Sneakers 1992
Sneakers (1992) has 3 Black credited characters out of 48.
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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 | Robert Redford | Bishop | |
| 2 | Sidney Poitier | Crease | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | David Strathairn | Whistler | |
| 4 | Dan Aykroyd | Mother | |
| 5 | River Phoenix | Carl | |
| 6 | Ben Kingsley | Cosmo | |
| 7 | Denise Dowse | Bank Teller | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Timothy Busfield | Dick Gordon | |
| 9 | Mary McDonnell | Liz | |
| 10 | Donal Logue | Dr. Gunter Janek | |
| 11 | Eddie Jones | Buddy Wallace | |
| 12 | James Earl Jones | Mr. Bernard Abbott | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Bodhi Elfman | Centurion S&L Night Guard | |
| 14 | Jo Marr | College-Aged Cosmo | |
| 15 | Gary Hershberger | College-Aged Bishop | |
| 16 | Hanyee | Bank Secretary | |
| 17 | Time Winters | Homeless Man | |
| 18 | Jun Asai | Piano Prodigy | |
| 19 | George Hearn | Gregor | |
| 20 | Lee Garlington | Dr. Elena Rhyzkov | |
| 21 | John Shepard | Coolidge Institute Guard | |
| 22 | Ellaraino | Mrs. Crease | |
| 23 | Shayna Hollinquist | Melissa Crease | |
| 24 | Dayna Hollinquist | Melissa Crease | |
| 25 | Jacqueline Brand | Kiev String Quartet | |
| 26 | Julie Gigante | Kiev String Quartet | |
| 27 | Victoria Miskolczy | Kiev String Quartet | |
| 28 | David Speltz | Kiev String Quartet | |
| 29 | Leslie Hardy | Gregor’s Date | |
| 30 | John Moio | Gregor’s Chauffeur | |
| 31 | James Craven | FBI Agent | |
| 32 | RC Everbeck | 2nd FBI Agent | |
| 33 | Ernie Tetrault | TV Anchorman | |
| 34 | Lori Hall | NSA Phone Operator | |
| 35 | Stephen Tobolowsky | Dr. Werner Brandes | |
| 36 | George Cheung | Chinese Restaurant Singer | |
| 37 | Hayward Soo Hoo | Chinese Restaurant Waiter | |
| 38 | Michael Kinney | Playtronics Desk Guard - Day | |
| 39 | Rudy Francis Nemetz | Playtronics Desk Guard - Day | |
| 40 | Ralph Monaco | Playtronic Lobby Guard - Day | |
| 41 | Paul Jenkins | Playtronics Lobby Guard - Night | |
| 42 | Alex Foster | Playtronics Desk Guard - Night | |
| 43 | George Hartmann | Playtronics Stairwell Guard | |
| 44 | Jeff Daniel Phillips | Playtronics Perimeter Guard | |
| 45 | Michael Boston | Playtronics Perimeter Guard | |
| 46 | Tony Winters | Male NSA Agent | |
| 47 | Jeff Joy | Male NSA Agent | |
| 48 | Amy Benedict | Female NSA Agent |