The Butler
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $25,000,000 | Revenue : $177,313,795
Runtime: 132 minutes
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Forest Whitaker
Played Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Played Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Played Louis Gaines
John Cusack
Played Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Played Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Played Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Played Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Played Howard
Lenny Kravitz
Played James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Played Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Played Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
Played John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Played Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Played Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Played Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Played Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Played Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Played Carol Hammie
David Banner
Played Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Played Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Played Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
Played Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Played Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Played Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
Played Gina
Mo McRae
Played Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Played Lorraine
Jesse Williams
Played Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Played Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Played Abraham
John P. Fertitta
Played Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
Played R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Played Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
Played White Usher
Tyson Ford
Played Elroy
James DuMont
Played Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Played Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Played Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Played Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
Played Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Played Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Played Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Played Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Played Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Played Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
Played Pastor
Colin Walker
Played John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Played Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
Played Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Played Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
Played Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Played Foxy (uncredited)
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