Black Like Me

Black Like Me

105 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1964

Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.

Black Like Me

105 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1964

Black Like Me
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title Black Like Me
Directors Carl Lerner
Writers Gerda Lerner, John Howard Griffin, Carl Lerner

Cast

James Whitmore

as John Finley Horton

Sorrell Booke

as Dr. Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Christopher

Al Freeman Jr.

as Thomas Newcomb

Will Geer

as Truckdriver

Robert Gerringer

as Ed Saunders

Clifton James

as Eli Carr

Matt Clark

as Mugger in alley

Denver Pyle

as Man in pick-up truck

Raymond St. Jacques

as Burial Insurance Salesman

John Marriott

as Hodges

Thelma Oliver

as Georgie

Lenka Peterson

as Lucy Horton

P. Jay Sidney

as Frank Newcomb

Billie Allen

as Vertell

Alan Bergmann

as Charles Maynard

Stanley Brock

as Salesman

Sarah Cunningham

as Mary Saunders

Eva Jessye

as Mrs. Townsend

Richard Ward

as Burt Wilson