They Live 1988

They Live (1988) has 3 Black credited characters out of 38.

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The Van Lathan Ratio · 8%

8% of the credited cast.

Directed by John Carpenter · 93 min

On The Rewatchables

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	Roddy Piper	John Nada
2	Keith David	Frank Armitage	●Counted as Black
3	Meg Foster	Holly Thompsen
4	George Buck Flower	Drifter
5	Peter Jason	Gilbert
6	Raymond St. Jacques	Street Preacher	●Counted as Black
7	Jason Robards III	Family Man
8	John Lawrence	Bearded Man
9	Susan Barnes	Brown Haired Woman
10	Sy Richardson	Black Revolutionary	●Counted as Black
11	Wendy Brainard	Family Man's Daughter
12	Lucille Meredith	Female Interviewer
13	Susan Blanchard	Ingenue
14	Norman Alden	Foreman
15	Dana Bratton	Black Junkie
16	John F. Goff	Well Dressed Customer
17	Norman D. Wilson	Vendor
18	Thelma Lee	Rich Lady
19	Stratton Leopold	Depressed Human
20	Rezza Shan	Arab Clerk
21	Norman Howell	Blonde Haired Cop
22	Larry Franco	Neighbor
23	Tom Searle	Biker
24	Robert Grasmere	Scruffy Blonde Man
25	Vince Inneo	Passageway Guard
26	Bob Hudson	Passageway Guard #2
27	Jon Paul Jones	Manager
28	Dennis Michael	Male News Anchor
29	Nancy Gee	Female News Anchor
30	Claudia Stanlee	Young Female Executive
31	Christine Anne Baur	Woman on Phone
32	Eileen Wesson	Pregnant Secretary
33	Gregory J. Barnett	Security Guard #1
34	Jim Nickerson	Security Guard #2
35	Kerry Rossall	2nd Unit Guard
36	Cibby Danyla	Naked Lady
37	Jeff Imada	Male Ghoul
38	Michelle Costello	Female Ghoul