Bird (1988)

09/30/1988 2h 41m

"There are no second acts in American lives."

How old is the movie?

36 years 7 months 3 days

Overview

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 Ages at Release

Forest Whitaker

as Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Born 07/15/1961, age 63

Diane Venora

as Chan Parker

Born 08/10/1952, age 72

Samuel E. Wright

as Dizzy Gillespie

Born 11/20/1946

Died 05/24/2021, age 74

Keith David

as Buster Franklin

Born 06/04/1956, age 68

Sam Robards

as Moscowitz

Born 12/16/1961, age 63

Bill Cobbs

as Dr. Caulfield

Born 06/16/1934, age 90

John Witherspoon

as Sid

Born 01/27/1942

Died 10/29/2019, age 77

Tony Todd

as Frog

Born 12/04/1954, age 70

Anna Thomson

as Audrey

Born 09/18/1953, age 71

Jason Bernard

as Benny Tate

Born 05/17/1938

Died 10/16/1996, age 58

Richard McKenzie

as Southern Doctor

Born 06/02/1930, age 94

Tony Cox

as Pee Wee Marquette

Born 03/31/1958, age 67

Diane Salinger

as Baroness Nica

Born 01/25/1951, age 74