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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Joel Oliansky
written by

Cast

Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane Venora
Chan Parker
Keith David
Buster Franklin
Damon Whitaker
Young Bird
Sam Robards
Moscowitz
Penelope Windust
Bellevue Nurse
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
Jo de Winter
Mildred Berg
Richard Zavaglia
Ralph the Narc
Al Pugliese
Owner - Three Deuces
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
Johnny Adams
Bartender
Natalia Silverwood
Red's Girlfriend
Peter Crook
Bird's Lawyer
Alec Paul Rubinstein
Recording Producer
Steve Zettler
Owner - Oasis Club
Ann Weldon
Violet Welles
Charley Lang
D.J. at the Paramount
Tim Russ
Harris
Don Starr
Doctor at Nica's
Richard Mawe
Medical Examiner
Jules Dean
Parisian
Jim Lane
Reporter at Funeral
Stan Rodarte
Man in Alley

Produced By

David Valdes
executive producer

Cinematography

Jack N. Green
director of photography

Sound

Rick Alexander
re-recording mixer
Willie D. Burton
sound mixer
Teri E. Dorman
sound editor
Jay Engel
adr editor
Les Fresholtz
re-recording mixer
Dee Dee Goldner
assistant sound editor
Robert W. Harris
cable person
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound editor
David M. Horton
sound editor
Marvin E. Lewis
boom operator
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Walter Newman
sound editor
Vern Poore
re-recording mixer
Brooke Henderson Ward
assistant sound editor
Marshall Winn
sound editor
James Ashwill
foley mixer

Editing

Casting Director

Production Design

Makeup

Kathryn Blondell
hair stylist
Michael Hancock
makeup artist
Lola Kemp
hair stylist

Special Effects

Joe Day
special effects
Chuck Gaspar
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Bill Hansard
process projection

Assistant Director

L. Dean Jones Jr.
first assistant director
Marsha Scarbrough
second second assistant director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis
second assistant director

Production Management

David Valdes
production manager

Art Department

Edward Aiona
property master
Larry Boyd
set dresser
Judy Cammer
set designer
Joseph C. Fama
construction foreman
Bill Gay
assistant property master
Kelly Hudson
construction painter
Bob Lawless
stand-by painter
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Mark Rich
assistant property master
Danny Rogers
graphic designer
John Sweeney
set dresser
Ciro Vuoso
construction foreman
Bill Gold
poster designer

Editorial

Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Michael Cipriano
assistant film editor
Jack Garsha
color timer

Other

Keith Dillin
transportation coordinator

Music Department

Tom Boyd
oboe soloist
Ron Carter
musician
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Patti Fidelibus
music contractor
John Guerin
musician: drums
Donald Harris
music editor
Charles McPherson
musician: alto saxophone, "Bird" solos
Lennie Niehaus
music supervisor
John E. Oliver
sideline musicians
Steve Wax
music consultant

Casting Department

Olivia Harris
casting assistant

Costume Department

Bob Christenson
wardrobe: men
Deborah Hopper
costume supervisor
Nancy McArdle
wardrobe: women
Alfred Tiegs
wardrobe: men
Glenn Wright
costume supervisor: men

Camera Department

Jack Anderson
additional camera operator
Leroy Hershkowitz
best boy electric
Norman G. Langley
camera operator
Bruce Logan
process photographer
Dennie C. Modes
playback operator
Hal Nelson
best boy grip
Marcia Reed
still photographer
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera: "a" camera, steadicam
Rick Robinson
assistant camera
Sidney Sidell
assistant camera
Sabrina Simmons
second assistant camera
Tom Stern
lighting consultant
Sandy Williams
dolly grip
Joseph D. Steuben
camera operator

Location Management

Antoinette Levine
location manager
Antoinette Simmrin
location manager

Script Department

Lloyd Nelson
script supervisor
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