Charlie Parker
Actor
Biography
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Parker primarily played the alto saxophone.
Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
Filmography
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage) 2019
Improvisation
as Self 1950
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self - Subject (archive footage) 2022
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
as Self - Archival Footage 2020
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
as Charlie Parker 1989
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage) 2004
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self 1993
Cool
as Self TBA
Bird 100
TBA