2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) has 0 Black credited characters out of 39.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 0%
Zero. Certified Zero Club.
On The Rewatchables
- Jun 1, 2026 Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey
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 | Keir Dullea | Dr. David Bowman | |
| 2 | Gary Lockwood | Dr. Frank Poole | |
| 3 | William Sylvester | Dr. Heywood Floyd | |
| 4 | Douglas Rain | HAL 9000 (voice) | |
| 5 | Daniel Richter | Moonwatcher | |
| 6 | Leonard Rossiter | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | |
| 7 | Margaret Tyzack | Elena | |
| 8 | Robert Beatty | Dr. Ralph Halvorsen | |
| 9 | Sean Sullivan | Dr. Roy Michaels | |
| 10 | Frank W. Miller | Mission Controller (voice) | |
| 11 | Bill Weston | Astronaut | |
| 12 | Ed Bishop | Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain | |
| 13 | Glenn Beck | Astronaut | |
| 14 | Alan Gifford | Poole's Father | |
| 15 | Ann Gillis | Poole's Mother | |
| 16 | Edwina Carroll | Aries-1B Stewardess | |
| 17 | Penny Brahms | Stewardess | |
| 18 | Heather Downham | Stewardess | |
| 19 | Mike Lovell | Astronaut | |
| 20 | John Ashley | Ape | |
| 21 | Jimmy Bell | Ape | |
| 22 | David Charkham | Ape | |
| 23 | Keith Denny | Ape | |
| 24 | Jonathan Daw | Ape | |
| 25 | Péter Delmár | Ape | |
| 26 | Terry Duggan | Ape Attacked by Leopard | |
| 27 | David Fleetwood | Ape | |
| 28 | Danny Grover | Ape | |
| 29 | Brian Hawley | Ape | |
| 30 | David Hines | Ape | |
| 31 | Anthony Jackson | Ape | |
| 32 | John Jordan | Ape | |
| 33 | Scott MacKee | Ape | |
| 34 | Laurence Marchant | Ape | |
| 35 | Darryl Paes | Ape | |
| 36 | Joe Refalo | Ape | |
| 37 | Andy Wallace | Ape | |
| 38 | Bob Wilyman | Ape | |
| 39 | Richard Woods | Ape Killed by Moon-Watcher |