Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
6.9(357) 1988-06-01 161 minDramaMusic
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.
Original Music ComposerLennie Niehaus
DirectorClint Eastwood
ProducerClint Eastwood
WriterJoel Oliansky
Cast & characters
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
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Arlen Dean Snyder
as Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
as Moscowitz
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Glenn Wright
as Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
as Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
as Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
as Mayor of 52nd Street
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Chris Bosley
as First Doorman
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George T. Bruce
as Second Doorman
Joey Green
as Gene
John Witherspoon
as Sid
Tony Todd
as Frog
Jo De Winter
as Mildred Berg
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Richard Zavaglia
as Ralph the Narc
Anna Thomson
as Audrey
Al Pugliese
as Owner - Three Deuces
