Bird
Bird
Release: 1988-06-01
·Runtime: 161m
·★ 6.8
Drama
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Malpaso Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Zelniker
as Red Rodney
Keith David
as Buster Franklin
Lou Cutell
as Bride's Father
Diane Venora
as Chan Parker
Jo De Winter
as Mildred Berg
Damon Whitaker
as Young Bird
Sam Robards
as Moscowitz
Tony Cox
as Pee Wee Marquette
George Orrison
as Patient with Checkers
Hamilton Camp
as Mayor of 52nd Street
Tony Todd
as Frog
Billy J. Mitchell
as Prince
Jason Bernard
as Benny Tate
John Witherspoon
as Sid
Al Pugliese
as Owner - Three Deuces
Michael McGuire
as Brewster
Richard McKenzie
as Southern Doctor
Ann Weldon
as Violet Wells
Forest Whitaker
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Arlen Dean Snyder
as Dr. Heath
Bill Cobbs
as Dr. Caulfield
Joey Green
as Gene
Anna Thomson
as Audrey
Diane Salinger
as Baroness Nica
Samuel E. Wright
as Dizzy Gillespie
James Handy
as Esteves
Morgan Nagler
as Kim
