Cast & crew
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Directed by Robert Townsend Written by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend
Cast
| Harold Nicholas | Sarge |
| Tico Wells | Choirboy |
| Robert Townsend | Duck |
| Michael Wright | Eddie |
| Leon | J.T. |
| Harry Lennix | Dresser |
| Diahann Carroll | Eleanor Potter |
| John Canada Terrell | Michael 'Flash' Turner |
| Hawthorne James | Big Red |
| Roy Fegan | Bird |
| Chuck Patterson | Jimmy Potter |
| Carla Brothers | Tanya Sawyer |
| Troy Byer | Baby Doll |
| Deborah Lacey | Rose |
| Bobby McGee | Leon |
| O.L. Duke | Monroe |
| Theresa Randle | Brenda |
| John Witherspoon | Wild Rudy |
| Eugene Robert Glazer | David Green |
| Timmie Rogers | Buddy Lewis |
| Kasi Lemmons | Cookie |
| Tommy Redmond Hicks | Pastor Blake |
| Donnie Simpson | Donnie Simpson |
| James Anderson | Big Red's Guys |
| Arnold Johnson | Mr. Matthews |
| Norma Donaldson | Mrs. Sawyer |
| Roger Rose | The Five Horsemen |
| Monique Mannen | Sandra Tillman |
| Phyllis Applegate | Myra Stone |
| David McKnight | Pastor Stone |
| Paul Benjamin | Mr. King |
| Veronica Redd | Mrs. Matthews |
| Tressa Thomas | Duck's Baby Sister |
| John Pittman | Hitman |
| Tammy Townsend | Matthew's Kids |
| Bobby Mardis | The Midnight Falcons |
| Lamont Johnson | Bobby Cassanova |
| Suzanne Suter | The Crystals |
| Gigi Bolden | The Crystals |
| Recoe Walker | The Ebony Sparks |
| Marilyn Coleman | Mrs. King |
| Coffee Wright | Mrs. king's friend (uncredited) |
| Chuck Patterson | Jimmy Potter |
| Gregory 'Popeye' Alexander | The Midnight Falcons |
| Jimmy Woodard | The Midnight Falcons |
| Randy Harris | Big Red's Guys |
| Harry Stanback | Speakeasy Guy |
| Tiffanique Webb | Speakeasy Girl |
| Vincent J. Isaac | Hitman |
| Mayuto Correa | Dancer |
| Robin Ray Eller | Heartbeat Dancer (uncredited) |
| Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward | The Ebony Sparks |
Crew
| Robert Townsend | Director |
| John Lemons | Costumer |
| Keenen Ivory Wayans | Writer |
| Robert Townsend | Writer |
| Bill Dill | Director of Photography |
| Stanley Clarke | Original Music Composer |
| Susan Raney | Set Decoration |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Design |
| Samara Hutman | Set Decoration |
| Robert Townsend | Producer |
| Loretha C. Jones | Producer |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
| Harry Stanback | Security |