Coming to America 1988
Coming to America (1988) has 18 Black credited characters out of 49.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 37%
37% of the credited cast.
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Credited cast
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Murphy | Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul | ●Counted as Black |
| 2 | Shari Headley | Lisa McDowell | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Arsenio Hall | Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | James Earl Jones | King Jaffe Joffer | ●Counted as Black |
| 5 | Eriq La Salle | Darryl Jenks | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | John Amos | Cleo McDowell | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Allison Dean | Patrice McDowell | |
| 8 | Madge Sinclair | Queen Aoleon | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | Samuel L. Jackson | Hold-Up Man | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Boy Getting Haircut | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | Imani Izzi | ●Counted as Black |
| 12 | Calvin Lockhart | Colonel Izzi | |
| 13 | Frankie Faison | Landlord | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Louie Anderson | Maurice | |
| 15 | Paul Bates | Oha | |
| 16 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Basketball Game Vendor | ●Counted as Black |
| 17 | Garcelle Beauvais | Rose Bearer #3 | ●Counted as Black |
| 18 | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Street Hustler | ●Counted as Black |
| 19 | Victoria Dillard | Bather / Dancer | ●Counted as Black |
| 20 | Clyde Jones | Soul Glo Man | |
| 21 | Jim Abrahams | Face on Cutting Room Floor | |
| 22 | Midori | Bather | ●Counted as Black |
| 23 | Feather | Rose Bearer #1 | |
| 24 | Stephanie Simon | Rose Bearer #2 | |
| 25 | Birdie M. Hale | Elderly Passenger | |
| 26 | Felicia Taylor | Bather | |
| 27 | Sheila Johnson | Lady-in-Waiting | |
| 28 | Jake Steinfeld | Cab Driver | |
| 29 | Clint Smith | Sweets | |
| 30 | Uncle Ray Murphy | Stu | |
| 31 | Paulette Banoza | Soul Glo Woman | |
| 32 | Patricia Matthews | Devil Woman | |
| 33 | Mary Bond Davis | Big Stank Woman | ●Counted as Black |
| 34 | Carla Earle | Tough Girl | |
| 35 | Karen Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| 36 | Sharon Owens | Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer | |
| 37 | Lisa Gumora | Kinky Girl | |
| 38 | June Boykins | Strange Woman | |
| 39 | Janette Colon | Fresh Peaches | |
| 40 | Vanessa Colon | Sugar Cube | |
| 41 | Monique Mannen | Boring Girl / Dancer | |
| 42 | Mindora Mimms | Awareness Woman | |
| 43 | Cynthia Finkley | Awareness Woman | |
| 44 | David Sosna | Cartier Delivery Man | |
| 45 | Arthur Adams | Mr. Jenks | |
| 46 | Loni Kaye Harkless | Mrs. Jenks | |
| 47 | Montrose Hagins | Grandma Jenks | ●Counted as Black |
| 48 | Tonja Rivers | Party Guest | |
| 49 | Raymond D. Turner | T-Shirt Hawker |