Minor Characters
| Character | Voiced By | First Appearance | Last Appearance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Johnson | N/A | The Introduction (Mentioned) | End of the Line (Mentioned) | Beverly Johnson was the mother of Sean (Sweet), Carl (CJ), Kendl and Brian Johnson. She was killed during a drive-by shooting at her home. Beverly is never seen but mentioned in several missions. |
| Old Reece | N/A | Ryder | N/A | Old Reece is a local barber who works at "Old Reece's Hair Facial Studio" located in Idlewood, Los Santos. He has known the Johnson family for a long time, evident by his casual attitude toward CJ. It is also implied that he suffers from Alzheimer's disease since Ryder mentions Reece having "popped his membrane years ago". |
| Emmet | Eugene Jeter Jr | Nines and AK's | Reuniting The Families (Mentioned) | Emmet is a gun dealer and a member of the Seville Boulevard Families. Emmet appears to be a friend of the Johnson family and provides weapons for the Grove Street Families. Sweet and Big Smoke chose not to acquire weaponry from Emmet once the family sets went their separate ways but CJ convinced them into buying Emmet's weaponry once again shortly after his return to San Andreas. Emmet appears to have poor eye sight and it is possible that he suffers from mental health issues, as he was unable to recognize CJ (thinking he was CJ's deceased brother Brian). Emmet only provides pistols although Ryder was able to obtain an AK47 from him in the mission, Reuniting The Families. |
| Mark B-Dup Wayne | The Game | Cleaning The Hood | Beatdown on B-Dup | Prior to the events of San Andreas, B-Dup distanced himself from the Grove Street Families, turning to drug dealing instead. Shortly after CJ's return to San Andreas, he and Ryder attempt to recruit B-Dup once again but he angrily rejects their offer. B-Dup has also enslaved crack addict (and former Grove Street Families member) Barry "Big Bear" Thorne, forcing him to do chores around the apartment in exchange for drugs. After returning to Los Santos, CJ and Sweet threaten B-Dup into revealing Big Smoke's location but he is unaware of Smoke's whereabouts as only Smoke's lieutenants possess this knowledge |
| Barry "Big Bear" Thorne | Big Boy | Cleaning The Hood | Beatdown on B-Dup | Big Bear is a formerly respected member of the Grove Street Families. During CJ's absence, Big Bear distanced himself from the gang and became a drug addict. B-Dup ended up enslaving him, forcing him to do chores around the apartment in exchange for drugs. After CJ's return to Los Santos following his lengthy exile, Big Bear stands up to B-Dup and declares his intention to return to the Grove Street Families. Afterwards, Sweet takes him away saying he's going to "get the old Bear back". |
| Freddy | N/A | OG Loc | OG Loc (Killed) | Freddy is the former homosexual cellmate of Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross, and a member of the Los Santos Vagos. It is heavily implied that Freddy raped OG Loc while in prison and that Loc's accusation that Freddy stole his "rhymes" is so that he has an excuse to kill him without revealing the real reason he wants revenge. Freddy is killed by CJ when a motorcycle chase ends in an ambush. Freddy is referred to by OG Loc as a Cholo, suggesting he is of Mexican descent. |
| Girlfriends | See Details | See Details | See Details | Over the course of the game, the player can date up to six different girlfriends. Denise Robinson (voiced by Heather Alicia Simms) is the first girlfriend introduced and one of two storyline girlfriends. CJ rescues her from a fire in the mission, Burning Desire and from that point onwards, they begin dating. Denise is affiliated with the Grove Street Families, although she does not wear green clothing. Millie Perkins (voiced by Orfeh) is the second of the two storyline girlfriends and is introduced in the mission, Key To Her Heart. She is a card dealer at the mob-run Caligula's Palace casino. CJ seduces her in order to get her keycard, which he uses to rob Caligula's Palace. The player can also date four other girls who are met outside of missions in the countryside (Helena Wankstein), San Fierro (Michelle Cannes and Katie Zhan who is voiced by China Chow) and The Desert (Barbara Schternvart). All girlfriends can be killed by the player. |
| Claude | N/A | Wu Zi Mu | Farewell My Love | Claude, is the mute protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III. He makes a cameo appearance as Catalina's new boyfriend. After losing in a car race to CJ, Claude and Catalina leave San Andreas for Liberty City. Nine years later, Claude ends up killing Catalina for betraying him. |
| Little Lion | N/A | Mountain Cloud Boys | The Da Nang Thang (Killed) | Little Lion is a high-ranking member of the Mountain Cloud Boys who first meets CJ in Woozie's betting shop and informs him of his boss's blindness. He is later tasked to fly a helicopter around the Da Nang Boys' ship with Guppy shooting a minigun, but CJ shows up instead. During the attack, the helicopter is shot down by a rocket launcher and Little Lion is killed on impact. |
| Ran Fa Li | N/A | Ran Fa Li | Fish In A Barrel (cut scene) | Ran Fa Li is the leader of the Red Gecko Tong and Shuk Foo Triad gangs. CJ first meets him in Woozie's betting shop and volunteers to help him in retrieving a package from the Easter Bay airport. CJ later aids him in escaping from San Fierro by luring the Da Nang Boys away from Chinatown. Ran Fa Li later becomes a shareholder in The Four Dragons Casino alongside CJ and Woozie. |
