Body Double (1984) has at least 1 Black credited character out of 46.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%
One. Technically not zero.
18 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 46, so the real number may be higher. Why.
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 | Craig Wasson | Jake Scully | |
| 2 | Melanie Griffith | Holly Body | |
| 3 | Gregg Henry | Sam Bouchard | |
| 4 | Deborah Shelton | Gloria Revelle | |
| 5 | Guy Boyd | Det. Jim McLean | |
| 6 | Dennis Franz | Rubin | |
| 7 | David Haskell | Drama Teacher | |
| 8 | Rebecca Stanley | Kimberly Hess | ?No public bio we could find |
| 9 | Al Israel | Corso | |
| 10 | Douglas Warhit | Video Salesman | |
| 11 | B.J. Jones | Douglas | ?No public bio we could find |
| 12 | Russ Marin | Frank | |
| 13 | Lane Davies | Billy | |
| 14 | Barbara Crampton | Carol | |
| 15 | Larry Jenkins | Assistant Director | ●Counted as Black |
| 16 | Monte Landis | Sid Goldberg | |
| 17 | Linda Shaw | Linda Shaw | ?No public bio we could find |
| 18 | Ty Randolph | Tina | |
| 19 | Denise Loveday | Actress / Vampire Movie | |
| 20 | Gela Nash | Corso's Secretary | |
| 21 | Ray Hassett | Police Officer | |
| 22 | Rick Gunderson | Police Officer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Jerry Brutsche | Police Officer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Michael Kearns | Male Porn Star | |
| 25 | Rob Paulsen | Cameraman | |
| 26 | Jeremy Lawrence | Theatre Director | |
| 27 | Rod Loomis | TV Director | |
| 28 | Gary F. Griffith | Auditioning Actor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Emmett Brown | Studio Guard | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Phil Redrow | Naked Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Slavitza Jovan | Saleslady | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Jack Mayhall | Jake's Replacement | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Alexandra Day | Girl in Bathroom #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Cara Lott | Girl in Bathroom #2 | |
| 35 | Brinke Stevens | Girl in Bathroom #3 | |
| 36 | Melanie Scott | Girl in Bathroom #4 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Patty Lotz | Girl #1 (Holly Does Hollywood) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Barbara Peckinpaugh | Girl #2 (Holly Does Hollywood) | |
| 39 | David Ursin | Man #1 (Holly Does Hollywood) | |
| 40 | Casey Sander | Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood) | |
| 41 | Wes Edwards | Man #3 (Holly Does Hollywood) | |
| 42 | Chuck Waters | Jogger | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | H. David Fletcher | Security Guard (Bellini's) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Marcia Del Mar | Production Assistant | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Paul Calabria | Man with Dog | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Michael White | Security Guard (Gloria's House) | ?No public bio we could find |