Witness 1985
Witness (1985) has 3 Black credited characters out of 47.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 6%
6% 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 | Harrison Ford | John Book | |
| 2 | Kelly McGillis | Rachel | |
| 3 | Josef Sommer | Schaeffer | |
| 4 | Lukas Haas | Samuel | |
| 5 | Jan Rubeš | Eli Lapp | |
| 6 | Alexander Godunov | Daniel Hochleitner | |
| 7 | Danny Glover | McFee | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Brent Jennings | Carter | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | Patti LuPone | Elaine | |
| 10 | Angus MacInnes | Fergie | |
| 11 | Frederick Rolf | Stoltzfus | |
| 12 | Viggo Mortensen | Moses Hochleitner | |
| 13 | John Garson | Bishop Tchantz | |
| 14 | Beverly May | Mrs. Yoder | |
| 15 | Ed Crowley | Sheriff | |
| 16 | Timothy Carhart | Zenovich | |
| 17 | Sylvia Kauders | Tourist Lady | |
| 18 | Marian Swan | Mrs. Schaeffer | |
| 19 | Maria Bradley | Schaeffer's Daughter | |
| 20 | Rozwill Young | T-Bone | |
| 21 | Paul S. Nuss | Amish | |
| 22 | Emily Tracy | Amish | |
| 23 | Fred Steinharter | Amish | |
| 24 | John D. King | Amish | |
| 25 | Paul Goss | Amish | |
| 26 | Annemarie Vallerio | Amish | |
| 27 | Bruce E. Camburn | Amish | |
| 28 | William Francis | Town Man | |
| 29 | Tom Kennedy | Ticket Seller | |
| 30 | Ardyth Kaiser | Couple in Garage | |
| 31 | Thomas Quinn | Couple in Garage | |
| 32 | Eugene Dooley | Detective | |
| 33 | Victoria Scott D'Angelo | Detective | |
| 34 | Richard Chaves | Detective | |
| 35 | Tim Moyer | Detective | |
| 36 | Nino Del Buono | Detective | |
| 37 | James Frank Clark | Detective | |
| 38 | Joseph Kelly | Detective | |
| 39 | Norman Carter | Detective | |
| 40 | Craig Clement | Detective | |
| 41 | Robert Earl Jones | Custodian | ●Counted as Black |
| 42 | Michael Levering | Hoodlum | |
| 43 | Cara Giallanza | Hoodlum | |
| 44 | Anthony Dean Rubeš | Hoodlum | |
| 45 | Bernie Styles | Counterman | |
| 46 | Blossom Terry | Mother in Station | |
| 47 | Jennifer Mancuso | Little Girl |