To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) has 1 Black credited character out of 46.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%
One. Technically not zero.
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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 | William L. Petersen | Richard Chance | |
| 2 | Willem Dafoe | Rick Masters | |
| 3 | John Pankow | John Vukovich | |
| 4 | Debra Feuer | Bianca Torres | |
| 5 | John Turturro | Carl Cody | |
| 6 | Dean Stockwell | Bob Grimes | |
| 7 | Darlanne Fluegel | Ruth Lanier | |
| 8 | Michael Greene | Jim Hart | |
| 9 | Steve James | Jeff Rice | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Robert Downey Sr. | Thomas Bateman | |
| 11 | Christopher Allport | Max Waxman | |
| 12 | Valentin de Vargas | Judge Filo Cedillo | |
| 13 | Jack Hoar | Jack | |
| 14 | Dwier Brown | Doctor | |
| 15 | Michael Chong | Thomas Ling | |
| 16 | Jacqueline Giroux | Claudia Leith | |
| 17 | Michael Zand | Terrorist | |
| 18 | Bobby Bass | FBI Agent | |
| 19 | Dar Robinson | FBI Agent | |
| 20 | Anne Betancourt | Nurse | |
| 21 | Katherine M. Louie | Ticket Agent | |
| 22 | Edward Harrell | Airport Guard | |
| 23 | Gilbert Espinoza | Utro's Bartender | |
| 24 | John Petievich | Agent | |
| 25 | Zarko Petievich | Agent | |
| 26 | Rick Dalton | Agent | |
| 27 | Richard L. Lane | Agent | |
| 28 | Jack Cota | Agent | |
| 29 | Shirley J. White | Airline Passenger | |
| 30 | Gerald H. Brownlee | Visiting Room Guard | |
| 31 | David M. DuFriend | Tower Guard | |
| 32 | Rubén García | Inmate Ruben | |
| 33 | Joe Duran | Prison Guard | |
| 34 | Bufort McClerkins | Prison Assailant | |
| 35 | Gregg Dandridge | Prison Assailant | |
| 36 | Donnie Williams | Rice's Friend | |
| 37 | Earnest Hart Jr. | Rice's Friend | |
| 38 | Thomas F. Duffy | Second Suspect | |
| 39 | Gerald Petievich | Special Agent | |
| 40 | Mark Gash | Himself | |
| 41 | Pat McGroarty | Criminal | |
| 42 | Brian Bradley | Tourist | |
| 43 | Jane Leeves | Serena | |
| 44 | Cherise Bates | Dancer | |
| 45 | Michael Higgins | Dancer | |
| 46 | Shaun Earl | Dancer |