Bird

1988    2h 41m    R
7.177%79%68%
Saxophone player Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) comes to New York City in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. Despite becoming a drug addict, his loving wife Chan (Diane Venora) tries to help him through his personal issues.
Directed By
Clint Eastwood
Written By
Joel Oliansky
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Cast of Bird
  • Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
  • Diane VenoraChan Parker
  • Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
  • Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
  • Keith DavidBuster Franklin
  • Michael McGuireBrewster
  • James HandyEsteves
  • Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
  • Morgan NaglerKim
  • Arlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
  • Sam RobardsMoscowitz
  • Glenn WrightAlcoholic Patient
  • George OrrisonPatient with Checkers
  • Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield
  • Hamilton CampMayor of 52nd Street
  • Chris BosleyFirst Doorman
  • George T. BruceSecond Doorman
  • Joey GreenGene
  • John WitherspoonSid
  • Tony ToddFrog
  • Jo De WinterMildred Berg
  • Richard ZavagliaRalph the Narc
  • Anna ThomsonAudrey
  • Al PuglieseOwner - Three Deuces
  • Hubert KellyWilson
  • Billy J. MitchellPrince
  • Karl VincentStratton
  • Lou CutellBride's Father
  • Roger EtienneParisian Emcee
  • Jason BernardBenny Tate
  • Gretchen OehlerSouthern Nurse
  • Richard McKenzieSouthern Doctor
  • Tony CoxPee Wee Marquette
  • Diane SalingerBaroness Nica
  • Penelope WindustBellevue Nurse
  • Ann WeldonViolet Wells
Bird Reviews
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