The Longest Yard (1974) has at least 2 Black credited characters out of 40.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 5%
At least 5% of the credited cast.
14 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 40, 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 | Burt Reynolds | Paul Crewe | |
| 2 | Eddie Albert | Warden Hazen | |
| 3 | Ed Lauter | Captain Knauer | |
| 4 | Michael Conrad | Nate Scarboro | |
| 5 | James Hampton | Caretaker | |
| 6 | Harry Caesar | Granville | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | John Steadman | Pop | |
| 8 | Charles Tyner | Unger | |
| 9 | Mike Henry | Rassmeusen | |
| 10 | Richard Kiel | Samson | |
| 11 | Pervis Atkins | Mawabe | |
| 12 | Bernadette Peters | Miss Toot | |
| 13 | Jim Nicholson | Ice Man | |
| 14 | Tony Cacciotti | Rotka | ?No public bio we could find |
| 15 | Anitra Ford | Melissa | |
| 16 | Tony Reese | Levitt | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Michael Fox | Announcer | |
| 18 | Dino Washington | Mason | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | George A. Jones | Big George | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Chuck Hayward | Trooper I | |
| 21 | Mort Marshall | Assistant Warden | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Joe Kapp | Walking Boss | |
| 23 | Pepper Martin | Shop Steward | |
| 24 | Ray Nitschke | Bogdanski | |
| 25 | Sonny Sixkiller | The Indian | |
| 26 | Robert Tessier | Shokner | |
| 27 | Ernie Wheelwright | Spooner | ●Counted as Black |
| 28 | Joe Dorsey | Bartender | |
| 29 | Gus Carlucci | Team Doctor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Jack Rockwell | Trainer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Sonny Shroyer | Tannen | |
| 32 | Ray Ogden | Schmidt | |
| 33 | Don Ferguson | Referee | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Alfie Wise | Trooper II | |
| 35 | Steve Wilder | J.J. | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Wilbur Gillian | Big Wilbur | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Wilson Warren | Buttercup | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Joe Jackson | Little Joe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Howard Silverstein | Howie | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Donald Hixon | Donny | ?No public bio we could find |