Ray
Ray
Release: 2004-10-29
·Runtime: 152m
·★ 7.5
Drama
Music
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Bristol Bay Productions
Universal Pictures
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Chris Thomas King
as Lowell Fulson
Rick Gomez
as Tom Dowd
Kurt Fuller
as Sam Clark
Kerry Washington
as Della Bea Robinson
Harry Lennix
as Joe Adams
Larenz Tate
as Quincy Jones
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Mary Ann Fisher
Denise Dowse
as Marlene
Tequan Richmond
as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Bokeem Woodbine
as Fathead Newman
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Jimmy
Robert Wisdom
as Jack Lauderdale
Carol Sutton
as Eula
Paula Jai Parker
as Ruth Brown
Wendell Pierce
as Wilbur Brassfield
Warwick Davis
as Oberon
Ayanna Tatum
as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
as Angry Husband
Jamie Foxx
as Ray Charles
Curtis Armstrong
as Ahmet Ertegun
Terrence Howard
as Gossie McGee
Patrick Bauchau
as Dr. Hacker
Regina King
as Margie Hendricks
Clifton Powell
as Jeff Brown
Jedda Jones
as Mercedes
Gary Grubbs
as Billy Ray
Richard Schiff
as Jerry Wexler
David Krumholtz
as Milt Shaw
Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director, Story, Producer
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Camille Friend
Hairstylist
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Sharen Davis
Costume Design