The Butler
The Butler
The Butler
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2013
2h 12m
7.3(2965 votes)
Drama

Overview

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

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Production Companies

Lee Daniels Entertainment
Windy Hill Pictures

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Forest Whitaker

Cecil Gaines

Forest Whitaker
Acting

Oprah Winfrey

Gloria Gaines

Oprah Winfrey
Acting

David Oyelowo

Louis Gaines

David Oyelowo
Acting

John Cusack

Richard Nixon

John Cusack
Acting

Jane Fonda

Nancy Reagan

Jane Fonda
Acting

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carter Wilson

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Acting

Mariah Carey

Hattie Pearl

Mariah Carey
Acting

Terrence Howard

Howard

Terrence Howard
Acting

Lenny Kravitz

James Holloway

Lenny Kravitz
Acting

Aml Ameen

Cecil Gaines (15)

Aml Ameen
Acting

Michael Rainey Jr.

Cecil Gaines (8)

Michael Rainey Jr.
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James Marsden

John F. Kennedy

James Marsden
Acting

Alex Pettyfer

Thomas Westfall

Alex Pettyfer
Acting

Vanessa Redgrave

Annabeth Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave
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Alan Rickman

Ronald Reagan

Alan Rickman
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Liev Schreiber

Lyndon B. Johnson

Liev Schreiber
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Robin Williams

Dwight Eisenhower

Robin Williams
Acting

Yaya DaCosta

Carol Hammie

Yaya DaCosta
Acting

David Banner

Earl Gaines

David Banner
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Colman Domingo

Freddie Fallows

Colman Domingo
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Nelsan Ellis

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nelsan Ellis
Acting

Nealla Gordon

Senator Kassebaum

Nealla Gordon
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Elijah Kelley

Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Elijah Kelley
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Minka Kelly

Jackie Kennedy

Minka Kelly
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Adriane Lenox

Gina

Adriane Lenox
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Mo McRae

Eldridge Huggins

Mo McRae
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Pernell Walker

Lorraine

Pernell Walker
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Jesse Williams

Rev. James Lawson

Jesse Williams
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Clarence Williams III

Maynard

Clarence Williams III
Acting

LaJessie Smith

Abraham

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John P. Fertitta

Mr. Jenkins

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Jim Gleason

R.D. Warner

Jim Gleason
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Isaac White

Charlie Gaines (10)

Isaac White
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Joe Chrest

White Usher

Joe Chrest
Production

Tyson Ford

Elroy

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James DuMont

Sherman Adams

James DuMont
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Robert Aberdeen

Herbert Brownell

Robert Aberdeen
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Olivia Washington

Olivia

Olivia Washington
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Margaret M. Owens

Woolworth Diner Patron #1

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Eric Ducote

Woolworth Diner Patron #2

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Chloe Barach

Caroline Kennedy

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Danny Strong

Freedom Bus Journalist

Danny Strong
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Clara Hopkins Daniels

Freedom Bus Rider

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Dana Gourrier

Helen Holloway

Dana Gourrier
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Shirley Pugh

Malcolm X Goer

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Bill Newman

Pastor

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Colin Walker

John Ehrlichman

Colin Walker
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Alex Manette

Bob Haldeman

Alex Manette
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Rusty Robertson

Senator Robertson

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Stephen Rider

Admiral Rochon

Stephen Rider
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Tarra Riggs

Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Tarra Riggs
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Xosha Roquemore

Foxy (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore

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