Witness (1985) has at least 3 Black credited characters out of 47.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
At least 6% of the credited cast.
29 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 47, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black; marks actors with no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Ford | John Book | |
| 2 | Kelly McGillis | Rachel | |
| 3 | Josef Sommer | Schaeffer | |
| 4 | Lukas Haas | Samuel | |
| 5 | Jan Rubeš | Eli Lapp | |
| 6 | Alexander Godunov | Daniel Hochleitner | |
| 7 | Danny Glover | McFee | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Brent Jennings | Carter | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | Patti LuPone | Elaine | |
| 10 | Angus MacInnes | Fergie | |
| 11 | Frederick Rolf | Stoltzfus | |
| 12 | Viggo Mortensen | Moses Hochleitner | |
| 13 | John Garson | Bishop Tchantz | ?No public bio we could find |
| 14 | Beverly May | Mrs. Yoder | ?No public bio we could find |
| 15 | Ed Crowley | Sheriff | ?No public bio we could find |
| 16 | Timothy Carhart | Zenovich | |
| 17 | Sylvia Kauders | Tourist Lady | |
| 18 | Marian Swan | Mrs. Schaeffer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Maria Bradley | Schaeffer's Daughter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Rozwill Young | T-Bone | ?No public bio we could find |
| 21 | Paul S. Nuss | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Emily Tracy | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Fred Steinharter | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | John D. King | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Paul Goss | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Annemarie Vallerio | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Bruce E. Camburn | Amish | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | William Francis | Town Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Tom Kennedy | Ticket Seller | |
| 30 | Ardyth Kaiser | Couple in Garage | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Thomas Quinn | Couple in Garage | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Eugene Dooley | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Victoria Scott D'Angelo | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Richard Chaves | Detective | |
| 35 | Tim Moyer | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Nino Del Buono | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | James Frank Clark | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Joseph Kelly | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Norman Carter | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Craig Clement | Detective | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Robert Earl Jones | Custodian | ●Counted as Black |
| 42 | Michael Levering | Hoodlum | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Cara Giallanza | Hoodlum | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Anthony Dean Rubeš | Hoodlum | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Bernie Styles | Counterman | |
| 46 | Blossom Terry | Mother in Station | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Jennifer Mancuso | Little Girl | ?No public bio we could find |