leon played with harry lennix in the five heartbeats.
leon played with harry lennix in the five heartbeats.
who did leon play in the five heartbeats?
harry lennix
bullet::::- robert townsend as donald "duck" matthews: duck hails from a poor family. he is the five heartbeats' co-founder and brother of fellow heartbeat's member j.t. matthews, and originally was only the composer and musician for the group. he is a permanent vocalist after bobby disappears. he serves as the movie's narrator, with the film beginning as he reminisces about the group's career.









































bullet::::- leon robinson as j.t. matthews: j.t. is the older brother of duck. a womanizer; he and his brother duck share a close and sometimes turbulent relationship.
the five heartbeats
the five heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by robert townsend, who co-wrote the script with keenen ivory wayans. produced and distributed by 20th century fox, the film's main cast includes townsend, michael wright, leon robinson, harry j. lennix, tico wells, harold nicholas of the nicholas brothers, and diahann carroll. the plot of the film (which is loosely based on the lives of several artists: the dells, the temptations, four tops, wilson pickett, james brown, frankie lymon, sam cooke and others) follows the three decade career of the rhythm and blues vocal group the five heartbeats. the film depicts the rise and fall of a motown inspired soul act through the eyes of one of the heartbeats, donald "duck" matthews.
the five heartbeats