Do the Right Thing (1989) has at least 13 Black credited characters out of 42.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 31%
At least 31% of the credited cast.
17 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 42, 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 | Danny Aiello | Sal | |
| 2 | Ossie Davis | Da Mayor | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Ruby Dee | Mother Sister | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | Richard Edson | Vito | |
| 5 | Giancarlo Esposito | Buggin Out | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Spike Lee | Mookie | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Bill Nunn | Radio Raheem | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | John Turturro | Pino | |
| 9 | Paul Benjamin | ML | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Frankie Faison | Coconut Sid | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Robin Harris | Sweet Dick Willie | ●Counted as Black |
| 12 | Joie Lee | Jade | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Miguel Sandoval | Officer Ponte | |
| 14 | Rick Aiello | Officer Long | |
| 15 | John Savage | Clifton | |
| 16 | Samuel L. Jackson | Mister Señor Love Daddy | ●Counted as Black |
| 17 | Rosie Perez | Tina | |
| 18 | Roger Guenveur Smith | Smiley | |
| 19 | Steve White | Ahmad | ●Counted as Black |
| 20 | Martin Lawrence | Cee | ●Counted as Black |
| 21 | Leonard L. Thomas | Punchy | ●Counted as Black |
| 22 | Christa Rivers | Ella | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Frank Vincent | Charlie | |
| 24 | Luis Antonio Ramos | Stevie | |
| 25 | Richard Habersham | Eddie | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Gwen McGee | Louise | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Steve Park | Sonny | |
| 28 | Ginny Yang | Kim | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Sherwin Park | Korean Child | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Shawn Elliott | Puerto Rican Icee Man | |
| 31 | Diva Osorio | Carmen | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Chris Delaney | Stevie's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Angel Ramirez Jr. | Stevie's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Sixto Ramos | Stevie's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Nelson Vasquez | Stevie's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Travell Lee Toulson | Hector | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Joel Nagle | Sergeant | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | David E. Weinberg | Plain Clothes Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Yatte Brown | Double Dutch Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Mecca Brunson | Double Dutch Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Shawn Stainback | Double Dutch Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Soquana Wallace | Double Dutch Girl | ?No public bio we could find |