 |
| Conversations with Roy DeCarava | Narrator | 1983 |
| EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration | Self | 1982 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Self | 1979 |
| General Electric's All-Star Anniversary | Self | 1978 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Himself | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | 1980 |
