Independence Day 1996

Independence Day (1996) has at least 5 Black credited characters out of 118.

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The Van Lathan Ratio · 4%

At least 4% of the credited cast.

41 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 118, so the real number may be higher. Why.

Directed by Roland Emmerich · 145 min

On The Rewatchables

Jul 5, 2021 Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Shea Serrano

Credited cast

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	Will Smith	Capt. Steven Hiller	●Counted as Black
2	Bill Pullman	President Thomas J. Whitmore
3	Jeff Goldblum	David Levinson
4	Mary McDonnell	Marilyn Whitmore
5	Judd Hirsch	Julius Levinson
6	Robert Loggia	General William Grey
7	Randy Quaid	Russell Casse
8	Margaret Colin	Constance Spano
9	James Rebhorn	Albert Nimzicki
10	Harvey Fierstein	Marty Gilbert
11	Adam Baldwin	Major Mitchell
12	Brent Spiner	Dr. Brackish Okun
13	James Duval	Miguel
14	Vivica A. Fox	Jasmine Dubrow	●Counted as Black
15	Lisa Jakub	Alicia
16	Ross Bagley	Dylan	●Counted as Black
17	Mae Whitman	Patricia Whitmore
18	Bill Smitrovich	Captain Watson
19	Kiersten Warren	Tiffany
20	Harry Connick Jr.	Capt. Jimmy Wilder
21	Giuseppe Andrews	Troy
22	John Storey	Dr. Isaacs	?No public bio we could find
23	Frank Novak	Teddy
24	Devon Gummersall	Philip
25	Leland Orser	Techy / Med Asst #1
26	Mirron E. Willis	Aide	?No public bio we could find
27	Ross Lacy	Aide	?No public bio we could find
28	David Pressman	Whitmore's Aide	?No public bio we could find
29	Vivian Palermo	Tech / Med Asst	?No public bio we could find
30	Raphael Sbarge	Commander / Tech
31	Bobby Hosea	Commanding Officer	●Counted as Black
32	Dan Lauria	Commanding Officer
33	Steve Giannelli	Radar Tech
34	Eric Paskel	Radar Tech	?No public bio we could find
35	Carlos Lacámara	Radar Operator
36	John Bennett Perry	Secret Serviceman
37	Troy Willis	Secret Serviceman	?No public bio we could find
38	Tim Kelleher	Technician
39	Wayne Wilderson	Area 51 Technician	●Counted as Black
40	Jay Acovone	Area 51 Guard
41	James Wong	SETI Tech One	?No public bio we could find
42	Thom Barry	SETI Tech Two
43	Jana Marie Hupp	SETI Tech Three
44	Matt Pashkow	Second Officer	?No public bio we could find
45	Robert Pine	Chief of Staff
46	Marisa Johnston	Co-Worker #2	?No public bio we could find
47	Michael Winther	Co-Worker #3	?No public bio we could find
48	Warren Dexter Beatty	Co-Worker #4	?No public bio we could find
49	Paul LeClair	Co-Worker #5	?No public bio we could find
50	Michael Vacca	Lt. Peterson	?No public bio we could find
51	David Channell	Secret Service Agent	?No public bio we could find
52	John Capodice	Mario
53	Greg Collins	Military Aide
54	Derek Webster	Sky Crane Pilot
55	Mark Fite	Pilot
56	Eric Neal Newman	Pilot	?No public bio we could find
57	Levan Uchaneishvili	Russian Pilot
58	Kristof Konrad	Russian Pilot
59	Kevin Sifuentes	Tank Commander	?No public bio we could find
60	Elston Ridgle	Soldier	?No public bio we could find
61	Randy Oglesby	Mechanic
62	Jack Moore	Mechanic	?No public bio we could find
63	Barry Del Sherman	Street Preacher
64	Lyman Ward	Secret Service Guy
65	Anthony Crivello	Lincoln
66	Richard Speight Jr.	Ed
67	Barbara Beck	Monica Soloway	?No public bio we could find
68	Joe Fowler	Reporter	?No public bio we could find
69	Andrew Warner	Reporter	?No public bio we could find
70	Sharon Tay	Reporter
71	Peter J. Lucas	Russian Reporter
72	Yelena Danova	Russian Newscaster	?No public bio we could find
73	Johnny Kim	Korean Newscaster	?No public bio we could find
74	Vanessa J. Wells	Newscaster	?No public bio we could find
75	Jessika Cardinahl	German Video Newscaster
76	Gary W. Cruz	Video Newscaster	?No public bio we could find
77	Ron Pitts	Video Newscaster
78	Wendy L. Walsh	Video Newscaster
79	Christine Devine	Video Newscaster	?No public bio we could find
80	Mark Thompson	Video Newscaster
81	Ernie Anastos	Rex Black / NY Newscaster
82	Kevin Cooney	Atlantic Air CINC
83	Rance Howard	Chaplain
84	Nelson Mashita	Japanese Tech	?No public bio we could find
85	Jeff Phillips	B-2 Pilot
86	Sayed Badreya	Arab Pilot
87	Adam Tomei	Sailor	?No public bio we could find
88	John Bradley	Lucas
89	Kimberly Beck	Housewife
90	Thomas F. Duffy	Lieutenant
91	Andrew Keegan	Older Boy
92	Jon Matthews	Thomson
93	Jim Piddock	Reginald
94	Frederic W. Barnes	Self	?No public bio we could find
95	Eleanor Clift	Self
96	Jerry Dunphy	Self
97	Jack Germond	Self
98	Morton Kondracke	Self
99	John McLaughlin	Himself
100	Barry Nolan	Self
101	George Putnam	Self
102	Eric Michael Zee	Northridge Field Reporter	?No public bio we could find
103	Pat Skipper	Redneck
104	Carlos Lara	Farmer Kid	?No public bio we could find
105	Mike Monteleone	Butler	?No public bio we could find
106	Lee Strauss	Elvis Fanatic	?No public bio we could find
107	Lisa Star	Woman on Roof	?No public bio we could find
108	Malcolm Danare	Intellectual on Roof
109	Arthur Brooks	Trucker on Roof	?No public bio we could find
110	Michael Moertl	Thief	?No public bio we could find
111	James J. Joyce	Master C. P. O.	?No public bio we could find
112	Joyce Cohen	Kim Peters (Reporter)
113	Julie Moran	Entertainment Tonight Reporter
114	Robin Groth	Flagstaff News Anchor	?No public bio we could find
115	Richard Pachorek	LAPD Helicopter Pilot	?No public bio we could find
116	Dakota	Boomer	?No public bio we could find
117	Gary A. Hecker	Alien Vocal Effects (voice)
118	Frank Welker	Special Vocal Effects (voice)