L.A. Confidential 1997
L.A. Confidential (1997) has 0 Black credited characters out of 83.
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On The Rewatchables
- Mar 31, 2026 Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Andy Greenwald
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 | Kevin Spacey | Jack Vincennes | |
| 2 | Russell Crowe | Wendell 'Bud' White | |
| 3 | Guy Pearce | Edmund 'Ed' Exley | |
| 4 | James Cromwell | Dudley Smith | |
| 5 | Kim Basinger | Lynn Bracken | |
| 6 | Danny DeVito | Sid Hudgens | |
| 7 | David Strathairn | Pierce Patchett | |
| 8 | Ron Rifkin | D.A. Ellis Loew | |
| 9 | Graham Beckel | Dick Stensland | |
| 10 | Amber Smith | Susan Lefferts | |
| 11 | John Mahon | Police Chief | |
| 12 | Paul Guilfoyle | Mickey Cohen | |
| 13 | Matt McCoy | 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase | |
| 14 | Paolo Seganti | Johnny Stompanato | |
| 15 | Simon Baker | Matt Reynolds | |
| 16 | Elisabeth Granli | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner | |
| 17 | Sandra Taylor | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner | |
| 18 | Steve Rankin | Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen | |
| 19 | Allan Graf | Wife Beater | |
| 20 | Precious Chong | Wife | |
| 21 | Symba | Jack's Dancing Partner | |
| 22 | Bob Clendenin | Reporter at Hollywood Station | |
| 23 | Lennie Loftin | Photographer at Hollywood Station | |
| 24 | Will Zahrn | Liquor Store Owner | |
| 25 | Darrell Sandeen | Buzz Meeks | |
| 26 | Michael Warwick | Sid's Assistant | |
| 27 | Shawnee Free Jones | Tammy Jordan | |
| 28 | Matthew Allen Bretz | Officer Escorting Mexicans | |
| 29 | Thomas Rosales Jr. | First Mexican | |
| 30 | Shane Dixon | Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station | |
| 31 | Norman Howell | Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station | |
| 32 | Brian Lally | Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station | |
| 33 | Don Pulford | Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station | |
| 34 | Chris Short | Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station | |
| 35 | Tomas Arana | Breuning - Dudley's Guy | |
| 36 | Michael McCleery | Carlisle - Dudley's Guy | |
| 37 | George Yager | Gangster at Victory Motel | |
| 38 | Jack Conley | Vice Captain | |
| 39 | Ginger Slaughter | Secretary in Vice | |
| 40 | Jack Knight | Detective at Detective Bureau | |
| 41 | John H. Evans | Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe | |
| 42 | Gene Wolande | Forensic Chief | |
| 43 | Brian Bossetta | Forensic Officer | |
| 44 | Michael Chieffo | Coroner | |
| 45 | Gwenda Deacon | Mrs. Lefferts | |
| 46 | T.J. Kennedy | Bud's Rejected Partner | |
| 47 | Ingo Neuhaus | Jack's Rejected Partner | |
| 48 | Robert Harrison | Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard | |
| 49 | Jim Metzler | City Councilman | |
| 50 | Robert Barry Fleming | Boxer | |
| 51 | Jeremiah Birkett | Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect | |
| 52 | Salim Grant | Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect | |
| 53 | Karr Washington | Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect | |
| 54 | Noel Evangelisti | Stenographer | |
| 55 | Marisol Padilla Sánchez | Inez Soto - Rape Victim | |
| 56 | Jeff Sanders | Sylvester Fitch | |
| 57 | Steven Lambert | Roland Navarette | |
| 58 | Jordan Marder | Officer at Detective Bureau | |
| 59 | Gregory White | Mayor | |
| 60 | April Breneman | Look-Alike Dancer | |
| 61 | Lisa Worthy | Look-Alike Dancer | |
| 62 | Beverly Sharpe | Witness on Badge of Honor | |
| 63 | Colin Mitchell | Reporter at Hospital | |
| 64 | John Slade | Photographer at Hospital | |
| 65 | Brenda Bakke | Lana Turner | |
| 66 | Kevin Maloney | Frolic Room Bartender | |
| 67 | Patrice Walters | Police File Clerk | |
| 68 | Rebecca Klingler | Police File Clerk | |
| 69 | Irene Roseen | D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary | |
| 70 | Scott Eberlein | West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy | |
| 71 | David St. James | Detective at Hush-Hush Office | |
| 72 | Bodie Newcomb | Officer at Hush-Hush Office | |
| 73 | Jeff Austin | Detective | |
| 74 | Robert Foster | Detective | |
| 75 | Kevin Patrick Kelly | Detective | |
| 76 | Henry Marder | Detective | |
| 77 | Monty McKee | Detective | |
| 78 | Henry Meyers | Detective | |
| 79 | Michael Ossmann | Detective | |
| 80 | Dick Stilwell | Detective | |
| 81 | Jess Thomas | Detective | |
| 82 | Robert Thompson | Detective | |
| 83 | Jody Wood | Detective |