Death Wish 1974
Death Wish (1974) has 2 Black credited characters out of 21.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 10%
10% 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 | Charles Bronson | Paul Kersey | |
| 2 | Hope Lange | Joanna Kersey | |
| 3 | Vincent Gardenia | Frank Ochoa | |
| 4 | Steven Keats | Jack Toby | |
| 5 | William Redfield | Sam Kreutzer | |
| 6 | Stuart Margolin | Aimes Jainchill | |
| 7 | Stephen Elliott | Police Commissioner | |
| 8 | Kathleen Tolan | Carol Toby | |
| 9 | Jack Wallace | Hank | |
| 10 | Fred J. Scollay | District Attorney | |
| 11 | Chris Gampel | Ives | |
| 12 | Robert Kya-Hill | Joe Charles | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Edward Grover | Lt. Briggs | |
| 14 | Jeff Goldblum | Freak #1 | |
| 15 | Christopher Logan | Freak #2 | |
| 16 | Gregory Rozakis | Spraycan | |
| 17 | Floyd Levine | Desk Sergeant | |
| 18 | Helen Martin | Alma Lee Brown | ●Counted as Black |
| 19 | Hank Garrett | Andrew McCabe | |
| 20 | Christopher Guest | Patrolman Reilly | |
| 21 | Marcia Jean Kurtz | Receptionist |