The Silence of the Lambs 1991
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) has 4 Black credited characters out of 53.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 8%
8% 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 | Jodie Foster | Clarice Starling | |
| 2 | Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | |
| 3 | Scott Glenn | Jack Crawford | |
| 4 | Ted Levine | Jame Gumb | |
| 5 | Anthony Heald | Dr. Frederick Chilton | |
| 6 | Brooke Smith | Catherine Martin | |
| 7 | Diane Baker | Senator Ruth Martin | |
| 8 | Kasi Lemmons | Ardelia Mapp | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | Frankie Faison | Barney | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Tracey Walter | Lamar | |
| 11 | Charles Napier | Lt. Boyle | |
| 12 | Danny Darst | Sgt. Tate | |
| 13 | Alex Coleman | Sgt. Pembry | |
| 14 | Dan Butler | Roden | |
| 15 | Paul Lazar | Pilcher | |
| 16 | Ron Vawter | Paul Krendler | |
| 17 | Roger Corman | FBI Director Hayden Burke | |
| 18 | Lawrence A. Bonney | FBI Instructor | |
| 19 | Lawrence T. Wrentz | Agent Burroughs | |
| 20 | Don Brockett | Friendly Psychopath | |
| 21 | Frank Seals Jr. | Brooding Psychopath | |
| 22 | Stuart Rudin | Miggs | |
| 23 | Maria Skorobogatov | Young Clarice | |
| 24 | Jeffrie Lane | Clarice's Father | |
| 25 | Leib Lensky | Mr. Lang | |
| 26 | George 'Red' Schwartz | Mr. Lang's Driver | |
| 27 | Jim Roche | TV Evangelist | |
| 28 | James B. Howard | Boxing Instructor | |
| 29 | Bill Miller | Mr. Brigham | |
| 30 | Chuck Aber | Agent Terry | |
| 31 | Gene Borkan | Oscar | |
| 32 | Pat McNamara | Sheriff Perkins | |
| 33 | Kenneth Utt | Dr. Akin | |
| 34 | Adelle Lutz | TV Anchor Woman | |
| 35 | Obba Babatundé | TV Anchor Man | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | George Michael | TV Sportscaster | |
| 37 | Jim Dratfield | Sen. Martin's Aide | |
| 38 | D. Stanton Miranda | 1st Reporter | |
| 39 | Rebecca Saxon | 2nd Reporter | |
| 40 | Cynthia Ettinger | Officer Jacobs | |
| 41 | Brent Hinkley | Officer Murray | |
| 42 | Steve Wyatt | Airport Flirt | |
| 43 | David Early | Spooked Memphis Cop | ●Counted as Black |
| 44 | Andre B. Blake | Tall Memphis Cop | |
| 45 | Bill Dalzell | Distraught Memphis Cop | |
| 46 | Chris Isaak | SWAT Commander | |
| 47 | Daniel von Bargen | SWAT Communicator | |
| 48 | Tommy Lafitte | SWAT Shooter | |
| 49 | Josh Broder | EMS Attendant | |
| 50 | Buzz Kilman | EMS Driver | |
| 51 | Harry Northup | Mr. Bimmel | |
| 52 | Lauren Roselli | Stacy Hubka | |
| 53 | Lamont Arnold | Flower Delivery Man |