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Alex Haley

Alex Haley

Writer · Died February 10, 1992, aged 70 · Ithaca, New York, USA

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Haley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 11, 1921
Died
February 10, 1992 (aged 70)
From
Ithaca, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Alex Haley's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Society
18%
Bonds
16%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Morality
10%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Elegiac
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alex Haley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Haley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Roots(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Book · Novel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Mama Flora's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Queen(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    Book · In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Roots: The Next Generations(1979)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Roots(1977)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Super Fly T.N.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Malcolm X(1972)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1972 to 2016.

Highest rated

Roots (1977)

Midcredits 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing10 of 10: 5 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing1 of 10: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 10: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

10 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Alex Haley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Haley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Erman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors