Ghostbusters 1984
Ghostbusters (1984) has 4 Black credited characters out of 51.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 8%
8% 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 | Bill Murray | Dr. Peter Venkman | |
| 2 | Dan Aykroyd | Dr. Raymond Stantz | |
| 3 | Harold Ramis | Dr. Egon Spengler | |
| 4 | Sigourney Weaver | Dana Barrett | |
| 5 | Rick Moranis | Louis Tully | |
| 6 | Ernie Hudson | Winston Zeddemore | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Annie Potts | Janine Melnitz | |
| 8 | William Atherton | Walter Peck | |
| 9 | David Margulies | Mayor | |
| 10 | Slavitza Jovan | Gozer | |
| 11 | Alice Drummond | Librarian | |
| 12 | Jordan Charney | Dean Yager | |
| 13 | Steven Tash | Male Student | |
| 14 | Jennifer Runyon | Female Student | |
| 15 | Michael Ensign | Hotel Manager | |
| 16 | Timothy Carhart | Violinist | |
| 17 | John Rothman | Library Administrator | |
| 18 | Tom McDermott | Archbishop | |
| 19 | Roger Grimsby | Roger Grimsby | |
| 20 | Larry King | Larry King | |
| 21 | Joe Franklin | Joe Franklin | |
| 22 | Casey Kasem | Casey Kasem (voice) | |
| 23 | John Ring | Fire Commissioner | |
| 24 | Norman Matlock | Police Commissioner | |
| 25 | Joe Cirillo | Police Captain | |
| 26 | Joe Schmieg | Police Seargeant | |
| 27 | Reginald VelJohnson | Jail Guard | ●Counted as Black |
| 28 | Rhoda Gemignani | Real Estate Woman | |
| 29 | Murray Rubin | Man at Elevator | |
| 30 | Larry Dilg | Con Edison Man | |
| 31 | Danny Stone | Coachman | |
| 32 | Patty Freedman | Woman at Party | |
| 33 | Jean Kasem | Tall Woman at Party | |
| 34 | Lenny Del Genio | Doorman | |
| 35 | Frances E. Nealy | Chambermaid | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | Sam Moses | Hot Dog Vendor | |
| 37 | Christopher Wynkoop | TV Reporter | |
| 38 | Winston May | Businessman in Cab | |
| 39 | Tommy Hollis | Mayor's Aide | ●Counted as Black |
| 40 | Eda Reiss Merin | Louis's Neighbor | |
| 41 | Ric Mancini | Policeman at Apartment | |
| 42 | Kathryn Janssen | Mrs. Van Hoffman | |
| 43 | Stanley Grover | Reporter | |
| 44 | Carol Ann Henry | Reporter | |
| 45 | James Hardie | Reporter | |
| 46 | Frantz Turner | Reporter | |
| 47 | Nancy Kelly | Reporter | |
| 48 | Paul Trafas | Ted Fleming | |
| 49 | Cheryl Birchenfield | Annette Fleming | |
| 50 | Ruth Oliver | Library Ghost | |
| 51 | Kymberly Herrin | Dream Ghost |