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.^[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.