Ray (2004)
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Director:
Taylor Hackford
Writer:
James L. White
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Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles |
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Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson |
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Regina King as Margie Hendricks |
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Harry Lennix as Joe Adams |
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Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown |
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Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman |
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Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson |
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C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson |
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Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun |
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Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler |
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Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones |
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Terrence Howard as Gossie McGee |
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David Krumholtz as Milt Shaw |
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Wendell Pierce as Wilbur Brassfield |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Mary Ann Fisher |
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Chris Thomas King as Lowell Fulson |
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Jimmy |
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Rick Gomez as Tom Dowd |
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Denise Dowse as Marlene |
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Warwick Davis as Oberon |
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Patrick Bauchau as Dr. Hacker |
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Robert Wisdom as Jack Lauderdale |
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Kurt Fuller as Sam Clark |
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Jedda Jones as Mercedes |
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Gary Grubbs as Billy Ray |
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Carol Sutton as Eula |
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Paula Jai Parker as Ruth Brown |
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Eric O'Neal Jr. as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs. |
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Tequan Richmond as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs. |
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Ayanna Tatum as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited) |
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Afemo Omilami as Angry Husband |
| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Writing | James L. White | Screenplay |
| Writing | Taylor Hackford | Story |
| Production | Barbara A. Hall | Line Producer |
| Art | Maria Nay | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Craig Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Scott Plauche | Art Direction |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Ray Charles Robinson Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Yvonne Yaconelli | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Camera | Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Writing | James L. White | Story |
| Production | William J. Immerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alise Benjamin | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacye P. Branche | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Howard Baldwin | Producer |
| Production | Nick Morton | Co-Producer |
| Art | Mary Frances Eglin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Hair Department Head |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Karen Elise Baldwin | Producer |
| Production | Jaime Rucker King | Executive Producer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Art | John Bucklin | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | Scott Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Anthony Maccario | Property Master |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | Jerry Grandey | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Raymond Prado | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Brown | Additional Hairstylist |
