# List of black animated characters

This list of black animated characters lists fictional characters found on animated television series and in motion pictures. The Black people in this list include African American animated characters and other characters of Sub-Saharan African descent or populations characterized by dark skin color (a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania, the southern West Asia, and the Siddi of southern South Asia).
The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by single name if the character does not have a surname.

## In the 1960s

| Character | Title | Duration | Voice Actor | Creator |
| Bem | Humanoid Monster Bem | 1968–1969 | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Akira Adachi |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Robin Reed | Charles M. Schulz |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Robin Reed | Lee Mendelson |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Robin Reed | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Jake Miner | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Caleel Harris | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Christian Dal Dosso | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Caleb Bellavance | Bill Melendez |
| Franklin | Peanuts | 1965- | Antonio Wilson | Bill Melendez |
| Pete Jones | The Hardy Boys | 1969–1971 | Dallas McKennon | Filmation |

## In the 1970s

| Character | Title | Duration | Voice Actor | Creator | Ref. |
| Astrea | Space Sentinels | 1977 | Dee Timberlake | Filmation | |
| Hubert "Geese" Ausbie (Multi Man) | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970–1971 | Johnny Williams | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Hubert "Geese" Ausbie (Multi Man) | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | Johnny Williams | Andy Heyward | |
| Black Vulcan | Super Friends | 1973–1986 | Buster Jones | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Nate Branch (Liquid Man) | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | Scatman Crothers | Andy Heyward | |
| Brown Hornet | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby | |
| Bucky | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Jan Crawford | Bill Cosby | |
| Valerie Brown | Josie and the Pussycats | 1970-1971 | Barbara Pariot | Dan DeCarlo | |
| Valerie Brown | Josie and the Pussycats | 1970-1971 | Patrice Holloway | Richard Goldwater | |
| Cosmo | Rickety Rocket | 1979-1980 | Bobby F. Ellerby | Ruby-Spears Productions | [20] [21] |
| William "Bill" Cosby | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby | |
| Russell Cosby | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Jan Crawford | Bill Cosby | |
| Rude "Rudy" Davis | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Eric Suter | Bill Cosby | |
| Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar (Gizmo) | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | Adam Wade | Andy Heyward | |
| J.C. "Gip" Gipson | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Richard Elkins | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Freight Train | Where's Huddles? | 1970 | Herb Jeffries | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Granny | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Nancy Wible | Hanna-Barbera | |
| George "Meadowlark" Lemon | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Scatman Crothers | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Bobby Joe Mason | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Eddie "Rochester" Anderson | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Micro Woman (Christy Cross) | Tarzan and the Super 7 | 1978-1980 | Kim Hamilton | Filmation | |
| Micro Woman (Christy Cross) | Tarzan and the Super 7 | 1978-1980 | Norm Prescott | Filmation | |
| James "Mushmouth" Mush | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby | |
| Freddie "Curly" Neal (Super Sphere) | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Stu Gilliam | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Freddie "Curly" Neal (Super Sphere) | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | Stu Gilliam | Andy Heyward | |
| "Dumb" Donald Parker | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Lou Scheimer | Bill Cosby | |
| "Fat" Albert Robertson | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby | |
| Pablo Robertson | Harlem Globetrotters | 1970-1971 | Robert DoQui | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Pablo Robertson | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | 1972-1973 | Robert DoQui | Hanna-Barbera | |
| James "Twiggy" Sanders (Spaghetti Man) | The Super Globetrotters | 1979 | Buster Jones | Andy Heyward | |
| Weird Harold Simmons | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972-1985 | Gerald Edwards | Bill Cosby | |
| Splashdown | Rickety Rocket | 1979-1980 | Johnny Brown | Ruby-Spears Productions | |
| Super Stretch (Chris Cross) | Tarzan and the Super 7 | 1978-1980 | Ty Henderson | Filmation | |
| Sunstroke | Rickety Rocket | 1979-1980 | John Anthony Bailey | Ruby-Spears Productions | |
| Lt. Uhura | Star Trek: The Animated Series | 1973-1974 | Nichelle Nichols | Gene Roddenberry | |
| Venus | Rickety Rocket | 1979-1980 | Dee Timberlake | Ruby-Spears Productions | |

