The Five Heartbeats — Cast & Crew

Crew

Star 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

Hawthorne James

as Big Red

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Roy Fegan

as Bird

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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

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Timmie Rogers

as Buddy Lewis

Tommy Redmond Hicks

as Pastor Blake

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Donnie Simpson

as Donnie Simpson

Norma Donaldson

as Mrs. Sawyer

Roger Rose

as The Five Horsemen

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James Anderson

as Big Red's Guys

Arnold Johnson

as Mr. Matthews

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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

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Chuck Patterson

as Jimmy Potter

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Tressa Thomas

as Duck's Baby Sister

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John Pittman

as Hitman

Tammy Townsend

as Matthew's Kids

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Bobby Mardis

as The Midnight Falcons

Lamont Johnson

as Bobby Cassanova

Marilyn Coleman

as Mrs. King

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Suzanne Suter

as The Crystals

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Gigi Bolden

as The Crystals

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Recoe Walker

as The Ebony Sparks

Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward

as The Ebony Sparks

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Gregory 'Popeye' Alexander

as The Midnight Falcons

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Jimmy Woodard

as The Midnight Falcons

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Randy Harris

as Big Red's Guys

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Harry Stanback

as Speakeasy Guy

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Tiffanique Webb

as Speakeasy Girl

Vincent J. Isaac

as Hitman

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Mayuto Correa

as Dancer

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Robin Ray Eller

as Heartbeat Dancer (uncredited)

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Coffee Wright

as Mrs. king's friend (uncredited)