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The Five Heartbeats

Genre:DramaMusic

Released:1991-03-29

Runtime:121

Overview

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.


Cast:

Robert Townsend

Character: Duck

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Michael Wright

Character: Eddie

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Leon

Character: J.T.

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Harry Lennix

Character: Dresser

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Tico Wells

Character: Choirboy

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Diahann Carroll

Character: Eleanor Potter

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Harold Nicholas

Character: Sarge

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John Canada Terrell

Character: Michael 'Flash' Turner

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Chuck Patterson

Character: Jimmy Potter

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Hawthorne James

Character: Big Red

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Roy Fegan

Character: Bird

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Troy Byer

Character: Baby Doll

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Carla Brothers

Character: Tanya Sawyer

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Deborah Lacey

Character: Rose

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Theresa Randle

Character: Brenda

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John Witherspoon

Character: Wild Rudy

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Bobby McGee

Character: Leon

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O.L. Duke

Character: Monroe

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Kasi Lemmons

Character: Cookie

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Eugene Robert Glazer

Character: David Green

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Timmie Rogers

Character: Buddy Lewis

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Tommy Redmond Hicks

Character: Pastor Blake

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Donnie Simpson

Character: Donnie Simpson

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Norma Donaldson

Character: Mrs. Sawyer

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Roger Rose

Character: The Five Horsemen

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James Anderson

Character: Big Red's Guys

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Arnold Johnson

Character: Mr. Matthews

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Monique Mannen

Character: Sandra Tillman

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Paul Benjamin

Character: Mr. King

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Phyllis Applegate

Character: Myra Stone

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David McKnight

Character: Pastor Stone

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Veronica Redd

Character: Mrs. Matthews

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