The Warriors (1979) has at least 5 Black credited characters out of 52.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 10%
At least 10% of the credited cast.
15 actors have no public bio we could find, 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 | Michael Beck | Swan | |
| 2 | James Remar | Ajax | |
| 3 | David Patrick Kelly | Luther | |
| 4 | Dorsey Wright | Cleon | ●Counted as Black |
| 5 | David Harris | Cochise | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Deborah Van Valkenburgh | Mercy | |
| 7 | Brian Tyler | Snow | |
| 8 | Tom McKitterick | Cowboy | |
| 9 | Marcelino Sánchez | Rembrandt | |
| 10 | Roger Hill | Cyrus | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Steve James | Baseball Fury | ●Counted as Black |
| 12 | Terry Michos | Vermin | |
| 13 | Lynne Thigpen | D.J. | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Mercedes Ruehl | Policewoman | |
| 15 | John Snyder | Gas Station Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 16 | Irwin Keyes | Policeman in Park | |
| 17 | Sonny Landham | Policeman in Subway Station | |
| 18 | Johnny Barnes | Turnbull A.C. | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | George Lee Miles | Gramercy Riff | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Paul Greco | Sully | |
| 21 | Iris Klein | Lizzie (as Iris Alahanti) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Tony Clark | Police | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Ginny Ortiz | Candy Store Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Edward Sewer | Masai | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Joel Weiss | Rogue | |
| 26 | J.W. Smith | Turnbull A.C. | |
| 27 | Doran Clark | Lizzie | |
| 28 | Katie Kaufman | Lizzie | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Lisa Maurer | Lizzie | |
| 30 | Craig R. Baxley | Punk (Black and Yellow) | |
| 31 | Konrad Sheehan | Punk (Leader) | |
| 32 | Tommy J. Huff | Punk | |
| 33 | Irwin Keyes | Police | |
| 34 | Sonny Landham | Police | |
| 35 | Frank Ferrara Sr. | Police | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Victor Magnotta | Police | |
| 37 | Apache Ramos | Orphan | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Jery Hewitt | Baseball Fury Leader/ Punk (Beanie) | |
| 39 | Leon Delaney | Baseball Fury (Orange and Black)/ Punk (Plain Green) | |
| 40 | Rob Ryder | Baseball Fury (Purple)/ Punk (Plain Red) | |
| 41 | Steve Chambers | Baseball Fury (Purple) | |
| 42 | Bill Anagnos | Baseball Fury (Blue and Orange) | |
| 43 | Harry Madsen | Baseball Fury (Green and White) | |
| 44 | Victoria Vanderkloot | Lizzie | |
| 45 | Gary Baxley | Punk (Red, White and Black) | |
| 46 | Lane Ruoff | Baseball Fury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Tom McNamara | Baseball Fury | |
| 48 | Michael Garfield | Rogue | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Dan Bonnell | Rogue | ?No public bio we could find |
| 50 | Tom Jarus | Rogue | ?No public bio we could find |
| 51 | Tony Latham | Baseball Fury | ?No public bio we could find |
| 52 | Steve Garfanti | Gang Member |
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