Die Hard 1988
Die Hard (1988) has 4 Black credited characters out of 60.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 7%
7% 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 | Bruce Willis | John McClane | |
| 2 | Alan Rickman | Hans Gruber | |
| 3 | Alexander Godunov | Karl | |
| 4 | Bonnie Bedelia | Holly Gennaro McClane | |
| 5 | Reginald VelJohnson | Al Powell | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Paul Gleason | Dwayne Robinson | |
| 7 | De'voreaux White | Argyle | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | William Atherton | Richard Thornburg | |
| 9 | Hart Bochner | Harry Ellis | |
| 10 | James Shigeta | Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi | |
| 11 | Bruno Doyon | Franco | |
| 12 | Andreas Wisniewski | Tony | |
| 13 | Clarence Gilyard Jr. | Theo | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Joey Plewa | Alexander | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Caccialanza | Marco | |
| 16 | Dennis Hayden | Eddie | |
| 17 | Al Leong | Uli | |
| 18 | Gary Roberts | Heinrich | |
| 19 | Hans Buhringer | Fritz | |
| 20 | Wilhelm von Homburg | James | |
| 21 | Robert Davi | Big Johnson | |
| 22 | Grand L. Bush | Little Johnson | ●Counted as Black |
| 23 | Bill Marcus | City Engineer | |
| 24 | Rick Ducommun | Walt | |
| 25 | Matt Landers | Captain Mitchell | |
| 26 | Carmine Zozzora | Rivers | |
| 27 | Dustyn Taylor | Ginny | |
| 28 | George Christy | Dr. Hasseldorf | |
| 29 | Anthony Peck | Young Cop | |
| 30 | Cheryl Baker | Woman | |
| 31 | Richard Parker | Man | |
| 32 | David Ursin | Harvey Johnson | |
| 33 | Mary Ellen Trainor | Gail Wallens | |
| 34 | Harri James | Police Supervisor | |
| 35 | Shelley Pogoda | Dispatcher | |
| 36 | Selma Archerd | Hostage | |
| 37 | Scot Bennett | Hostage | |
| 38 | Rebecca Broussard | Hostage | |
| 39 | Kate Finlayson | Hostage | |
| 40 | Shanna Higgins | Hostage | |
| 41 | Kym Malin | Hostage | |
| 42 | Taylor Fry | Lucy McClane | |
| 43 | Noah Land | John McClane Jr. | |
| 44 | Betty Carvalho | Paulina | |
| 45 | Kip Waldo | Convenience Store Clerk | |
| 46 | Mark Goldstein | Station Manager | |
| 47 | Tracy Reiner | Thornburg's Assistant | |
| 48 | Rick Cicetti | Guard | |
| 49 | Fred Lerner | Guard | |
| 50 | Bill Margolin | Producer | |
| 51 | Bob Jennings | Cameraman | |
| 52 | Bruce P. Schultz | Cameraman | |
| 53 | David Katz | Soundman | |
| 54 | Robert Lesser | Businessman | |
| 55 | Stella Hall | Stewardess | |
| 56 | Terri Lynn Doss | Girl at Airport | |
| 57 | Jon E. Greene | Boy at Airport | |
| 58 | P. Randall Bowers | Kissing Man | |
| 59 | Michele Laybourn | Girl in Window | |
| 60 | Gérard Bonn | Kristoff |