Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) has at least 1 Black credited character out of 47.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%
One. Technically not zero.
25 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 47, 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 | Max Pomeranc | Josh Waitzkin | |
| 2 | Joe Mantegna | Fred Waitzkin | |
| 3 | Joan Allen | Bonnie Waitzkin | |
| 4 | Ben Kingsley | Bruce Pandolfini | |
| 5 | Laurence Fishburne | Vinnie | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Michael Nirenberg | Jonathan Poe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 7 | Robert Stephens | Poe's Teacher | |
| 8 | David Paymer | Kalev | |
| 9 | Hal Scardino | Morgan | |
| 10 | William H. Macy | Tunafish Father | |
| 11 | Vasek Simek | Russian Park Player | ?No public bio we could find |
| 12 | Dan Hedaya | Tournament Director | |
| 13 | Laura Linney | School Teacher | |
| 14 | Anthony Heald | Fighting Parent | |
| 15 | Steven Randazzo | Man of Many Signals | ?No public bio we could find |
| 16 | Chelsea Moore | Katya Waitzkin | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Josh Mostel | Chess Club Regular | |
| 18 | Josh Kornbluth | Chess Club Regular | |
| 19 | Tony Shalhoub | Chess Club Member | |
| 20 | Austin Pendleton | Asa Hoffman | |
| 21 | Tom McGowan | Reporter | |
| 22 | Ona Fletcher | Reporter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Kamran Shirazi | Self | |
| 24 | Roman Dzindzichashvili | Self | |
| 25 | Jerry Poe McClinton | Park Player | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Matt De Matt | Night Park Player | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Vincent Smith | Washington Square Patzer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Jerry Rakow | Washington Square Patzer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | William Colgate | Statistician | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Tony De Santis | Jounalist | |
| 31 | R.D. Reid | Final Tournament Director | |
| 32 | Anthony McGowan | Park Dealer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Katya Waitzkin | 82nd Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Ryder Fleming-Jones | Petey | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Harris Krofchick | Running Chess Kid | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | John Bourgeois | Gym Parent | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Maria Ricossa | Gym Parent | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Caroline Yeager | Screaming Mom | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Andrew Sardella | Josh's Syracuse Opponent | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Nathan Carter | Josh's Teammate | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Nicholas Taylor | Birthday Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Jonathan Fazio | Birthday Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Nicky Mellina | Birthday Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Philip Neiman | Birthday Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Elizabeth Gropman | Birthday Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Joel Benjamin Mowdy | Self | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Bobby Fischer | Self (archive footage) |