Bird (1988)
Bird
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.
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Forest Whitaker
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
as Chan Parker
as Chan Parker
Michael Zelniker
as Red Rodney
as Red Rodney
Samuel E. Wright
as Dizzy Gillespie
as Dizzy Gillespie
Keith David
as Buster Franklin
as Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
as Brewster
as Brewster
James Handy
as Esteves
as Esteves
Damon Whitaker
as Young Bird
as Young Bird
Morgan Nagler
as Kim
as Kim
Arlen Dean Snyder
as Dr. Heath
as Dr. Heath
Sam Robards
as Moscowitz
as Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
as Alcoholic Patient
as Alcoholic Patient
George Orrison
as Patient with Checkers
as Patient with Checkers
Bill Cobbs
as Dr. Caulfield
as Dr. Caulfield
Hamilton Camp
as Mayor of 52nd Street
as Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley
as First Doorman
as First Doorman
George T. Bruce
as Second Doorman
as Second Doorman
Joey Green
as Gene
as Gene
John Witherspoon
as Sid
as Sid
Tony Todd
as Frog
as Frog
Jo De Winter
as Mildred Berg
as Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
as Ralph the Narc
as Ralph the Narc
Anna Thomson
as Audrey
as Audrey
Al Pugliese
as Owner - Three Deuces
as Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly
as Wilson
as Wilson
Billy J. Mitchell
as Prince
as Prince
Karl Vincent
as Stratton
as Stratton
Lou Cutell
as Bride's Father
as Bride's Father
Roger Etienne
as Parisian Emcee
as Parisian Emcee
Jason Bernard
as Benny Tate
as Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler
as Southern Nurse
as Southern Nurse
Richard McKenzie
as Southern Doctor
as Southern Doctor
Tony Cox
as Pee Wee Marquette
as Pee Wee Marquette
Diane Salinger
as Baroness Nica
as Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust
as Bellevue Nurse
as Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon
as Violet Wells
as Violet Wells
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Clint Eastwood
Producer
Producer
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Casting
Joel Oliansky
Screenplay
Screenplay
Edward C. Carfagno
Production Design
Production Design
Clint Eastwood
Director
Director
David Valdes
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Joel Cox
Editor
Editor
Lennie Niehaus
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joseph A. Ippolito
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
David M. Horton
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Jack N. Green
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Walter Newman
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
