An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) has 2 Black credited characters out of 32.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
6% 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 | Richard Gere | Zack Mayo | |
| 2 | Debra Winger | Paula Pokrifki | |
| 3 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Sergeant Emil Foley | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | David Keith | Sid Worley | |
| 5 | Robert Loggia | Byron Mayo | |
| 6 | Lisa Blount | Lynette Pomeroy | |
| 7 | Lisa Eilbacher | Casey Seeger | |
| 8 | Harold Sylvester | Perryman | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | David Caruso | Topper Daniels | |
| 10 | Grace Zabriskie | Esther Pokrifiki | |
| 11 | Tony Plana | Emiliano Della Serra | |
| 12 | Victor French | Joe Pokrifki | |
| 13 | Tommy Petersen | Young Zack | |
| 14 | Mara Scott-Wood | Bunny | |
| 15 | David Greenfield | Schneider | |
| 16 | Dennis Rucker | Donny | |
| 17 | Jane Wilbur | Nellie Rufferwell | |
| 18 | Buck Welcher | Thraxton | |
| 19 | Vern Taylor | Tom Worley | |
| 20 | Elizabeth Rogers | Betty Worley | |
| 21 | David R. Marshall | Drill Instructor #1 | |
| 22 | Gary C. Stillwell | Drill Instructor #2 | |
| 23 | John Laughlin | Troy | |
| 24 | Tee Dennard | Dilbert Dunker Instructor | |
| 25 | Norbert M. Murray | Altitude Chamber Instructor | |
| 26 | Daniel Tyler | New Recruit | |
| 27 | William S. Graves | Captain Graves | |
| 28 | Pia Boyer | Paula's Sister | |
| 29 | Danna Kiesel | Paula's Sister | |
| 30 | Meleesa Wyatt | Prostitute #1 | |
| 31 | Jo Anna Keane | Prostitute #2 | |
| 32 | Ed Begley Jr. | Altitude Chamber Instructor |