The Doors 1991

The Doors (1991) has 2 Black credited characters out of 91.

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The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%

2% of the credited cast.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 140 min

On The Rewatchables

Mar 2, 2021 Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Chuck Klosterman

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	Val Kilmer	Jim Morrison
2	Meg Ryan	Pamela Courson
3	Kyle MacLachlan	Ray Manzarek
4	Frank Whaley	Robby Krieger
5	Kevin Dillon	John Densmore
6	Michael Wincott	Paul Rothchild
7	Michael Madsen	Tom Baker
8	Josh Evans	Bill Siddons
9	Dennis Burkley	Dog
10	Billy Idol	Cat
11	Kathleen Quinlan	Patricia Kennealy
12	John Densmore	Engineer - Last Session
13	Gretchen Becker	Mom
14	Jerry Sturm	Dad
15	Sean Stone	Young Jim
16	Kendall Deichen	Little Sister
17	John Capodice	Jerry
18	Mark Moses	Jac Holzman
19	Will Jordan	Ed Sullivan
20	Robert LuPone	Music Manager
21	Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	Shaman
22	Kelly Hu	Dorothy
23	Crispin Glover	Andy Warhol
24	Paul Williams	Warhol PR
25	Debi Mazar	Whiskey Girl
26	Phil Fondacaro	Man at Birthday Party
27	Oliver Stone	UCLA Film Professor
28	Jennifer Rubin	Edie
29	Mimi Rogers	Magazine Photographer
30	Charlie Spradling	CBS Girl Backstage
31	Julie Strain	Concertgoer
32	Paul A. Rothchild	Music Manager's Sidekick
33	Laura Esterman	New York Journalist
34	Fiona	Fog Groupie
35	Josie Bissett	Robby Krieger's Girlfriend
36	Jack McGee	Miami Cop
37	Costas Mandylor	Italian Count
38	Wes Studi	Indian in Desert
39	Titus Welliver	Macing Cop
40	Christina Fulton	Nico
41	Cirsten Weldon	Girl in Car
42	Adrian Scott	New York Journalist
43	Stanley White	New Haven Cop
44	Brad Weston	Hippie at Party
45	Erik Dellums	Hairdresser	●Counted as Black
46	Rodney A. Grant	Patron at Barney's
47	Bill Graham	New Haven Promoter
48	Sam Whipple	Sullivan's Producer
49	Randall Oliver	Groupie
50	Rion Hunter	Indian in Desert
51	Steve Reevis	Indian in Desert
52	Bernard Telsey	Young Man with Pam
53	Bruce MacVittie	UCLA Student
54	Andrew Lauer	UCLA Student
55	Harmonica Fats	Blues Singer on Venice Boardwalk
56	Eric Burdon	Backstage Manager
57	Sergio Premoli	Patron at The Whiskey
58	Frank Military	Bruce Botnick
59	Deborah Falconer	John Densmore's Girlfriend
60	Michele Bronson	New York Groupie
61	Lisa Edelstein	Makeup Artist
62	Kristina Hare	Partygoer
63	Bernt Kuhlmann	Warhol Eurosnob
64	Claire Stansfield	Warhol Eurosnob
65	Karina Lombard	Warhol Actress
66	Christopher Lawford	New York Journalist
67	Dani Klein	New York Journalist
68	Deborah Lupard	New York Journalist
69	Richard Rifkin	New York Journalist
70	Chris Boyle	New York Journalist
71	Eagle-Eye Cherry	Roadie
72	David Allen Brooks	Roadie
73	Danny Sullivan	New Haven Cop
74	Frank Girardeau	Police Lieutenant
75	Bonnie Bramlett	Bartender
76	Hawthorne James	Chuck Vincent	●Counted as Black
77	Csynbidium	Girl in Car
78	Patricia Kennealy	Wicca Priestess
79	Davidson Thomson	High Priest
80	Leonard Crow Dog	Indian at the Outdoor Concert
81	Keith Reddin	Miami Journalist
82	Billy Vera	Miami Promoter
83	Allan Graf	Miami Cop
84	Alan Manson	Judge
85	William Kunstler	Lawyer
86	Peter Crombie	Associate Lawyer
87	Robert Marshall	Prosecutor
88	Annie McEnroe	Secretary
89	Tudor Sherrard	Office Publicist
90	Jad Mager	Office P.A.
91	Richard Rutowski

Considered, not counted

We looked closely at whether to count this actor and decided not to. Here's why.

Eagle-Eye Cherry: He has African-American, Choctaw and Swedish heritage. We couldn't find anywhere he has described how he identifies, so we didn't count him.