Escape from New York 1981
Escape from New York (1981) has 3 Black credited characters out of 44.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 7%
7% 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 | Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | |
| 2 | Lee Van Cleef | Police Commissioner Bob Hauk | |
| 3 | Ernest Borgnine | Cabbie | |
| 4 | Donald Pleasence | President of the United States | |
| 5 | Isaac Hayes | The Duke of New York | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Season Hubley | Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts | |
| 7 | Harry Dean Stanton | Harold 'Brain' Helman | |
| 8 | Adrienne Barbeau | Maggie | |
| 9 | Tom Atkins | Rehme | |
| 10 | Charles Cyphers | Secretary of State | |
| 11 | Frank Doubleday | Romero | |
| 12 | John Strobel | Cronenberg | |
| 13 | George Buck Flower | Drunk | |
| 14 | John Cothran | Gypsy #1 | |
| 15 | Nancy Stephens | Stewardess | |
| 16 | Steven Ford | Secret Service #2 | |
| 17 | John Carpenter | Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player | |
| 18 | Nick Castle | Pianist | |
| 19 | Debra Hill | Computer (voice) | |
| 20 | Ox Baker | Slag | |
| 21 | Joe Unger | Taylor | |
| 22 | Garrett Bergfeld | Gypsy #2 | |
| 23 | Wally Taylor | Controller | ●Counted as Black |
| 24 | Rodger Bumpass | Dancer | |
| 25 | John Diehl | Punk | |
| 26 | Ronald E. House | Dancer | |
| 27 | Richard Cosentino | Gypsy Guard | |
| 28 | Joel Bennett | Gypsy #4 | |
| 29 | Tobar Mayo | Third Indian | |
| 30 | Steven M. Gagnon | Secret Service #1 | |
| 31 | Michael Taylor | Secret Service #3 | |
| 32 | Lonnie Wun | Red Bandana Gypsy | |
| 33 | Dale E. House | Helicopter Pilot #1 | |
| 34 | Bob Minor | Duty Sergeant | ●Counted as Black |
| 35 | James O'Hagen | Computer Operator | |
| 36 | James Emery | Trooper | |
| 37 | Tom Lillard | Police Sergeant | |
| 38 | Borah Silver | Theatre manager | |
| 39 | Tony Papenfuss | Theatre Assistant | |
| 40 | Carmen Filpi | Bum | |
| 41 | Clay Wright | Helicopter Pilot #3 | |
| 42 | Al Cerullo | Helicopter Pilot #4 | |
| 43 | Alan Shearman | Dancer | |
| 44 | Ron Vernan | Dancer |