48 Hrs. 1982

48 Hrs. (1982) has at least 7 Black credited characters out of 55.

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The Van Lathan Ratio · 13%

At least 13% of the credited cast.

8 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 55, so the real number may be higher. Why.

Directed by Walter Hill · 96 min

On The Rewatchables

Dec 7, 2017 Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Credited cast

Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black; marks actors with no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. How actors are tagged.

#	Actor	Character	Black
1	Nick Nolte	Jack Cates
2	Eddie Murphy	Reggie Hammond	●Counted as Black
3	Annette O'Toole	Elaine
4	Frank McRae	Haden	●Counted as Black
5	James Remar	Albert Ganz
6	David Patrick Kelly	Luther
7	Sonny Landham	Billy Bear
8	Brion James	Ben Kehoe
9	Kerry Sherman	Rosalie, Hostage Girl
10	Jonathan Banks	Algren
11	James Keane	Vanzant
12	Tara King	Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
13	Greta Blackburn	Lisa, Blonde Hooker
14	Margot Rose	Casey
15	Denise Crosby	Sally
16	Olivia Brown	Candy	●Counted as Black
17	Todd Allen	Young Cop
18	Bill Dearth	Thin Cop
19	Ned Dowd	Big Cop
20	Jim Haynie	Old Cop
21	Jack Thibeau	Detective
22	Jon St. Elwood	Plainclothes Man	●Counted as Black
23	Clare Torao	Ruth	?No public bio we could find
24	Sandy Martin	Policewoman
25	Matt Landers	Bob
26	Peter Jason	Cowboy Bartender
27	Bill Cross	First Cop	?No public bio we could find
28	Chris Mulkey	Second Cop
29	Marcelino Sánchez	Parking Lot Attendant
30	Bennie E. Dobbins	Road Gang Guard
31	Walter Scott	Road Gang Guard
32	W.T. Zacha	Road Gang Guard	?No public bio we could find
33	Loyd Catlett	Prison Guard	?No public bio we could find
34	B.G. Fisher	Prison Guard	?No public bio we could find
35	Reid Cruickshanks	Prison Guard
36	R. D. Call	Duty Sergeant
37	Brenda Venus	Hooker
38	Gloria Gifford	Hooker	●Counted as Black
39	Nick Dimitri	Torchy's Patron
40	John Dennis Johnston	Torchy's Patron
41	Rock A. Walker	Torchy's Patron
42	Dave Moordigian	Gas Station Attendant
43	John Wesley	Security Guard	●Counted as Black
44	Gary Pettinger	Cop with Gun
45	Marquerita Wallace	Bar Girl	?No public bio we could find
46	Angela Robinson Witherspoon	Bar Girl	?No public bio we could find
47	Jack Lightsy	Bartender
48	John Hauk	Henry Wong
49	Bob Yanez	Interrogator
50	Clint Smith	Leroy
51	Luis Contreras	Gang Member
52	Suzanne M. Regard	Cowgirl Dancer
53	Ola Ray	Vroman's Dancer	●Counted as Black
54	Bjaye Turner	Vroman's Dancer
55	Begonya Plaza	Indian Hooker	?No public bio we could find