Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

118 mins | Drama, Romance | May 26, 2013

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

Behind the Candelabra

118 mins | Drama, Romance | May 26, 2013

Behind the Candelabra
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Jerry Weintraub Productions, HBO Films
Original title Behind the Candelabra
Directors Annie Welles, Steven Soderbergh
Writers Alex Thorleifson, Scott Thorson, Richard LaGravenese

Cast

Michael Douglas

as Liberace

Matt Damon

as Scott Thorson

Rob Lowe

as Dr. Jack Startz

Dan Aykroyd

as Seymour Heller

Scott Bakula

as Bob Black

Debbie Reynolds

as Frances

Cheyenne Jackson

as Billy Leatherwood

Paul Reiser

as Mr. Felder

Boyd Holbrook

as Cary James

Nicky Katt

as Mr. Y

Eddie Jemison

as Second Assistant Director

Mike O'Malley

as Tracy Schnelker

Josh Meyers

as Liberace's Attorney

David Koechner

as Adoption Attorney

Krystal Ellsworth

as Impossible Dream Dancer

Lisa Frantz

as Anchorwoman

Austin Stowell

as Backstage Flirt

Randy Lowell

as Director

Tom Roach

as Stunt Actor

Shamus Cooley

as Camera Assistant

John Smutny

as Sound Mixer

Jane Morris

as Rose Carracappa

Garrett M. Brown

as Joe Carracappa

Pat Asanti

as George Liberace

Casey Kramer

as Dora Liberace

Tom Papa

as Ray Arnett

James Kulick

as Assistant Stage Manager

Bruce Ramsay

as Carlucci

Paul Witten

as Make-up Artist

Deborah Lacey

as Gladys

Francisco San Martin

as Backstage Flirt

Anthony Crivello

as Stagehand

Kiff VandenHeuvel

as Scott's Half-Brother Wayne

Nikea Gamby-Turner

as Dorothy

Harvey J. Alperin

as Joel Strote

Jerry Clarke

as Dr. Ronald Daniels

Shaun T. Benjamin

as Health Department Spokesman

John Philip Kavcak

as Priest at Funeral

Marc Abbink

as Liberace Fan

Kelly Allen

as Young American Dancer

Gregg Atwill

as Funeral Mourner

Natacha Bachour

as Showgirl

Greg Baine

as Patron

Cassandra M. Bellantoni

as Hospital Visitor

Brian Blu

as Guy Outside Casino

Paul Borst

as Party Guest

Lita S. Bowman

as Mourner

Barbara Brownell

as Angie Liberace

Patty Chong

as Concert Patron

Lee Christian

as Sex Club Patron

Nathan Collins

as Print Reporter

Kass Connors

as Kazarian

Russ Cugno

as Mourner

Jacquelyn Dowsett

as Showgirl

Timothy Skyler Dunigan

as Concert Fan

Fielding Edlow

as Deposition Reporter

Corey Eid

as French Guy #2

Kelli Erdmann

as Young American Dancer

Amber Lee Ettinger

as Hair Stylist

Derek Ferguson

as Young American

Joe Filippone

as Adult Bookstore Patron

Jack Fitz

as Midwestern Husband

Gladis Giada

as Boogie Woogie Concert Fan

Aussie Guevara

as Sex Club Worker

Dustin Hennick

as Print Reporter

Brandon Henschel

as Dancer

Kara Hess

as Young American Dancer

Doug Hunter

as Print Reporter

Lenny Jacobson

as Stage Manager

Richard Allan Jones

as Mourner

Adam J. Kassel

as Valet

Dominique Kelley

as Impossible Dream Dancer

David Dustin Kenyon

as Cameraman

Kirk Krogstad

as Theatre Stage Hand

Rachael Markarian

as Showgirl

Hugo Pierre Martin

as Patron

Paul McDade

as Sex Club Worker

Kc Monnie

as Young American Dancer

Max Napolitano

as Bar Patron

Gregory Niebel

as Tailor

Cassidy Noblett

as Show Boy

Ryan Novak

as Dancer

Meredith Ostrowsky

as Young American

Lance Patrick

as Sex Couple #1

Brittany Perry-Russell

as Liberace Showgirl

Ferly Prado

as Dancer

Mike Jerome Putnam

as On-air News Reporter

Birgit Reichel

as Sex Couple #1

Thure Riefenstein

as Maitre d'

Ryan Roth II

as Stagehand

Stephanie Maura Sanchez

as Second Anchorwoman

Jimmy Scanlon

as News Reporter

Roby Schinasi

as French Guy #1

Nellie Sciutto

as Reporter

Franklin J. Sterns

as Bookstore Patron

C.J. Stussi

as Startz Surgeon

Becca Sweitzer

as Showgirl

Trace Taylor

as Stagehand

Tony Vivio

as Concert Fan

Anna Wendt

as Stagehand

Ryken Zane

as Print Reporter