About The Butler
- Released on August 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.
Full Cast of The Butler
Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey plays Gloria Gaines
Mariah Carey plays Hattie Pearl
John Cusack plays Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda plays Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Carter Wilson
Terrence Howard plays Howard
Lenny Kravitz plays James Holloway
James Marsden plays John F. Kennedy
David Oyelowo plays Louis Gaines
Alex Pettyfer plays Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave plays Annabeth Westfall
Aml Ameen plays Cecil Gaines (15)
Alan Rickman plays Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber plays Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams plays Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta plays Carol Hammie
David Banner plays Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo plays Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis plays Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon plays Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley plays Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly plays Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox plays Gina
Mo McRae plays Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker plays Lorraine
Jesse Williams plays Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III plays Maynard
Michael Rainey Jr. plays Cecil Gaines (8)
LaJessie Smith plays Abraham
John P. Fertitta plays Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason plays R.D. Warner
Isaac White plays Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest plays White Usher
Tyson Ford plays Elroy
James DuMont plays Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen plays Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington plays Olivia
Margaret M. Owens plays Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote plays Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach plays Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong plays Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels plays Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier plays Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh plays Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman plays Pastor
Colin Walker plays John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette plays Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson plays Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider plays Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs plays Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore plays Foxy (uncredited)
Crew of The Butler
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Sound
Editing
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Crew
Directing
Production
Writing
- Forest Whitaker
- Oprah Winfrey
- Mariah Carey
- John Cusack
- Jane Fonda
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Terrence Howard
- Lenny Kravitz
- James Marsden
- David Oyelowo
- Alex Pettyfer
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Aml Ameen
- Alan Rickman
- Liev Schreiber
- Robin Williams
- Yaya DaCosta
- David Banner
- Colman Domingo
- Nelsan Ellis
- Nealla Gordon
- Elijah Kelley
- Minka Kelly
- Adriane Lenox
- Mo McRae
- Pernell Walker
- Jesse Williams
- Clarence Williams III
- Michael Rainey Jr.
- LaJessie Smith
- John P. Fertitta
- Jim Gleason
- Isaac White
- Joe Chrest
- Tyson Ford
- James DuMont
- Robert Aberdeen
- Olivia Washington
- Margaret M. Owens
- Eric Ducote
- Chloe Barach
- Danny Strong
- Clara Hopkins Daniels
- Dana Gourrier
- Shirley Pugh
- Bill Newman
- Colin Walker
- Alex Manette
- Rusty Robertson
- Stephen Rider
- Tarra Riggs
- Xosha Roquemore