Rocky IV 1985
Rocky IV (1985) has 3 Black credited characters out of 50.
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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 | Sylvester Stallone | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | |
| 2 | Dolph Lundgren | Ivan Drago | |
| 3 | Carl Weathers | Apollo Creed | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | Talia Shire | Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa | |
| 5 | Burt Young | Paulie Pennino | |
| 6 | Brigitte Nielsen | Ludmilla Vobet Drago | |
| 7 | Tony Burton | Tony "Duke" Evers | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Michael Pataki | Nicoli Koloff | |
| 9 | Stu Nahan | Commentator #1 | |
| 10 | R.J. Adams | Sports Announcer | |
| 11 | Al Bandiero | American Commentator #2 | |
| 12 | Dominic Barto | Russian Government Official | |
| 13 | Danial Brown | Rocky Jr.'s Friend | |
| 14 | James Brown | The Godfather of Soul | ●Counted as Black |
| 15 | Rose Mary Campos | Maid | |
| 16 | Jack Carpenter | KGB Driver | |
| 17 | Mark De Alessandro | Russian Cornerman | |
| 18 | Marty Denkin | Russian Referee | |
| 19 | Lou Fillipo | Las Vegas Referee | |
| 20 | James 'Cannonball' Green | Manuel Vega | |
| 21 | Dean Hammond | Interviewer | |
| 22 | Rocky Krakoff | Robert "Rocky" Balboa Jr. | |
| 23 | Sergei Levin | Russian Ring Announcer | |
| 24 | Tony Maffatone | KGB Agent | |
| 25 | Sylvia Meals | Mrs. Creed | |
| 26 | Dwayne McGee | Limo Driver | |
| 27 | LeRoy Neiman | Ring Announcer | |
| 28 | George Pipasik | Caretaker | |
| 29 | George Rogan | Igor Rimsky | |
| 30 | Barry Tompkins | American Commentator #1 | |
| 31 | Warner Wolf | Commentator #2 in Las Vegas | |
| 32 | Robert Doornick | Sico the Robot (voice) | |
| 33 | Richard Blum | Reporter | |
| 34 | Gerald Berns | Reporter | |
| 35 | Ray Glanzmann | Reporter | |
| 36 | Julie Inouye | Reporter | |
| 37 | Patrick Pankhurst | Reporter | |
| 38 | Jean Thoreau | Reporter | |
| 39 | Jim Bullock | Reporter | |
| 40 | Frank D'Annibale | Reporter | |
| 41 | Rose Dursey | Reporter | |
| 42 | Richard A. Kelley | Reporter | |
| 43 | Craig Schaefer | Reporter | |
| 44 | Jeff Austin | Reporter | |
| 45 | Leslie Morris | Reporter | |
| 46 | Bob Giovane | Reporter | |
| 47 | Julio Herzer | Reporter | |
| 48 | George Spaventa | Reporter | |
| 49 | Rolf Williams | Reporter | |
| 50 | Jim Hodges | Reporter |