The Exorcist (1973) has 0 Black credited characters out of 25.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 0%
Zero. Certified Zero Club.
5 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 25, 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 | Ellen Burstyn | Chris MacNeil | |
| 2 | Linda Blair | Regan MacNeil | |
| 3 | Jason Miller | Father Damien Karras | |
| 4 | Max von Sydow | Father Lankester Merrin | |
| 5 | Lee J. Cobb | Lt. Bill Kinderman | |
| 6 | William O'Malley | Father Joseph Kevin Dyer | |
| 7 | Kitty Winn | Sharon Spencer | |
| 8 | Barton Heyman | Dr. Klein | |
| 9 | Peter Masterson | Dr. Barringer | |
| 10 | Jack MacGowran | Burke Dennings | |
| 11 | Rudolf Schündler | Karl | |
| 12 | Gina Petrushka | Willi | ?No public bio we could find |
| 13 | Robert Symonds | Dr. Taney | |
| 14 | Arthur Storch | Psychiatrist | |
| 15 | Thomas Bermingham | Tom | |
| 16 | Vasiliki Maliaros | Mary Karras | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Titos Vandis | Uncle John | |
| 18 | John Mahon | Language Lab Director | |
| 19 | Wallace Rooney | Bishop Michael | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Ron Faber | Chuck / Demon (voice) | |
| 21 | Donna Mitchell | Mary Jo Perrin | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Roy Cooper | Jesuit Dean | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Robert Gerringer | Senator at Party | |
| 24 | Mercedes McCambridge | Demon (voice) | |
| 25 | Rita Sakellariou | (her voice on the radio) |