Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) has 2 Black credited characters out of 35.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
6% of the credited cast.
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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 | Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones | |
| 2 | Karen Allen | Marion Ravenwood | |
| 3 | Paul Freeman | Dr. René Belloq | |
| 4 | John Rhys-Davies | Sallah | |
| 5 | Ronald Lacey | Major Arnold Toht | |
| 6 | Wolf Kahler | Colonel Dietrich | |
| 7 | Anthony Higgins | Gobler | |
| 8 | Denholm Elliott | Dr. Marcus Brody | |
| 9 | Alfred Molina | Satipo | |
| 10 | Vic Tablian | Barranca / Monkey Man | |
| 11 | Don Fellows | Col. Musgrove | |
| 12 | William Hootkins | Major Eaton | |
| 13 | George Harris | Katanga | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Fred Sorenson | Jock | |
| 15 | Anthony Chinn | Mohan | |
| 16 | Eddie Tagoe | Messenger Pirate | ●Counted as Black |
| 17 | Bill Reimbold | Bureaucrat | |
| 18 | Patrick Durkin | Australian Climber | |
| 19 | Matthew Scurfield | 2nd. Nazi | |
| 20 | Malcolm Weaver | Ratty Nepalese | |
| 21 | Sonny Caldinez | Mean Mongolian | |
| 22 | Pat Roach | Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic | |
| 23 | Christopher Frederick | Otto | |
| 24 | Tutte Lemkow | Imam | |
| 25 | Ishaq Bux | Omar | |
| 26 | Kiran Shah | Abu | |
| 27 | Souad Messaoudi | Fayah | |
| 28 | Terry Richards | Arab Swordsman | |
| 29 | Steve Hanson | German Agent | |
| 30 | Frank Marshall | Pilot | |
| 31 | Martin Kreidt | Young Soldier | |
| 32 | John Rees | Sergeant | |
| 33 | Tony Vogel | Tall Captain | |
| 34 | Ted Grossman | Peruvian Porter | |
| 35 | Dharmadasa Kuruppu | Chieftain of Mayapore |