The Butler
Lee Daniels2013-08-16
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.
7.3
132 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Forest Whitaker | Cecil Gaines | The Free Refills |
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Oprah Winfrey | Gloria Gaines | Calvin and Nobbs |
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David Oyelowo | Louis Gaines | Calvin and Nobbs |
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John Cusack | Richard Nixon | The Free Refills |
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Jane Fonda | Nancy Reagan | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. | Carter Wilson | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Mariah Carey | Hattie Pearl | Unowned |
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Terrence Howard | Howard | Unowned |
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Lenny Kravitz | James Holloway | Unowned |
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Aml Ameen | Cecil Gaines (15) | Unowned |
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Michael Rainey Jr. | Cecil Gaines (8) | Unowned |
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James Marsden | John F. Kennedy | Unowned |
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Alex Pettyfer | Thomas Westfall | Unowned |
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Vanessa Redgrave | Annabeth Westfall | Zac E. Chan |
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Alan Rickman | Ronald Reagan | Unowned |
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Liev Schreiber | Lyndon B. Johnson | Zac E. Chan |
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Robin Williams | Dwight Eisenhower | Unowned |
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Yaya DaCosta | Carol Hammie | Unowned |
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David Banner | Earl Gaines | Unowned |
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Colman Domingo | Freddie Fallows | The Free Refills |
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Nelsan Ellis | Martin Luther King Jr. | Unowned |
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Nealla Gordon | Senator Kassebaum | Unowned |
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Elijah Kelley | Charlie Gaines (15-18) | Unowned |
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Minka Kelly | Jackie Kennedy | Unowned |
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Adriane Lenox | Gina | Unowned |
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Mo McRae | Eldridge Huggins | Unowned |
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Pernell Walker | Lorraine | Unowned |
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Jesse Williams | Rev. James Lawson | Unowned |
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Clarence Williams III | Maynard | Unowned |
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LaJessie Smith | Abraham | Unowned |
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John P. Fertitta | Mr. Jenkins | Unowned |
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Jim Gleason | R.D. Warner | Unowned |
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Isaac White | Charlie Gaines (10) | Unowned |
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Joe Chrest | White Usher | Unowned |
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Tyson Ford | Elroy | Unowned |
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James DuMont | Sherman Adams | Unowned |
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Robert Aberdeen | Herbert Brownell | Unowned |
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Olivia Washington | Olivia | Unowned |
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Margaret M. Owens | Woolworth Diner Patron #1 | Unowned |
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Eric Ducote | Woolworth Diner Patron #2 | Unowned |
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Chloe Barach | Caroline Kennedy | Unowned |
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Danny Strong | Freedom Bus Journalist | Unowned |
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Clara Hopkins Daniels | Freedom Bus Rider | Unowned |
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Dana Gourrier | Helen Holloway | Unowned |
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Shirley Pugh | Malcolm X Goer | Unowned |
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Bill Newman | Pastor | Unowned |
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Colin Walker | John Ehrlichman | Unowned |
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Alex Manette | Bob Haldeman | Unowned |
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Rusty Robertson | Senator Robertson | Unowned |
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Stephen Rider | Admiral Rochon | Unowned |
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Tarra Riggs | Sophie Wilson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Xosha Roquemore | Foxy (uncredited) | Unowned |