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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title Bird Release Date 1988-06-01 Runtime 02 Hours 41 Minutes Genres Drama Music Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions Production Countries United States of America Forest Whitaker... Charlie 'Bird' Parker... Diane Venora... Chan Parker... Michael Zelniker... Red Rodney... Samuel E. Wright... Dizzy Gillespie... Keith David... Buster Franklin... Michael McGuire... Brewster... James Handy... Esteves... Damon Whitaker... Young Bird... Morgan Nagler... Kim... Arlen Dean Snyder... Dr. Heath... Sam Robards... Moscowitz... Glenn Wright... Alcoholic Patient... George Orrison... Patient with Checkers... Bill Cobbs... Dr. Caulfield... Hamilton Camp... Mayor of 52nd Street... Chris Bosley... First Doorman... George T. Bruce... Second Doorman... Joey Green... Gene... John Witherspoon... Sid... Tony Todd... Frog... Jo De Winter... Mildred Berg... Richard Zavaglia... Ralph the Narc... Anna Thomson... Audrey... Al Pugliese... Owner - Three Deuces... Hubert Kelly... Wilson... Billy J. Mitchell... Prince... Karl Vincent... Stratton... Lou Cutell... Bride's Father... Roger Etienne... Parisian Emcee... Jason Bernard... Benny Tate... Gretchen Oehler... Southern Nurse... Richard McKenzie... Southern Doctor... Tony Cox... Pee Wee Marquette... Diane Salinger... Baroness Nica... Penelope Windust... Bellevue Nurse... Ann Weldon... Violet Wells... Michael Schlesinger on BIRD (Featurette) Bird Wins Best Sound: 1989 Oscars (Featurette) Theatrical Trailer (Trailer) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1527x2185) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1920x2560) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1238x1747) Original Size (1531x2184) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1146x1600) Original Size (610x916) Original Size (2000x3000)