Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Forest Whitaker

Chan Parker

Diane Venora

Dizzy Gillespie

Samuel E. Wright

Buster Franklin

Keith David

Red Rodney

Michael Zelniker

Young Bird

Damon Whitaker

Brewster

Michael McGuire

Esteves

James Handy

Kim

Morgan Nagler

Dr. Heath

Arlen Dean Snyder

Moscowitz

Sam Robards

Alcoholic Patient

Glenn Wright

Bellevue Nurse

Penelope Windust

Alcoholic Patient

Glenn T. Wright

Patient with Checkers

George Orrison

Dr. Caulfield

Bill Cobbs

Mayor of 52nd Street

Hamilton Camp

First Doorman

Chris Bosley

Frog

Tony Todd

Second Doorman

George T. Bruce

Gene

Joey Green

Audrey

Anna Levine

Sid

John Witherspoon

Drummer (Uncredited)

Washington Rucker

Pee Wee Marquette

Tony Cox

Mildred Berg

Jo De Winter

Ralph the Narc

Richard Zavaglia

Owner - 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

Baroness Nica

Diane Salinger

Red's Girl Friend

Natalia Silverwood

Engineer

Duane Matthews

Violet Welles

Ann Weldon

Grainger

Slim Jim Phantom

Judge

Matthew Faison

Bird's Lawyer

Peter Crook

Recording Producer

Alec Paul Rubinstein

Nun

Patricia Herd

Oasis Club Owner

Steve Zettler

DJ at the Paramount

Charley Lang

Harris

Tim Russ

Chummy Morello

Richard Jeni

Doctor at Nica's

Don Starr

Medical Examiner

Richard Mawe

Dizzy Gillespie

Sam Wright

Southern Doctor

John Miller