## In the 1980s

| Character | Title | Duration | Voice Actor | Creator | Ref. |
| Albert | The Simpsons | 1989- | Hank Azaria | Matt Groening | |
| Alex | Turbo Teen | 1984-1985 | T. K. Carter | Michael Maurer | [31] [32] |
| James Dwight "J.D." Corey Bennett | Bionic 6 | 1987 | Norman Bernard | Ron Friedman | |
| Big Lob | G.I. Joe: The Movie | 1987 | Norman Bernard | Hasbro | |
| Carl Carlson | The Simpsons | 1989- | Hank Azaria | Matt Groening | |
| Carl Carlson | The Simpsons | 1989- | Alex Désert | Matt Groening | |
| Cyborg 008 (Pyunma) | Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy | 1980 | Kazuyuki Sogabe | Shotaro Ishinomori | |
| Diana | Dungeons and Dragons | 1983-1985 | Tonia Gayle Smith | Kevin Paul Coates | |
| Diana | Dungeons and Dragons | 1983-1985 | Tonia Gayle Smith | Dennis Marks | |
| Diana | Dungeons and Dragons | 1983-1985 | Tonia Gayle Smith | Takashi | |
| Doc (Carl W. Greer) | G.I. Joe: The Movie | 1987 | Buster Jones | Hasbro | |
| Doc (Carl W. Greer) | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | 1989-1992 | Buster Jones | DIC Entertainment | |
| Shana Elmsford | Jem | 1985 | Cindy McGee | Christy Marx | |
| Walter "Doc" Hartford | The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers | 1986 | Hubert Kelly | Robert Mandell | |
| Heavy Duty (Lamont A. Morris) | G.I. Joe | 1989-1992 | Hubert Kelly | DIC Entertainment | |
| Dr. Julius Hibbert | The Simpsons | 1989- | Harry Shearer | Matt Groening | |
| Dr. Julius Hibbert | The Simpsons | 1989- | Kevin Michael Richardson | Matt Groening | |
| Hotwing | Silverhawks | 1986 | Adolph Caesar | Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment | |
| Hotwing | Silverhawks | 1986 | Doug Preis | Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment | |
| Max Jones | Spiral Zone | 1987 | Hal Rayle | Diana Dru Botsford | |
| Claudia LaSalle | Super Dimension Fortress Macross | 1982-1983 | Noriko Ohara | Shōji Kawamori | |
| Claudia LaSalle | Super Dimension Fortress Macross | 1982-1983 | Christine Auten | Shōji Kawamori | |
| Lothar | Defenders of the Earth | 1986-1987 | Buster Jones | Marvel Productions | |
| LJ (Lothar Junior) | Defenders of the Earth | 1986-1987 | Dion Williams | King Features Syndicate | |
| Hondo MacLean | M.A.S.K. | 1985-1986 | Doug Stone | Terrence McDonnell | |
| Hondo MacLean | M.A.S.K. | 1985-1986 | Doug Stone | Gary Warne | |
| Hondo MacLean | M.A.S.K. | 1985-1986 | Doug Stone | Jack Olesker | |
| Mario | Denver, the Last Dinosaur | 1988 | Cam Clarke | Peter Keefe | |
| Mister T | Mister T | 1983-1985 | Mr. T | Steve Gerber | |
| Martin Pasko |
| Misty Magic | The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | 1981-1982 | Jere Fields | Filmation | |
| Moleculad | Space Stars | 1981-1982 | David Raynr | Hanna-Barbera | |
| Officer Black | Dragon Ball | 1986-1989 | Christopher Sabat | Akira Toriyama | |
| Paul | Dinosaucers | 1987 | Richard Yearwood | Michael E. Uslan | |
| Roadblock (Marvin Hinton) | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | 1989-1992 | Kene Holliday | DIC Entertainment | |
| Robbie Robertson | Spider-Man | 1981-1982 | Unknown | Stan Lee | |
| Shanelle Spencer | Beverly Hills Teens | 1987 | Michelle St. John | Jack Olesker | |
| Shanelle Spencer | Beverly Hills Teens | 1987 | Michelle St. John | Michael Maliani | |
| Shanelle Spencer | Beverly Hills Teens | 1987 | Michelle St. John | Barry O'Brien | |
| Stalker (Lonzo Wilkenson) | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | 1989-1992 | Arthur Burghardt | DIC Entertainment | |
| Thomas | Dirty Pair | 1985 | Charlotte Chun | Haruka Takachiho | |
| Thomas | Dirty Pair | 1987-1988 | Charlotte Chun | Haruka Takachiho | |
| Baldwin P. "Bulletproof" Vess | COPS | 1987 | Ken Ryan | Bruce Shelly | |
| Winston Zeddmore | The Real Ghostbusters | 1986-1991 | Arsenio Hall | Joe Medjuck | |
| Winston Zeddmore | The Real Ghostbusters | 1986-1991 | Buster Jones | Michael C. Gross | |