Bird (1988)

""There are no second acts in American lives.""

6.9 June 1, 1988 2h 41m Released
DramaMusic

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.

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Cast

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Charlie 'Bird' Parker

  • Diane Venora

    Diane Venora

    Chan Parker

  • Michael Zelniker

    Michael Zelniker

    Red Rodney

  • Samuel E. Wright

    Samuel E. Wright

    Dizzy Gillespie

  • Keith David

    Keith David

    Buster Franklin

  • Michael McGuire

    Michael McGuire

    Brewster

  • James Handy

    James Handy

    Esteves

  • Damon Whitaker

    Damon Whitaker

    Young Bird

  • Morgan Nagler

    Morgan Nagler

    Kim

  • Arlen Dean Snyder

    Arlen Dean Snyder

    Dr. Heath

  • Sam Robards

    Sam Robards

    Moscowitz

  • Glenn Wright

    Glenn Wright

    Alcoholic Patient

  • George Orrison

    George Orrison

    Patient with Checkers

  • Bill Cobbs

    Bill Cobbs

    Dr. Caulfield

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