Philadelphia (1993) has at least 6 Black credited characters out of 78.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 8%
At least 8% of the credited cast.
41 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 78, 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 | Tom Hanks | Andrew Beckett | |
| 2 | Denzel Washington | Joe Miller | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Jason Robards | Charles Wheeler | |
| 4 | Mary Steenburgen | Belinda Conine | |
| 5 | Antonio Banderas | Miguel Alvarez | |
| 6 | Ron Vawter | Bob Seidman | |
| 7 | Robert Ridgely | Walter Kenton | |
| 8 | Charles Napier | Judge Garnett | |
| 9 | Lisa Summerour | Lisa Miller | |
| 10 | Obba Babatundé | Jerome Green | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Andre B. Blake | Young Man in Pharmacy | |
| 12 | Robert W. Castle | Bud Beckett | |
| 13 | Daniel Chapman | Clinic Storyteller | ?No public bio we could find |
| 14 | Roger Corman | Mr. Laird | |
| 15 | Ann Dowd | Jill Beckett | |
| 16 | David Drake | Bruno | |
| 17 | Karen Finley | Dr. Gillman | |
| 18 | Charles Glenn | Kenneth Killcoyne | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Peter Jacobs | Peter / Mona Lisa | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Paul Lazar | Dr. Klenstein | |
| 21 | John Bedford Lloyd | Matt Beckett | |
| 22 | Roberta Maxwell | Judge Tate | |
| 23 | Warren Miller | Mr. Finley | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Harry Northup | Juror | |
| 25 | Dan Olmstead | Randy Beckett | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Joey Perillo | Filko | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Lauren Roselli | Iris | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Bill Rowe | Dr. Armbruster | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Anna Deavere Smith | Anthea Burton | ●Counted as Black |
| 30 | Lisa Talerico | Shelby | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Daniel von Bargen | Jury Foreman | |
| 32 | Tracey Walter | Librarian | |
| 33 | Bradley Whitford | Jamey Collins | |
| 34 | Chandra Wilson | Chandra | ●Counted as Black |
| 35 | Kathryn Witt | Melissa Benedict | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Joanne Woodward | Sarah Beckett | |
| 37 | Buzz Kilman | Crutches | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Mark Sorensen Jr. | Clinic Patient | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Jeffrey Williamson | Tyrone | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Stephanie Roth Haberle | Rachel Smilow | |
| 41 | Ford Wheeler | Alan | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Julius Erving | Julius Erving | ●Counted as Black |
| 43 | Adam LeFevre | Jill's Husband | |
| 44 | Gary Goetzman | Guido Paonessa | |
| 45 | Kenneth Utt | Juror | |
| 46 | Lawrence T. Wrentz | Juror | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Charles Techman | Ralph Peterson | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Jim Roche | Not Adam and Steve | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Tony Fitzpatrick | Bartender | |
| 50 | Gene Borkan | Bailiff | |
| 51 | Q Lazzarus | Party singer | ●Counted as Black |
| 52 | Lucas Platt | Robert | ?No public bio we could find |
| 53 | José Castillo | Miguel's Dad | ?No public bio we could find |
| 54 | Elizabeth Roby | Elizabeth Beckett | ?No public bio we could find |
| 55 | Jane Moore | Lydia Glines | ?No public bio we could find |
| 56 | Dennis Radesky | Santa Claus | ?No public bio we could find |
| 57 | Glen Hartell | Library Guard | ?No public bio we could find |
| 58 | Richard Ehrlich | Young Man in Library | ?No public bio we could find |
| 59 | Ann Howard | Bronte Sister | ?No public bio we could find |
| 60 | Peg French | Bronte Sister | ?No public bio we could find |
| 61 | Molly Hickok | Molly Beckett | ?No public bio we could find |
| 62 | Melissa Fraser Brown | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 63 | Jordan Cael | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 64 | Dorothy Demme | The Jury (as Dodie Demme) | |
| 65 | Donovan Mannato | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 66 | Steven Scales | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 67 | Billy Ray Tyson | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 68 | Steve Vignari | The Jury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 69 | James B. Howard | Dexter Smith | ?No public bio we could find |
| 70 | Donna Hamilton | Angela Medina | ?No public bio we could find |
| 71 | Edward Rendell | Mayor Edward Rendell | |
| 72 | Daniel Wolff | Filko's Buddy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 73 | Ira Flitter | Andrew's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 74 | Michael Callen | The Flirtations | |
| 75 | Cliff Townsend | The Flirtations | ?No public bio we could find |
| 76 | Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker | Punchline (as Lewis Walker) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 77 | Carmen Mahiques | Miguel's Mom | ?No public bio we could find |
| 78 | Leigh Smiley | Younger Sarah Beckett | ?No public bio we could find |