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
Arlen Dean Snyder
as Dr. Heath
Lou Cutell
as Bride's Father
Sam Robards
as Moscowitz
Anna Thomson
as Audrey
Diane Salinger
as Baroness Nica
Jo De Winter
as Mildred Berg
Bill Cobbs
as Dr. Caulfield
John Witherspoon
as Sid
Jason Bernard
as Benny Tate
Diane Venora
as Chan Parker
Morgan Nagler
as Kim
Hamilton Camp
as Mayor of 52nd Street
Michael Zelniker
as Red Rodney
James Handy
as Esteves
Ann Weldon
as Violet Wells
Joey Green
as Gene
Tony Cox
as Pee Wee Marquette
Al Pugliese
as Owner - Three Deuces
Billy J. Mitchell
as Prince
George Orrison
as Patient with Checkers
Keith David
as Buster Franklin
Michael McGuire
as Brewster
Damon Whitaker
as Young Bird
Tony Todd
as Frog
Forest Whitaker
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Richard McKenzie
as Southern Doctor
Samuel E. Wright
as Dizzy Gillespie
