Major League (1989) has at least 3 Black credited characters out of 49.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
At least 6% of the credited cast.
30 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 49, 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 | Tom Berenger | Jake Taylor | |
| 2 | Charlie Sheen | Rick Vaughn | |
| 3 | Corbin Bernsen | Roger Dorn | |
| 4 | Margaret Whitton | Rachel Phelps | |
| 5 | James Gammon | Lou Brown | |
| 6 | Rene Russo | Lynn Wells | |
| 7 | Wesley Snipes | Willie Mays Hayes | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Charles Cyphers | Charlie Donovan | |
| 9 | Chelcie Ross | Eddie Harris | |
| 10 | Dennis Haysbert | Pedro Cerrano | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Andy Romano | Pepper Leach | |
| 12 | Bob Uecker | Harry Doyle | |
| 13 | Steve Yeager | Duke Temple | |
| 14 | Peter Vuckovich | Haywood | ?No public bio we could find |
| 15 | Stacy Carroll | Suzanne Dorn | ?No public bio we could find |
| 16 | Richard Pickren | Tom | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Kevin Crowley | Vic Bolito | ?No public bio we could find |
| 18 | Mary Seibel | Thelma | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Bill Leff | Bobby James | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Mike Bacarella | Johnny Wynn | |
| 21 | Skip Griparis | Colorman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Gary Houston | Ross Farmer | |
| 23 | Ward Ohrman | Arthur Holloway | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Marge Kotlisky | Claire Holloway | |
| 25 | Tony Mockus Jr. | Brent Bowden | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Deborah Wakeham | Janice Bowden | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Neil Flynn | Longshoreman | |
| 28 | Keith Uchima | Groundskeeper #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Kurt Uchima | Groundskeeper #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | William M. Sinacore | Coleman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Richard Baird | Hal Charles | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Julia Milaris | Arlene | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Roger Unice | Rexman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Michael Thoma | Gentry | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Patrick Dollymore | French Waiter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Joe Liss | Guy in Bar | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Gregory Alan Williams | Bull Pen Guard | ●Counted as Black |
| 38 | Peter Ruskin | Gateman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Michael Hart | Burton | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | James Deuter | Phil Butler | |
| 41 | Jack McLaughlin-Gray | Jerry Simmons | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Tim Bell | Body Building Assistant | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Joe Soto | Security | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Ted Noose | Lyle Matthews | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Lenny Rubin | Clubhouse Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Thomas P. Purdoff | Umpire #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Jeffrey J. Edwards | Umpire #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Alexandra Villa | Hostess | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Michelle Minyon | Working Class Bar Patron | ?No public bio we could find |