Movie: The Five Heartbeats

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend

Duck

Michael Wright
Michael Wright

Eddie

Leon
Leon

J.T.

Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix

Dresser

Tico Wells
Tico Wells

Choirboy

Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll

Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas

Sarge

John Canada Terrell
John Canada Terrell

Michael 'Flash' Turner

Chuck Patterson
Chuck Patterson

Jimmy Potter

Hawthorne James
Hawthorne James

Big Red

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