| Su Xi Mu | Richard Chang | Ran Fa Li | Lure | Su Xi Mu is Ran Fa Li's right hand man and translator. |
| Guppy | N/A | Jizzy | A Home In The Hills (Killed) | Guppy is one of Woozie's assistants and a high-ranking Mountain Cloud Boys. Guppy assists CJ in the preparation and execution of the Caligula's Casino heist and is also present when the Triads aid CJ in re-gaining Madd Dogg's mansion. He was killed during the raid on Madd Dog's mansion when he was shot in the head by a Vagos member. |
| Dwayne and Jethro | Navid Khonsari (Dwayne) & John Zurhellen (Jethro) | Wear Flowers In Your Hair | Puncture Wounds | Dwayne (previously spelled as Dwaine) and Jethro, are close associates who previously lived in Vice City, where they owned a boating business until it was purchased by Tommy Vercetti. At the time of their introduction in San Andreas, Jethro is working at the Xoomer Gas Station in San Fierro, while Dwayne runs a hot dog van business nearby. The Truth convinces CJ to take on both men and they soon become highly trusted employees. See also: GTA: Vice City rendition |
| Johnny Sindacco | Casey Siemaszko. | Fender Ketchup | The Meat Business (Dies from a heart attack) | Johnny Sindacco is a high-ranking member of the Sindacco Family and the son of Paulie Sindacco who is later killed by Toni Cipriani in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, set six years after the events of San Andreas. When CJ first arrives in Las Venturas to Woozie's newly opened casino, Johnny has been caught smashing up some of the slot machines. As Woozie's men are about to "get rid of" Johnny, CJ intervenes and has Johnny tied to the hood of a car stomach down, facing the front windscreen. CJ then drives the car around the city dangerously in order to scare Johnny into telling him which Mafia family he's with. Having been traumatized by the experience, Johnny spends time recovering in hospital. At one point, some Forelli thugs highjack Johnny's ambulance in order to kill him. As CJ is helping Ken Rosenberg to prevent a war between the Leones, The Forellis and the The Sindaccos, CJ highjacks the ambulance back from the Forelli thugs and drives Johnny back to safety. However, when CJ later accompanies Ken to a meeting with Johnny, Johnny recognizes CJ, and having not fully recovered from his trauma, dies from a shock-induced heart attack. |
| Tony | Jack Hedley | Intensive Care | Freefall | Tony is a talking parrot and companion of Ken Rosenberg. Tony utters Mafia slang terms and foul language and on one occasion, quotes Tony Montana from the 1983 Scarface film |
| Salvatore Leone | Frank Vincent. | Freefall | Breaking The Bank At Caligula's (During a phone call after the mission) | Salvatore Leone is the Don of the Leone family of the Liberty City Mafia. With CJ's assistance, Leone succeeds in eliminating the influence of the other Mafia families, (The Sindacco Family and The Forelli Family), allowing him to assume a larger share of Caligula's Palace in Las Venturas. However, he is betrayed when CJ and the San Fierro Triads stage an elaborate heist and rob Caligula's Casino for millions of dollars. After the heist, Leone calls CJ and threatens to seek vengeance against him and his family for his betrayal. This event is likely to have caused his paranoia which is clearly evident in the events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto III, set six and nine years after the events of San Andreas respectively. During his time in San Andreas, Leone also meets Maria Latore.
See also: GTA III rendition & GTA: Liberty City Stories rendition |
| Maria Latore | Debi Mazar. | Freefall | Saint Mark's Bistro | Maria Latore (also referred to as Maria La Torra by several sources, including the voice-over credits in the San Andreas game manual) is a waitress at the Caligula's Palace casino. Appearing briefly during Don Salvatore Leone's presence in Las Venturas, she would be seen beginning to establish a closer relationship with Leone, which explains the origins of her ties with him in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto III, set six and nine years after the events of San Andreas respectively.
See also: GTA III rendition & GTA: Liberty City Stories rendition |
| Jimmy Silverman | James Madden | Cut Throat Business | Cut Throat Business | CJ and Madd Dogg meet Jimmy Silverman after chasing OG Loc through Los Santos in an attempt to recover Madd Dogg's rhyme book. OG Loc flees into an apartment, followed by CJ and Madd Dogg where they meet Silverman, who offers to sue OG Loc for them. |
| Hazer | N/A | Cesar Vialpando | Los Desperados (Wounded, possibly killed) | Hazer is a high-ranking member of the Varrios Los Aztecas and a loyal friend of Cesar Vialpando. He is introduced to CJ when meets Cesar and threatens him after witnessing CJ separate Cesar and Kendl as they kiss. He doesn't appear again until the end of the game when he, Cesar, CJ, and fellow Aztecas retake their hood; before this occurs, he apologizes to CJ for his initial confrontation earlier in the game and assures him that they are cool. During the attack, Hazer is shot by a Vagos member and is severely wounded. After the battle, he is taken to hospital by Cesar and the other Aztecas but his fate is left unknown. |
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