Trading Places 1983
Trading Places (1983) has 9 Black credited characters out of 86.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 10%
10% of the credited cast.
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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 | Dan Aykroyd | Louis Winthorpe III | |
| 2 | Eddie Murphy | Billy Ray Valentine | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Ralph Bellamy | Randolph Duke | |
| 4 | Don Ameche | Mortimer Duke | |
| 5 | Denholm Elliott | Coleman | |
| 6 | Jamie Lee Curtis | Ophelia | |
| 7 | Paul Gleason | Clarence Beeks | |
| 8 | Frank Oz | Corrupt Cop | |
| 9 | Jim Belushi | Harvey | |
| 10 | Kristin Holby | Penelope Witherspoon | |
| 11 | Alfred Drake | President of Exchange | |
| 12 | Bo Diddley | Pawnbroker | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Al Franken | Baggage Handler #1 | |
| 14 | Tom Davis | Baggage Handler #2 | |
| 15 | Maurice Woods | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 16 | Richard D. Fisher, Jr. | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 17 | Anthony DiSabatino | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 18 | Bonnie Behrend | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 19 | Sunnie Merrill | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 20 | James Newell | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 21 | Mary St. John | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 22 | Bonnie Tremena | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 23 | David Schwartz | Duke & Duke Employee | |
| 24 | Tom Degidon | Duke Domestic | |
| 25 | William Magerman | Duke Domestic | |
| 26 | Alan Dellay | Duke Domestic | |
| 27 | Florence Anglin | Duke Domestic | |
| 28 | Ray D'Amore | Duke Domestic | |
| 29 | Bobra Suiter | Duke Domestic | |
| 30 | Herb Peterson | Duke Domestic | |
| 31 | Sue Dugan | Duke Domestic | |
| 32 | Walt Gorney | Duke Domestic | |
| 33 | B. Constance Barry | Duke Domestic | |
| 34 | P. Jay Sidney | Heritage Club Doorman | ●Counted as Black |
| 35 | Avon Long | Ezra | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | Tom Mardirosian | Officer Pantuzzi | |
| 37 | Charles Brown | Officer Reynolds | |
| 38 | Robert Curtis Brown | Todd | |
| 39 | Nicholas Guest | Harry | |
| 40 | John Bedford Lloyd | Andrew | |
| 41 | Tony Sherer | Philip | |
| 42 | Robert Earl Jones | Attendant | ●Counted as Black |
| 43 | Robert E. Lee | Cop #1 | |
| 44 | Peter Hock | Cop #2 | |
| 45 | Clint Smith | Doo Rag Lenny | |
| 46 | Ron Taylor | Big Black Guy | ●Counted as Black |
| 47 | James D. Turner | Even Bigger Black Guy | |
| 48 | Giancarlo Esposito | Cellmate #2 | ●Counted as Black |
| 49 | Steve Hofvendahl | Cellmate #3 | |
| 50 | James Eckhouse | Guard | |
| 51 | Gwyllum Evans | President of Heritage Club | |
| 52 | Eddie Jones | Cop #3 | |
| 53 | John McCurry | Cop #4 | |
| 54 | Michelle Mais | Hooker #1 | |
| 55 | Barra Khan | Hooker #2 | |
| 56 | Bill Cobbs | Bartender | ●Counted as Black |
| 57 | Joshua Daniel | Party Goer | |
| 58 | Jacques Sandulescu | Creepy Man | |
| 59 | W.B. Brydon | Bank Manager | |
| 60 | Margaret H. Flynn | Duke & Duke Receptionist | |
| 61 | Kelly Curtis | Muffy | |
| 62 | Tracey K. Shaffer | Constance | |
| 63 | Susan Fallender | Bunny | |
| 64 | Lucianne Buchanan | President's Mistress | |
| 65 | Jed Gillin | Jr. Executive #2 | |
| 66 | Jimmy Raitt | Ophelia's Client | |
| 67 | Kate Taylor | Duke's Secretary | |
| 68 | Philip Bosco | Doctor | |
| 69 | Bill Boggs | Newscaster | |
| 70 | Deborah Reagan | Harvey's Girlfriend | |
| 71 | Don McLeod | Gorilla | |
| 72 | Stephen Stucker | Stationmaster | |
| 73 | Richard Hunt | Wilson | |
| 74 | Paul Austin | Trader #1 | |
| 75 | John Randolph Jones | Trader #2 | |
| 76 | Jack Davidson | Trader #3 | |
| 77 | Bernie McInerney | Trader #4 | |
| 78 | Maurice Copeland | Secretary of Agriculture | |
| 79 | Ralph Clanton | Official #1 | |
| 80 | Bryan Clark | Official #2 | |
| 81 | Gary Klar | Longshoreman | |
| 82 | Afemo Omilami | Longshoreman | ●Counted as Black |
| 83 | Shelly Chee Chee Hall | Monica | |
| 84 | Donna Palmer | Gladys | |
| 85 | Barry Dennen | Demitri | |
| 86 | Jim Gallagher | Duke & Duke Employee |