Bird
Drama
Music
"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
1988-06-01
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Cast
Director
Clint Eastwood
Forest Whitaker as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora as Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker as Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright as Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David as Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire as Brewster
James Handy as Esteves
Damon Whitaker as Young Bird
Morgan Nagler as Kim
Sam Robards as Moscowitz
George Orrison as Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs as Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp as Mayor of 52nd Street
Joey Green as Gene
John Witherspoon as Sid
Tony Todd as Frog
Jo De Winter as Mildred Berg
Anna Thomson as Audrey
Al Pugliese as Owner - Three Deuces
Billy J. Mitchell as Prince
Lou Cutell as Bride's Father
Jason Bernard as Benny Tate
Richard McKenzie as Southern Doctor
Tony Cox as Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger as Baroness Nica
Ann Weldon as Violet Wells