Bird (1988)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Charlie 'Bird' Parker

      Forest Whitaker

    • Chan Parker

      Diane Venora

    • Red Rodney

      Michael Zelniker

    • Dizzy Gillespie

      Samuel E. Wright

    • Buster Franklin

      Keith David

    • Brewster

      Michael Mcguire

    • Esteves

      James Handy

    • young Bird

      Damon Whitaker

    • Kim

      Morgan Nagler

    • Doctor Heath

      Arlen Dean Snyder

    • Moscowitz

      Sam Robards

    • Bellevue nurse

      Penelope Windust

    • alcoholic patient

      Wright, Glenn T.

    • patient with checkers

      George Orrison

    • Doctor Caulfield

      Bill Cobbs

    • mayor of 52nd Street

      Hamilton Camp

    • 1st doorman

      Chris Bosley

    • 2nd doorman

      George T. Bruce

    • Gene

      Joey Green

    • Sid

      John Witherspoon

    • Frog

      Tony Todd

    • Mildred Berg

      Winter, Jo de

    • Ralph the Narc

      Richard Zavaglia

    • Audrey

      Anna Levine

    • owner of Three Deuces

      Al Pugliese

    • John Wilson

      Hubert Kelly

    • Billy Prince

      Mitchell, Billy

    • Stratton

      Karl Vincent

    • bride's father

      Lou Cutell

    • Parisian emcee

      Roger Etienne

    • Benny Tate

      Jason Bernard

    • southern nurse

      Gretchen Oehler

    • southern doctor

      Richard Mckenzie

    • Pee Wee Marquette

      Tony Cox

    • Baroness Nica

      Diane Salinger

    • bartender

      Johnny Adams

    • Red's girlfriend

      Natalia Silverwood

    • engineer

      Duane Matthews

    • Grainger

      Slim Jim Phantom

    • judge

      Matthew Faison

    • Bird's lawyer

      Peter Crook

    • recording producer

      Alec Paul Rubinstein

    • nun

      Patricia Herd

    • owner of Oasis Club

      Steve Zettler

    • Violet Welles

      Ann Weldon

    • DJ at the Paramount

      Charley Lang

    • Harris

      Tim Russ

    • Chummy Morello

      Richard Jeni

    • doctor at Nica's

      Don Starr

    • medical examiner

      Richard Mawe

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Clint Eastwood

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      L. Dean Jones Jr

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Tena Psyche Yatroussis

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Marsha Scarbrough

    • Script Supervisor

      Lloyd Nelson

    Production:

    • ©

      Warner Bros.

    • Production Company

      Malpaso Company

    • Presents

      Warner Bros.

    • Executive Producer

      David Valdes

    • Produced by

      Clint Eastwood

    • Production Associate

      Tom Rooker

    • Production Manager

      David Valdes

    • Production Accountant

      Michael Maurer

    • Location Manager

      Antoinette Simmrin

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Phyllis Huffman

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Joel Oliansky

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Jack N. Green

    • Lighting Consultant

      Tom Stern

    • Camera Operator

      Norman G. Langley

    • Chief Lighting Technician

      Victor Perez

    • Key Grip

      Saldana, Charles

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Marcia Reed

    Special Effects:

    • Process Photography

      Bruce Logan

    • Process Projection

      Bill Hansard

    • Special Effects

      Joe Day

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Joel Cox

    Design:

    • Production Design

      Edward C. Carfagno

    • Set Designer

      Judy Cammer

    • Set Decorator

      Thomas L. Roysden

    • Set Dresser

      Larry Boyd

    • Property Master

      Edward Aiona

    • Construction Co-ordinator

      Michael Muscarella

    Costumes:

    • Men's Costume Supervisor

      Glenn Wright

    • Women's Costume Supervisor

      Deborah Ann Hopper

    • Men's Wardrobe

      Robert Christenson

    • Men's Wardrobe

      Alfred Tiegs

    • Women's Wardrobe

      Nancy Mcardle

    Make-up:

    • Makeup Artist

      Michael Hancock

    • Hairstylist

      Blondell, Kathryn

    • Hairstylist

      Lola Kemp

    Titles:

    • Titles/Opticals

      Pacific Title

    Film processing:

    • Colour Timer

      Jack Garsha

    • Negative Cutter

      Donah Bassett

    • Colour by

      Technicolor

    • Panaflex Cameras & Lenses by

      Panavision

    Music:

    • Music Score

      Lennie Niehaus

    • Sideline Musician

      John Oliver

    • Music Supervisor

      Lennie Niehaus

    • Music Contractor

      Patti Fidelibus

    • Music Editor

      Donald Harris

    • Music Consultant

      Steve Wax

    Sound:

    • Scoring Mixer

      Fernandez, Bobby

    • Sound Mixer

      Burton, Willie D.

    • Boom Operator

      Lewis, Marvin E.

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Les Fresholtz

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Dick Alexander

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Vern Poore

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Alan Robert Murray

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Henderson, Robert G.

    • Sound Editor

      Teri E. Dorman

    • Sound Editor

      David M. Horton

    • Sound Editor

      Joseph A. Ippolito

    • Sound Editor

      Virginia Cook-mcgowan

    • Sound Editor

      Walter Newman

    • Sound Editor

      Marshall Winn

    • ADR Editor

      Jay Engel

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Marco Barla