Bird

Bird

1988/06/01 • $9,000,000 • Released • English

Drama
Music
6.8
2h 41m

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Overview

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.

Director : Clint Eastwood

Casts
Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker

Michael Zelniker

Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David

Keith David

Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Brewster

James Handy

James Handy

Esteves

Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

Young Bird

Morgan Nagler

Morgan Nagler

Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder

Arlen Dean Snyder

Dr. Heath

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Moscowitz

Glenn Wright

Alcoholic Patient

George Orrison

George Orrison

Patient with Checkers

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Dr. Caulfield

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Mayor of 52nd Street

Chris Bosley

First Doorman

George T. Bruce

Second Doorman

Joey Green

Joey Green

Gene

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Sid

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Frog

Jo De Winter

Jo De Winter

Mildred Berg

Richard Zavaglia

Ralph the Narc

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Audrey

Al Pugliese

Al Pugliese

Owner - Three Deuces

Hubert Kelly

Wilson

Billy J. Mitchell

Billy J. Mitchell

Prince

Karl Vincent

Stratton

Lou Cutell

Lou Cutell

Bride's Father

Roger Etienne

Parisian Emcee

Jason Bernard

Jason Bernard

Benny Tate

Gretchen Oehler

Southern Nurse

Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Southern Doctor

Tony Cox

Tony Cox

Pee Wee Marquette

Diane Salinger

Diane Salinger

Baroness Nica

Penelope Windust

Bellevue Nurse

Ann Weldon

Ann Weldon

Violet Wells

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