
Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Music
Budget: $9,000,000 | Revenue : $2,000,000
Runtime: 161 minutes

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

White Hunter, Black Heart

Paris Follies

The Emigrants

Nina

White of the Eye

Wanted

Alabama Jones and the Busty Crusade

Pelle the Conqueror

Blue Collar

Forest Whitaker
Played Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Played Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Played Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Played Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Played Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire
Played Brewster

James Handy
Played Esteves

Damon Whitaker
Played Young Bird

Morgan Nagler
Played Kim

Arlen Dean Snyder
Played Dr. Heath

Sam Robards
Played Moscowitz
Glenn Wright
Played Alcoholic Patient

George Orrison
Played Patient with Checkers

Bill Cobbs
Played Dr. Caulfield

Hamilton Camp
Played Mayor of 52nd Street
Chris Bosley
Played First Doorman
George T. Bruce
Played Second Doorman
Joey Green
Played Gene

John Witherspoon
Played Sid

Tony Todd
Played Frog

Jo De Winter
Played Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
Played Ralph the Narc

Anna Thomson
Played Audrey

Al Pugliese
Played Owner - Three Deuces
Hubert Kelly
Played Wilson

Billy J. Mitchell
Played Prince
Karl Vincent
Played Stratton

Lou Cutell
Played Bride's Father
Roger Etienne
Played Parisian Emcee

Jason Bernard
Played Benny Tate
Gretchen Oehler
Played Southern Nurse

Richard McKenzie
Played Southern Doctor

Tony Cox
Played Pee Wee Marquette

Diane Salinger
Played Baroness Nica
Penelope Windust
Played Bellevue Nurse
Ann Weldon
Played Violet Wells
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