Centennial/Characters

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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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
  1. ↑ Lame Beaver, in his old age, would die in an attack against the Pawnee, one of the other Indian tribes.
  2. ↑ Pasquinel is later killed by Pawnee while searching for Gold along the South Platte River.
  3. ↑ McKeag would later die of a heart attack.
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