Road House (1989) has at least 2 Black credited characters out of 40.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 5%
At least 5% of the credited cast.
16 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 40, 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 | Patrick Swayze | James Dalton | |
| 2 | Kelly Lynch | Dr. Elizabeth Clay | |
| 3 | Sam Elliott | Wade Garrett | |
| 4 | Ben Gazzara | Brad Wesley | |
| 5 | Marshall R. Teague | Jimmy | |
| 6 | Julie Michaels | Denise | |
| 7 | Red West | Red Webster | |
| 8 | Sunshine Parker | Emmet | |
| 9 | Kevin Tighe | Frank Tilghman | |
| 10 | John Doe | Pat McGurn | |
| 11 | Kathleen Wilhoite | Carrie | |
| 12 | Travis McKenna | Jack | ?No public bio we could find |
| 13 | Roger Hewlett | Younger | ?No public bio we could find |
| 14 | Bob Jennings | Bandstand Bouncer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 15 | Kym Malin | Party Girl | |
| 16 | Jeff Healey | Cody | |
| 17 | Gary Hudson | Steve | |
| 18 | Joe Unger | Karpis | |
| 19 | Sheila Ryan | Judy (as Sheila Caan) | |
| 20 | Keith David | Ernie Bass | ●Counted as Black |
| 21 | Patricia Tallman | Bandstand Babe | |
| 22 | Heidi Paine | Party Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Jacklyn Palmer | Party Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Daryl Marsh | Strip Joint Bartender | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Laura Albert | Strip Joint Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Christina Veronica | Strip Joint Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Jasae | Strip Joint Girl | |
| 28 | Michele Burger | Strip Joint Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Terry Funk | Morgan | |
| 30 | Susan Lentini | Bandstand Babe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Cheryl Baker | Well-Endowed Wife | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Dawn Ciccone | Steve's Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Julie Royer | Steve's Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Tiny Ron | Mountain | |
| 35 | Chino 'Fats' Williams | Derelict | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | Christopher Collins | Sharing Husband | |
| 37 | Michael Rider | O'Connor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | John William Young | Tinker | |
| 39 | Joey Plewa | Bandstand Tough Guy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Kurt James Stefka | Hank | ?No public bio we could find |