Centennial/Characters

The story of Centennial spans from the mid-1700's to 1978. As such, many characters are introduced, developed and killed off during this generational saga. This page will be discussing the characters as seen in the miniseries.


 * Lame Beaver
 * Played by Michael Ansara
 * A great warrior of the Arapaho Indian tribe, gaining fame after many successful coups and single-handedly obtaining a herd of horses. He is the father of Clay Basket.


 * Pasquinel
 * Played by Robert Conrad
 * A fur trader from Quebec, Pasquinel would come face to face with many of the Indian tribes in the-then unexplored area of the Rocky Mountains, and later would befriend Lame Beaver.


 * Alexander McKeag
 * Played by Richard Chamberlain
 * This Scottish-born man is also a fur trader and trapper, and he would become fast friends with Pasquinel after he is saved from captivity by the Pawnee.