The Five Heartbeats (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Townsend.

Cast

• Robert Townsend as Duck
• Michael Wright as Eddie
• Leon as J.T.
• Harry Lennix as Dresser
• Tico Wells as Choirboy
• Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter
• Harold Nicholas as Sarge
• John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner
• Hawthorne James as Big Red
• Roy Fegan as Bird
• Troy Byer as Baby Doll
• Carla Brothers as Tanya Sawyer
• Deborah Lacey as Rose
• Theresa Randle as Brenda
• John Witherspoon as Wild Rudy
• Bobby McGee as Leon
• O.L. Duke as Monroe
• Kasi Lemmons as Cookie
• Eugene Robert Glazer as David Green
• Timmie Rogers as Buddy Lewis
• Tommy Redmond Hicks as Pastor Blake
• Donnie Simpson as Donnie Simpson
• Norma Donaldson as Mrs. Sawyer
• Roger Rose as The Five Horsemen
• James Anderson as Big Red's Guys
• Arnold Johnson as Mr. Matthews
• Monique Mannen as Sandra Tillman
• Paul Benjamin as Mr. King
• Phyllis Applegate as Myra Stone
• David McKnight as Pastor Stone
• Veronica Redd as Mrs. Matthews
• Chuck Patterson as Jimmy Potter
• Tressa Thomas as Duck's Baby Sister
• John Pittman as Hitman
• Tammy Townsend as Matthew's Kids
• Bobby Mardis as The Midnight Falcons
• Lamont Johnson as Bobby Cassanova
• Marilyn Coleman as Mrs. King
• Suzanne Suter as The Crystals
• Gigi Bolden as The Crystals

Crew

• Robert Townsend — Director
• Keenen Ivory Wayans — Writer
• Robert Townsend — Writer
• Bill Dill — Director of Photography
• Stanley Clarke — Original Music Composer
• Robert Townsend — Producer
• Loretha C. Jones — Producer

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