12 Angry Men (1997 Film) - The Jurors

The Jurors

• The Foreman/Juror #1 (Courtney B. Vance): High school football coach; He tries to keep order in the hostile jury room.
• Juror #2 (Ossie Davis): A meek bank teller who does not know what to make of the case.
• Juror #3 (George C. Scott): A businessman; the main antagonist of the film, he is a very excitable man with a hot temper. He has a strained relationship with his son. He is convinced that the defendant is guilty, though it may not be through the facts of the case.
• Juror #4 (Armin Mueller-Stahl): A stockbroker; he is very eloquent and looks at the case more coherently than the other jurors: through facts and not bias. He is appalled at some of the behavior of the other jurors (especially Jurors 3, 7, and 10.)
• Juror #5 (Dorian Harewood): Health care worker (possibly an EMT); he is from the Harlem slums; he connects with the man at trial and is disgusted at the bigotry of Juror Ten.
• Juror #6 (James Gandolfini): A house painter; he is patient and respectful of what other people have to say.
• Juror #7 (Tony Danza): A salesman; he is not concerned at all about the young man on trial, more concerned about his baseball tickets. He is impatient and rude, and likes to crack jokes a lot.
• Juror #8 (Jack Lemmon): An architect; the main protagonist of the film, he is a very quiet, polite gentleman with two children. He is the only one of the twelve who, at first, votes not guilty. He becomes close friends with Juror 9 at the end of the film, his real name being Davis.
• Juror #9 (Hume Cronyn): A wise old man who sides with Juror 8 and becomes friends with him at the end of the film. His real name is McArdle.
• Juror #10 (Mykelti Williamson): Carwash owner; Former member of the Nation of Islam, he is a loudmouth, narrow-minded bigot, extremely rude and often interrupts people, who feels that no good thing will come out of the boy's "kind". Ultimately he is shunned from the group by the eleven men, with Juror 4 ordering him to "sit down" and to "not open his filthy mouth again."
• Juror #11 (Edward James Olmos): Watchmaker; An immigrant (possibly from Europe), he believes in justice in America and will see it get done. He is observant of the facts around him.
• Juror #12 (William Petersen): An ad executive; He is swayed very quickly by others' opinions, and does not have a full understanding of the life at stake outside of the jury room.
• Mary McDonnell – The Judge
• Tyrees Allen – The Guard
• Douglas Spain – The Accused