Grass Roots
Grass Roots

Grass Roots

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1992
2h 35m
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Drama
Crime
Thriller
TV Movie

Overview

This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Senate at the same time he is forced by a local judge to defend a young man in a murder trial. On top of this, he becomes the target of an assassin hired by a white-supremacist organization.

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Mel Harris

Kate Rule

Mel Harris
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Corbin Bernsen

Will Lee

Corbin Bernsen
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Katherine Helmond

Emma Carr

Katherine Helmond
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Raymond Burr

Judge Boggs

Raymond Burr
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Rod Taylor

Gen. Willoughby

Rod Taylor
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John Glover

Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross

John Glover
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Claude Akins

Sheriff Cox

Claude Akins
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Reginald VelJohnson

Det. Mickey Henderson

Reginald VelJohnson
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James Wilder

Jerry Lomax

James Wilder
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Herb Edelman

Manny Pearl

Herb Edelman
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Henry Jones

Sen. Ben Carr

Henry Jones
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Cristi Conaway

Charlene Joiner

Cristi Conaway
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Joanna Cassidy

Ann Heath

Joanna Cassidy
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Tim O'Connor

Billy Lee

Tim O'Connor
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Julian Holloway

Elton Hunter

Julian Holloway
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Christopher Murray

Jack Buchanan

Christopher Murray
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Carlyle King

Suzy

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Tom Nowicki

Tommy Newman

Tom Nowicki
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Michael H. Moss

Det. Sgt. Charlie Pittman

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Larry Black

Gov. Mack Dean

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Donna Biscoe

Lisa Conroy

Donna Biscoe
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David Dwyer

Deputy Bart

David Dwyer
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C. Harrison Avery Jr.

Roosevelt Watkins

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Tracy L. Scruggs

Sarah Clark

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Fred Covington

Police Captain

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Edith Ivey

Mrs. Billy Lee

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Writing

Levi Lee

Rev. Calhoun

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Charles Lawlor

Dr. Albright

Charles Lawlor
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Judson Vaughn

Ernest Jenkins

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James Mayberry

Frank

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Donzaleigh Abernathy

Cora Mae Turner

Donzaleigh Abernathy
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Melanie Ramsay

TV Commentator

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Bruce Taylor

FBI Agent

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Libby Whittemore

Marla Scott

Libby Whittemore
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Scott Hilley

Auctioneer

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Lisa Nanette Allender

Sylvie

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Rick Andosca

Unknown Role

Rick Andosca
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Karen Beyer

Amy

Karen Beyer
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Haynes Brooke

Rookie Cop

Haynes Brooke
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Jerry Campbell

Bartender

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Kathryn Firago

Millie Buchanan

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Porter Fowler

Announcer

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Chad Governale

Deputy

Chad Governale
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Geoff McKnight

Police Sergeant

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Michael H. Moss

Unknown Role

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Ric Reitz

Doctor

Ric Reitz
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Adrian Roberts

Marty

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L. Sidney

Police Officer

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Ron Clinton Smith

Arresting Cop

Ron Clinton Smith
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Jimmy Summers

Court Bailiff

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Alex Van

Bobby

Alex Van
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Jordan Williams

Capitol Policeman

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