Bird
Dramatisation of the life of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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 Glenn Wright
- 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 Jo De Winter
- Ralph the Narc Richard Zavaglia
- Audrey Anna Levine
- owner of Three Deuces Al Pugliese
- John Wilson Hubert Kelly
- Billy Prince Billy J. Mitchell
- 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 Charlie Saldaña
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 Kathryn L. Blondell
- 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 Robert Fernandez
- Sound Mixer Willie Burton
- Boom Operator Marvin Lewis
- Re-recording Mixer Les Fresholtz
- Re-recording Mixer Dick Alexander
- Re-recording Mixer Vern Poore
- Supervising Sound Editor Alan Robert Murray
- Supervising Sound Editor Robert Henderson
- 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