Beverly Hills Cop (1984) has at least 3 Black credited characters out of 49.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
At least 6% of the credited cast.
21 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 49, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors we counted 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 | Eddie Murphy | Axel Foley | ●Counted as Black |
| 2 | Judge Reinhold | Det. Billy Rosewood | |
| 3 | John Ashton | Sgt. Taggart | |
| 4 | Lisa Eilbacher | Jenny Summers | |
| 5 | Ronny Cox | Lt. Bogomil | |
| 6 | Steven Berkoff | Victor Maitland | |
| 7 | James Russo | Mikey Tandino | |
| 8 | Jonathan Banks | Zack | |
| 9 | Stephen Elliott | Chief Hubbard | |
| 10 | Gilbert R. Hill | Inspector Todd | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Art Kimbro | Det. Foster | ?No public bio we could find |
| 12 | Joel Bailey | Det. McCabe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 13 | Bronson Pinchot | Serge | |
| 14 | Paul Reiser | Jeffrey | |
| 15 | Michael Champion | Casey | |
| 16 | Frank Pesce | Cigarette Buyer | |
| 17 | Gene Borkan | Truck Driver | |
| 18 | Michael Gregory | Hotel Manager | |
| 19 | Alice Cadogan | Hotel Clerk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Philip Levien | Donny | ?No public bio we could find |
| 21 | Karen Mayo-Chandler | Maitland Receptionist | |
| 22 | Gerald Berns | Beverly Hills Cop #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | William Wallace | Beverly Hills Cop #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Israel Juarbe | Room Service Waiter | |
| 25 | Randy Vasquez | Bell Hop | |
| 26 | Damon Wayans | Banana Man | ●Counted as Black |
| 27 | Chuck Adamson | Crate Opener #1 | |
| 28 | Chip Heller | Crate Opener #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Rick Overton | Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor | |
| 30 | Rex Ryon | Bonded Warehouse Security Guard | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Mike Pniewski | Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1 | |
| 32 | Douglas Warhit | Bonded Warehouse Clerk #2 | |
| 33 | Paul Drake | Holdup Man #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Tom Everett | Holdup Man #2 | |
| 35 | Sally Kishbaugh | Waitress | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Barry Shade | Valet | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Jack Heller | Harrow Club Maitre D' | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Michael Harrington | Harrow Club Arresting Officer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | David Wells | Dispatcher | |
| 40 | Scott Murphy | Det. Owenby | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Dennis Madden | 1st Detroit Cop | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | John Achorn | 2nd Detroit Cop | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | John Pettis | 3rd Detroit Cop | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Nicholas Shields | Detroit Station Cop #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Carl Weintraub | Detroit Station Cop #2 | |
| 46 | Anthony De Fonte | Detroit Station Cop #3 | |
| 47 | Darwyn Carson | Barmaid | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Mark E. Corry | Pool Player | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Thomas J. Hageboeck | Maitland Body Guard | ?No public bio we could find |