The Running Man (1987) has at least 2 Black credited characters out of 59.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 3%
At least 3% of the credited cast.
32 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 59, 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 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Ben Richards | |
| 2 | Richard Dawson | Damon Killian | |
| 3 | María Conchita Alonso | Amber Mendez | |
| 4 | Yaphet Kotto | William Laughlin | ●Counted as Black |
| 5 | Jim Brown | Fireball | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Jesse Ventura | Captain Freedom | |
| 7 | Erland van Lidth | Dynamo | |
| 8 | Marvin J. McIntyre | Harold Weiss | ?No public bio we could find |
| 9 | Gus Rethwisch | Buzzsaw | ?No public bio we could find |
| 10 | Professor Toru Tanaka | Subzero | |
| 11 | Mick Fleetwood | Mic | |
| 12 | Dweezil Zappa | Stevie | |
| 13 | Karen Leigh Hopkins | Brenda | |
| 14 | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Sven | |
| 15 | Edward Bunker | Lenny | |
| 16 | Bryan Kestner | Med Tech | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Anthony Pena | Valdez | |
| 18 | Kurt Fuller | Tony | |
| 19 | Ken Lerner | Agent | |
| 20 | Dey Young | Amy | |
| 21 | Rodger Bumpass | Phil Hilton | |
| 22 | Dona Hardy | Mrs. McArdle | |
| 23 | Lynne Marie Stewart | Edith Wiggins | |
| 24 | Bill Margolin | Leon | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Tony Brubaker | Soldier #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Joel Kramer | Soldier #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Billy D. Lucas | Soldier #3 | |
| 28 | George P. Wilbur | Lieutenant Saunders | |
| 29 | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Chico | |
| 30 | Sondra Holt | Suzie Checkpoint | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Daniel Celario | Barrio Foreman #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Mario Celario | Barrio Foreman #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Sidney Chankin | Custodian | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Kim Pawlik | Newscaster | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Roger Kern | Travel Pass Guard | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Barbara Lux | Elderly Lady | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Franco Columbu | 911 Security Officer #2 | |
| 38 | Lin Shaye | Propaganda Officer | |
| 39 | Boyd Kestner | Yuppie Yeller | |
| 40 | Wayne Grace | 911 Security Officer #1 | |
| 41 | Charlie Phillips | Teenage Punk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Greg Lewis | Manager Locker Room | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | John William James | Barrio Betto | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Jon Cutler | Underground Tech | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Kerry Wall | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Paula Brown | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Megan Gallivan | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Suzie Hardy | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Debby Harris | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 50 | Melissa Hurley | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 51 | Marlene Lange | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 52 | Morgan Lawley | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 53 | Cindy Millican | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 54 | Andrea Moen | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 55 | Mary Ann Hermansen | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 56 | Karen Owens | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 57 | Sharon Owens | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 58 | Pamela Rossi | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 59 | Mia Togo | Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |