The Butler (2013)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $177,313,795.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.4686 |
Directed By
Lee Daniels
Crew
Rodrigo Leão
Laura Ziskin
Buddy Patrick
Lee Daniels
Cassian Elwes
Tim Galvin
Lee Daniels
Joe Klotz
Andrew Dunn
Danny Strong
Sebastián Silva
Leah Daniels-Butler
Billy Hopkins
Ruth E. Carter
Danny Epper
Debra Denson
Beverly Jo Pryor
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Kimberly Murphy
Wendy Talley
Deanna Simmons
Dana Kay Hart
Erik Polczwartek
Diane Lederman
Lori Agostino
Randall S. Coe
Victoria Wood
Jen Wall
John Lindsay
Sarah Forrest
Robert L. Stevenson
Robert Hein
Anne Marie Fox
Trey Shaneyfelt
Annette Farnsworth
Virginia McCollam
Kat Spiess
Debby VanPoucke
Jeff Galpin
Brian A. Waits
David Keith Broome
Amy Sanderson
Steve Martemucci
Daniel Cohen
Aniela Sidorska
Mickey Lambert
Robert Hein
Ulysses Guidotti
Michael Arena
Grayson Austin
Elizabeth Himelstein
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Robin Simmerly
Luke DiTommaso
Michael Stumpf
Charlotta Forssman
Michelle C. Harmon
Gus Coto
Michael Barry
Ted Markovic
Kristopher Weaver
Ben Schor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Jeffery J. Tufano
Meredith Richardson
Harvey Weinstein
Len Blavatnik
Heather Gross
Peter Dress
Kevin Ladson
Branka Mrkic
Ruth Hernandez
David Wahnon
Lisa C. Satriano
Bob Weinstein
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Dana Boisseau
Grayson Austin
Hilton Garrett
Hans Bjerno
Matthew W. Mungle
Daina Daigle
Clinton Wayne
Jordan Whaley
Raúl J. Marín
Yolanda Sheridan
Marcos Gonzales
Kellie Robinson
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
Damon Meledones
Robert D Morrison Jr.
Andy Young
Jonah Levy
Candace Neal
Sherri Hamilton
Debra Denson
Francis James
Courtney Lether
Bradley Martin
Tom Hutchinson
Pete Chiaramonte
Len Levine
Gerald Autin
Kevin Fannon
Sidney Brisco
John Vinson
King Lanaux
Jonathan Robinson
Jeremy Webre
Justin Wright
Michael Charbonnet
Justin LeBlanc
Jason Prowell
Shawn Stone
Ben Wachsmann
Dacoda Bartles
Richard Lacy
Tyler Garrett
Jeremy Wren
Carter Lee Garrett
Creig Symons
Zach Smithers
Aeron McKeough
Josh Crouchet
Will Eastin
Jonathan Jost
Stephen Finders
Charlie Mann
Nicholas Ellerbee
Camile Kelsey
Owl Martin Dwyer
Sonda L. Rowland
Tony Ziegler
Sian C. Sanzone
Michael Dares
Roger Johnson
Glenfield Payne
David Warburton
Iggie Colomer
Stephen P. Durante
Spencer J. Abadie
Cariella Smith
Melissa Reed
Rick Derby
Alexa Zimmerman
Marko Costanzo
Matthew Haasch
Steven Huerstel
Chloe Ji Yoon
Christi Leftwich
John Jay Martyn
Reagan Mendoza
Kacee Devoe
Misti Moreaux
Ryan Rolandelli
Kasey C. Bazil
Chris Fielder
Patrick Rossi
Daniel E. Kiker
Billy Theriot
Jay Meagher
Josie Works
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Janet Marie Ross
Jordan Lightner
Krissopher Chevannes
Michael Miller
Dann Fink
Dan Izen
Janet Marie Ross
Sam Jacobs
Ed Burcham
Avi Laniado
Tom Ryan
Christopher Stoudt
Michael Piotrowski
Mark Scott Friedman
Austin Meyers
Robin Batherson
Mustapha Mimis
Richie Roefaro
James Eck Rippie
Patrick Paul Mullane
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Steve Bartek
Fredrick Cuevas
Robert Fernandez
Bruce Winant
Ashley Ingram
Lesley D. Wickham
Barbara Marko
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
Anne O'Brien
Edward Joubert
Mollie Middleditch
Jennifer Kamrath
Randall Balsmeyer
Kevin Vale
David K. Nami
Tim Stipan
Eric Horwitz
Suzana Peric
Eric Leverenz
Jason Frannino
Lynn Fainchtein
Jeff Galpin
Jake Whitney
Lauren Von Huene
Ashley Renee Saunders
Carl Lawson
Chantel Passantino
Mike Revell
Davida Chanel Smith
Danielle Loosemore
Thom Jones
Ryan Gomez
Danny Cosmo
TOP CAST
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Howard
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
Gina
Mo McRae
Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Lorraine
Jesse Williams
Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Abraham
John P. Fertitta
Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
White Usher
Tyson Ford
Elroy
James DuMont
Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
Pastor
Colin Walker
John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Admiral Rochon
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