Animal House 1978
Animal House (1978) has 1 Black credited character out of 41.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%
One. Technically not zero.
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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 | John Belushi | John 'Bluto' Blutarski | |
| 2 | Karen Allen | Katy | |
| 3 | Tom Hulce | Larry 'Pinto' Kroger | |
| 4 | Stephen Furst | Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman | |
| 5 | Mark Metcalf | Doug Neidermeyer | |
| 6 | Mary Louise Weller | Mandy Pepperidge | |
| 7 | Martha Smith | Barbara Sue 'Babs' Jansen | |
| 8 | John Vernon | Dean Vernon Wormer | |
| 9 | James Daughton | Greg Marmalard | |
| 10 | Kevin Bacon | Chip Diller | |
| 11 | Tim Matheson | Eric 'Otter' Stratton | |
| 12 | Verna Bloom | Marion Wormer | |
| 13 | Cesare Danova | Mayor Carmine DePasto | |
| 14 | Peter Riegert | Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein | |
| 15 | James Widdoes | Robert Hoover | |
| 16 | Bruce McGill | Daniel Simpson Day | |
| 17 | DeWayne Jessie | Otis Day | ●Counted as Black |
| 18 | Sarah Holcomb | Clorette DePasto | |
| 19 | Lisa Baur | Shelly | |
| 20 | Donald Sutherland | Dave Jennings | |
| 21 | Douglas Kenney | Stork | |
| 22 | Chris Miller | Hardbar | |
| 23 | Bruce Bonnheim | B.B. | |
| 24 | Joshua Daniel | Mothball | |
| 25 | Sunny Johnson | Otter's Co-Ed | |
| 26 | Stacy Grooman | Sissy | |
| 27 | Eliza Roberts | Brunella | |
| 28 | Aseneth Jurgenson | Beth | |
| 29 | Katherine Denning | Noreen | |
| 30 | Raymone Robinson | Mean Dude | |
| 31 | Robert Elliott | Meaner Dude | |
| 32 | Reginald Farmer | Meanest Dude | |
| 33 | Jebidiah R. Dumas | Gigantic Dude | |
| 34 | Priscilla Lauris | Dean's Secretary | |
| 35 | Rick Eby | Omega | |
| 36 | John Freeman | Man On Street | |
| 37 | Sean McCartin | Lucky Boy | |
| 38 | Helen Vick | Sorority Girl | |
| 39 | Rick Greenough | Mongol | |
| 40 | Stephen Bishop | Charming Guy with Guitar | |
| 41 | John Landis | Cafeteria Dishwasher |