Cruising 1980
Cruising (1980) has 1 Black credited character out of 38.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 3%
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 | Al Pacino | Steve Burns | |
| 2 | Paul Sorvino | Capt. Edelson | |
| 3 | Karen Allen | Nancy Gates | |
| 4 | Richard Cox | Stuart Richards | |
| 5 | Don Scardino | Ted Bailey | |
| 6 | Joe Spinell | Patrolman DiSimone | |
| 7 | Jay Acovone | Skip Lee | |
| 8 | Gene Davis | DaVinci | |
| 9 | Randy Jurgensen | Det. Lefransky | |
| 10 | Barton Heyman | Dr. Rifkin | |
| 11 | Arnaldo Santana | Loren Lukas | |
| 12 | Larry Atlas | Eric Rossman | |
| 13 | Sonny Grosso | Det. Blasio | |
| 14 | Ed O'Neill | Det. Schreiber | |
| 15 | Michael Aronin | Det. Davis | |
| 16 | James Remar | Gregory | |
| 17 | William Russ | Paul Gaines | |
| 18 | Mike Starr | Patrolman Desher | |
| 19 | Steve Inwood | Martino | |
| 20 | Keith Prentice | Joey | |
| 21 | Leland Starnes | Jack Richards | |
| 22 | Robert Pope | DaVinci's Friend | |
| 23 | Leo Burmester | Water Sport | |
| 24 | Bruce Levine | Dancer | |
| 25 | Charles Dunlap | Three Card Monte | |
| 26 | Powers Boothe | Hankie Salesman | |
| 27 | James Sutorius | Jack (voice) | |
| 28 | Richard Jamieson | Spotter | |
| 29 | Jimmie Ray Weeks | Seller | |
| 30 | David Winnie Hayes | Bouncer | |
| 31 | Carmine Stipo | Bartender | |
| 32 | James Hayden | Cockpit Cake Man | |
| 33 | Todd Winters | Tugboat Mate | |
| 34 | Kirsten Baker | Jogger | |
| 35 | Henry Judd Baker | Tough Cop | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | Bob Duggan | ||
| 37 | Burr DeBenning | ||
| 38 | Allan Miller | Chief of Detectives |