Philadelphia 1993
Philadelphia (1993) has 6 Black credited characters out of 78.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 8%
8% of the credited cast.
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- Jan 23, 2024 Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris
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 | Tom Hanks | Andrew Beckett | |
| 2 | Denzel Washington | Joe Miller | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Jason Robards | Charles Wheeler | |
| 4 | Mary Steenburgen | Belinda Conine | |
| 5 | Antonio Banderas | Miguel Alvarez | |
| 6 | Ron Vawter | Bob Seidman | |
| 7 | Robert Ridgely | Walter Kenton | |
| 8 | Charles Napier | Judge Garnett | |
| 9 | Lisa Summerour | Lisa Miller | |
| 10 | Obba Babatundé | Jerome Green | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Andre B. Blake | Young Man in Pharmacy | |
| 12 | Robert W. Castle | Bud Beckett | |
| 13 | Daniel Chapman | Clinic Storyteller | |
| 14 | Roger Corman | Mr. Laird | |
| 15 | Ann Dowd | Jill Beckett | |
| 16 | David Drake | Bruno | |
| 17 | Karen Finley | Dr. Gillman | |
| 18 | Charles Glenn | Kenneth Killcoyne | |
| 19 | Peter Jacobs | Peter / Mona Lisa | |
| 20 | Paul Lazar | Dr. Klenstein | |
| 21 | John Bedford Lloyd | Matt Beckett | |
| 22 | Roberta Maxwell | Judge Tate | |
| 23 | Warren Miller | Mr. Finley | |
| 24 | Harry Northup | Juror | |
| 25 | Dan Olmstead | Randy Beckett | |
| 26 | Joey Perillo | Filko | |
| 27 | Lauren Roselli | Iris | |
| 28 | Bill Rowe | Dr. Armbruster | |
| 29 | Anna Deavere Smith | Anthea Burton | ●Counted as Black |
| 30 | Lisa Talerico | Shelby | |
| 31 | Daniel von Bargen | Jury Foreman | |
| 32 | Tracey Walter | Librarian | |
| 33 | Bradley Whitford | Jamey Collins | |
| 34 | Chandra Wilson | Chandra | ●Counted as Black |
| 35 | Kathryn Witt | Melissa Benedict | |
| 36 | Joanne Woodward | Sarah Beckett | |
| 37 | Buzz Kilman | Crutches | |
| 38 | Mark Sorensen Jr. | Clinic Patient | |
| 39 | Jeffrey Williamson | Tyrone | |
| 40 | Stephanie Roth Haberle | Rachel Smilow | |
| 41 | Ford Wheeler | Alan | |
| 42 | Julius Erving | Julius Erving | ●Counted as Black |
| 43 | Adam LeFevre | Jill's Husband | |
| 44 | Gary Goetzman | Guido Paonessa | |
| 45 | Kenneth Utt | Juror | |
| 46 | Lawrence T. Wrentz | Juror | |
| 47 | Charles Techman | Ralph Peterson | |
| 48 | Jim Roche | Not Adam and Steve | |
| 49 | Tony Fitzpatrick | Bartender | |
| 50 | Gene Borkan | Bailiff | |
| 51 | Q Lazzarus | Party singer | ●Counted as Black |
| 52 | Lucas Platt | Robert | |
| 53 | José Castillo | Miguel's Dad | |
| 54 | Elizabeth Roby | Elizabeth Beckett | |
| 55 | Jane Moore | Lydia Glines | |
| 56 | Dennis Radesky | Santa Claus | |
| 57 | Glen Hartell | Library Guard | |
| 58 | Richard Ehrlich | Young Man in Library | |
| 59 | Ann Howard | Bronte Sister | |
| 60 | Peg French | Bronte Sister | |
| 61 | Molly Hickok | Molly Beckett | |
| 62 | Melissa Fraser Brown | The Jury | |
| 63 | Jordan Cael | The Jury | |
| 64 | Dorothy Demme | The Jury (as Dodie Demme) | |
| 65 | Donovan Mannato | The Jury | |
| 66 | Steven Scales | The Jury | |
| 67 | Billy Ray Tyson | The Jury | |
| 68 | Steve Vignari | The Jury | |
| 69 | James B. Howard | Dexter Smith | |
| 70 | Donna Hamilton | Angela Medina | |
| 71 | Edward Rendell | Mayor Edward Rendell | |
| 72 | Daniel Wolff | Filko's Buddy | |
| 73 | Ira Flitter | Andrew's Friend | |
| 74 | Michael Callen | The Flirtations | |
| 75 | Cliff Townsend | The Flirtations | |
| 76 | Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker | Punchline (as Lewis Walker) | |
| 77 | Carmen Mahiques | Miguel's Mom | |
| 78 | Leigh Smiley | Younger Sarah Beckett |
Considered, not counted
We looked closely at whether to count this actor and decided not to. Here's why.
- Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker: Listed on Wikipedia as being of Jamaican descent. We couldn't find anywhere he has described how he identifies, so we didn't count him.