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Bird

Bird

# "There are no second acts in American lives."
Drama   Music
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 9,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-06-01
⌚ Running Time: 161 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Forest Whitaker original image
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Forest Whitaker
Diane Venora original image
Chan Parker
Diane Venora
Michael Zelniker original image
Red Rodney
Michael Zelniker
Samuel E. Wright original image
Dizzy Gillespie
Samuel E. Wright
Keith David original image
Buster Franklin
Keith David
Michael McGuire original image
Brewster
Michael McGuire
James Handy original image
Esteves
James Handy
Damon Whitaker original image
Young Bird
Damon Whitaker
Morgan Nagler original image
Kim
Morgan Nagler
Arlen Dean Snyder original image
Dr. Heath
Arlen Dean Snyder
Sam Robards original image
Moscowitz
Sam Robards
Glenn Wright original image
Alcoholic Patient
Glenn Wright
George Orrison original image
Patient with Checkers
George Orrison
Bill Cobbs original image
Dr. Caulfield
Bill Cobbs
Hamilton Camp original image
Mayor of 52nd Street
Hamilton Camp
Chris Bosley original image
First Doorman
Chris Bosley
George T. Bruce original image
Second Doorman
George T. Bruce
Joey Green original image
Gene
Joey Green
John Witherspoon original image
Sid
John Witherspoon
Tony Todd original image
Frog
Tony Todd
Jo De Winter original image
Mildred Berg
Jo De Winter
Richard Zavaglia original image
Ralph the Narc
Richard Zavaglia
Anna Thomson original image
Audrey
Anna Thomson
Al Pugliese original image
Owner - Three Deuces
Al Pugliese
Hubert Kelly original image
Wilson
Hubert Kelly
Billy J. Mitchell original image
Prince
Billy J. Mitchell
Karl Vincent original image
Stratton
Karl Vincent
Lou Cutell original image
Bride's Father
Lou Cutell
Roger Etienne original image
Parisian Emcee
Roger Etienne
Jason Bernard original image
Benny Tate
Jason Bernard
Gretchen Oehler original image
Southern Nurse
Gretchen Oehler
Richard McKenzie original image
Southern Doctor
Richard McKenzie
Tony Cox original image
Pee Wee Marquette
Tony Cox
Diane Salinger original image
Baroness Nica
Diane Salinger
Penelope Windust original image
Bellevue Nurse
Penelope Windust
Ann Weldon original image
Violet Wells
Ann Weldon

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