The Butler

The Butler

132 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 2013

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.

The Butler

132 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 2013

The Butler
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
Original title The Butler
Directors Amy Sanderson, Peter Dress, Lisa C. Satriano, Lee Daniels
Writers Danny Strong

Cast

Forest Whitaker

as Cecil Gaines

Oprah Winfrey

as Gloria Gaines

Mariah Carey

as Hattie Pearl

John Cusack

as Richard Nixon

Jane Fonda

as Nancy Reagan

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Carter Wilson

Terrence Howard

as Howard

Lenny Kravitz

as James Holloway

James Marsden

as John F. Kennedy

David Oyelowo

as Louis Gaines

Alex Pettyfer

as Thomas Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave

as Annabeth Westfall

Aml Ameen

as Cecil Gaines (15)

Alan Rickman

as Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber

as Lyndon B. Johnson

Robin Williams

as Dwight Eisenhower

Yaya DaCosta

as Carol Hammie

David Banner

as Earl Gaines

Colman Domingo

as Freddie Fallows

Nelsan Ellis

as Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon

as Senator Kassebaum

Elijah Kelley

as Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Minka Kelly

as Jackie Kennedy

Adriane Lenox

as Gina

Mo McRae

as Eldridge Huggins

Pernell Walker

as Lorraine

Jesse Williams

as Rev. James Lawson

Michael Rainey Jr.

as Cecil Gaines (8)

LaJessie Smith

as Abraham

John P. Fertitta

as Mr. Jenkins

Jim Gleason

as R.D. Warner

Isaac White

as Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest

as White Usher

Tyson Ford

as Elroy

James DuMont

as Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen

as Herbert Brownell

Olivia Washington

as Olivia

Margaret M. Owens

as Woolworth Diner Patron #1

Eric Ducote

as Woolworth Diner Patron #2

Chloe Barach

as Caroline Kennedy

Danny Strong

as Freedom Bus Journalist

Clara Hopkins Daniels

as Freedom Bus Rider

Dana Gourrier

as Helen Holloway

Shirley Pugh

as Malcolm X Goer

Bill Newman

as Pastor

Colin Walker

as John Ehrlichman

Alex Manette

as Bob Haldeman

Rusty Robertson

as Senator Robertson

Stephen Rider

as Admiral Rochon

Tarra Riggs

as Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore

as Foxy (uncredited)