The Blues Brothers 1980
The Blues Brothers (1980) has 13 Black credited characters out of 69.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 19%
19% 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 | John Belushi | 'Joliet' Jake Blues | |
| 2 | Dan Aykroyd | Elwood Blues | |
| 3 | James Brown | Cleophus James | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | Cab Calloway | Curtis | ●Counted as Black |
| 5 | Ray Charles | Ray | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Aretha Franklin | Mrs. Murphy | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Steve Cropper | Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper | |
| 8 | Donald 'Duck' Dunn | Donald 'Duck' Dunn | |
| 9 | Murphy Dunne | Murphy 'Murph' Dunne | |
| 10 | Willie Hall | Willie 'Too Big' Hall | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Tom Malone | "Bones" Malone | |
| 12 | Lou Marini | 'Blue Lou' Marini | |
| 13 | Matt Murphy | Matt 'Guitar' Murphy | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Alan Rubin | Mr. Fabulous | |
| 15 | Carrie Fisher | Mystery Woman | |
| 16 | Henry Gibson | Head Nazi | |
| 17 | John Candy | Burton Mercer | |
| 18 | Kathleen Freeman | Sister Mary Stigmata | |
| 19 | John Lee Hooker | Street Slim | ●Counted as Black |
| 20 | Tom Erhart | Prison Guard | |
| 21 | Gerald Walling | Prison Guard | |
| 22 | Walter Levine | Prison Guard | |
| 23 | Alonzo Atkins | Choirmaster | |
| 24 | Chaka Khan | Choir Soloist | ●Counted as Black |
| 25 | Armand Cerami | Trooper Daniel | |
| 26 | Steven Williams | Trooper Mount | ●Counted as Black |
| 27 | Kristi Oleson | Sales Girl | |
| 28 | Gary McLarty | Man in Toy Store | |
| 29 | Joe Cuttone | Lloyd | |
| 30 | Layne Britton | The Cheese Whiz | |
| 31 | Toni Fleming | Mrs. Tarantino | |
| 32 | Sheilah Wells | Claire | |
| 33 | Rosie Shuster | Cocktail Waitress | |
| 34 | Judith Belushi-Pisano | Cocktail Waitress | |
| 35 | Lou Perryman | Man at Bar | |
| 36 | Paul Reubens | Waiter | |
| 37 | Ben Piazza | Father | |
| 38 | Gwen Banta | Mother | |
| 39 | Lari Taylor | Daughter #1 | |
| 40 | Cindy Fisher | Daughter #2 | |
| 41 | Elizabeth Hoy | Daughter #3 | |
| 42 | Tony M. Conde | Sommelier | |
| 43 | Eugene J. Anthony | Gruppenführer | |
| 44 | Dean Hill | Nazi | |
| 45 | Jack Orend | Nazi | |
| 46 | Gene Schuldt | Nazi | |
| 47 | Gary Houston | Nazi | |
| 48 | Charles Mountain | Cop | |
| 49 | Frank Oz | Corrections Officer | |
| 50 | John Landis | Trooper La Fong | |
| 51 | Elmore James | Choir | ●Counted as Black |
| 52 | Stephen Bishop | Charming Trooper | |
| 53 | Charles Napier | Tucker McElroy | |
| 54 | Steven Spielberg | Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk | |
| 55 | Curt Clendenin | Orphan | |
| 56 | Twiggy | Chic Lady | |
| 57 | Steve Lawrence | Maury Sline | |
| 58 | De'voreaux White | Young Guitar Thief | ●Counted as Black |
| 59 | Jeff Morris | Bob | |
| 60 | Mr. T | Guy on Street | ●Counted as Black |
| 61 | James Avery | Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop | ●Counted as Black |
| 62 | Raven De La Croix | Woman in Concert Crowd | |
| 63 | Leoda Richards | Restaurant Patron | |
| 64 | Norman Matlock | Police Commissioner | |
| 65 | S.D. Nemeth | Inmate | |
| 66 | Carolyn Franklin | Soul Food Chorus | |
| 67 | Jack Callahan | The Good Old Boys | |
| 68 | Ralph Foody | Police Dispatcher | |
| 69 | Joe Walsh | Prisoner |