The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Cast Members

• Robert Townsend
• Tommy Townsend
• Michael Wright
• Christopher Bradley

Robert Townsend

Duck

Tommy Townsend

Matthew's Kid

Michael Wright

Eddie

Christopher Bradley

Theatre Security Man

Leon

J.T.

Joey Gaynor

Five Horseman

Gigi Bolden

Crystal

Harry J. Lennix

Dresser

Gregory "Popeye" Alexander

Midnight Falcon

Tico Wells

Choirboy

Diahann Carroll

Eleanor Potter

Ron Jaxson

Ebony Sparks

Chuck Patterson

Jimmy Potter

David Drummond

Policeman

The Nicholas Brothers

Ernest 'Sarge' Johnson

Hawthorne James

Big Red

Paul Benjamin

Mr. King

Harold Nicholas

Sarge

John Canada Terrell

Michael "Flash" Turner

Mike Conn

Five Horseman

Lakisha Luke

Matthew's Kid

Marilyn Coleman

Mrs. King

Timmie Rogers

Buddy Lewis

Harry Stanback

Speakeasy Guy

Shanel Cason

J.T.'s Little Girl

Fred Asparagus

Big Red's Guy

Aaron J. Galang

Theatre Security Man

Ron Smith

Poker Player

Tiffanique Webb

Speakeasy Girl

Joel Weiss

St. George Hotel Doorman

Kamar Phillips White

Matthew's Kid

Frank Fontaine

Poker Player

Craig Eisner

Jimmy's Doorman

Wayne "Crescendo" Ward

Ebony Sparks

Barry Diamond

Five Horseman

Troy Beyer

Baby Doll

Regina McLeod

Jackie

Bob Mardis

Midnight Falcon

Deborah Lacey

Rose

Donnie Simpson

Himself

Bobby McGee

Leon

Brandon Wright

Matthew's Kid

John Pittman

Hitman

Norma Donaldson

Mrs. Sawyer

Kasi Lemmons

Cookie

Eugene Robert Glazer

David Green

Phyllis Applegate

Myra Stone

Tressa Thomas

Duck's Baby Sister

Carl Edwards

Five Horseman

Griff Ruggles

Policeman

Roger Rose

The Midnight Falcon

O.L. Duke

Monroe

Brian Bradley

Five Horseman

Vincent J. Isaac

Hitman

Recoe Walker

Ebony Sparks

Lisa Mende

Marcia Sayles

Don Barnes

Lester

Carla Brothers

Tanya Sawyer

Suzanne Suter

Crystal

Harris Peet

Phil Shumway

Veronica Redd

Mrs. Matthews

Jeannel Phillips White

Matthew's Kid

Monique Mannen

Sandra Tillman

John Witherspoon

Wild Rudy

Devin C. Huff

Matthew's Kid

Al Simon

Big Red's Guy

Jimmy Jackson

Little Duck

Anne-Marie Johnson

Sydney Todd

Alexis Johnson

Little Girl

Theresa Randle

Brenda

Lamont Johnson

Bobby Cassanova

Roy Fegan

Bird

James Anderson

Big Red's Guy

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Pastor Blake

Shannon Chambers

Matthew's Kid

Arnold Johnson

Mr. Matthews

David McKnight

Pastor Stone

Randy Harris

Big Red's Guy

Jimmy Woodard

Midnight Falcon

Katie Mitchell

Crystal

Jaki Brown-Karman

Virginia Watson

Crew Members

Robert Townsend

Director

Christina Schmidlin

Producer

Loretha C. Jones

Producer

Robert Townsend

Producer

Kokayi Ampah

Producer

Nancy Israel

Co-Producer

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

Robert Townsend

Screenwriter

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Screenwriter

John Carter

Editor

Michael Peters

Choreography

William Dill

Cinematographer

Bill Dill

Cinematographer