Customize Results:
Male Female

Weight in lbs.


Height
ft   in

Age



The Butler

[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]
Calorie Rating: 185
Released: 2013-08-16
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Budget: 25000000
Revenue 177313795
Studios: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Lee Daniels
Director
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor

Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant Director
Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Forest Whitaker
Character: Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Character: Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Character: Louis Gaines

John Cusack
Character: Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Character: Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Character: Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey
Character: Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Character: Howard
Lenny Kravitz
Character: James Holloway

Aml Ameen
Character: Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Character: Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
Character: John F. Kennedy

Alex Pettyfer
Character: Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Character: Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Character: Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber
Character: Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Character: Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Character: Carol Hammie

David Banner
Character: Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Character: Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Character: Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon
Character: Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Character: Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Character: Jackie Kennedy

Adriane Lenox
Character: Gina
Mo McRae
Character: Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Character: Lorraine

Jesse Williams
Character: Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Character: Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Character: Abraham

John P. Fertitta
Character: Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
Character: R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Character: Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest
Character: White Usher
Tyson Ford
Character: Elroy
James DuMont
Character: Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen
Character: Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Character: Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Character: Woolworth Diner Patron #1

Eric Ducote
Character: Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Character: Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Character: Freedom Bus Journalist

Clara Hopkins Daniels
Character: Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Character: Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Character: Malcolm X Goer

Bill Newman
Character: Pastor
Colin Walker
Character: John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Character: Bob Haldeman

Rusty Robertson
Character: Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Character: Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
Character: Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore
Character: Foxy (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Lee Daniels
Producer

Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography

Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Tim Galvin
Production Design

Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design

Lori Agostino
Art Direction
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction

Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head

Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer
Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer

Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor

Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator

Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Brian A. Waits
Set Designer

Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator
Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman

John Lindsay
Greensman
Gus Coto
Leadman

Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer
Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer

Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Producer
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor

Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator

Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator
Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera

Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Kristopher Weaver
Lighting Technician

Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor
Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor

Ben Schor
Music Editor
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Mickey Lambert
Location Manager

Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer

Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor
David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor

Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
Heather Gross
Foley Editor

Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist

Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist

Sherri Hamilton
Hairstylist
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist

Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist
Debra Denson
Makeup Designer
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer

Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician
Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician

Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip
Grayson Austin
Steadicam Operator

Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician
Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician

Jeremy Webre
Dolly Grip
Justin LeBlanc
Electrician

Justin Wright
Electrician
Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera
Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera

Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera
Jason Prowell
Generator Operator


Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician

Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Carter Lee Garrett
Lighting Technician
Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip

Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip
Creig Symons
Rigging Grip

John Vinson
Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
Rigging Grip
King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip

Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Aeron McKeough
Second Assistant Camera
Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant

David Warburton
Assistant Property Master
Charlie Mann
Carpenter

Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Roger Johnson
Graphic Designer


Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser

Michael Dares
Set Dresser

Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser
Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser

Ed Burcham
Set Dresser

Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer

Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist
Reagan Mendoza
ADR Recordist

Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor

Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
James Eck Rippie
Boom Operator
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist

Cariella Smith
Foley Artist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor
Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer

Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer

Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor

Austin Meyers
Compositing Supervisor
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting

Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting

Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator
Josie Works
Costume Assistant

Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator


Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer

Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer
Janet Marie Ross
Set Costumer

Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Anne O'Brien
Assistant Editor

Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate
Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate

Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff
Suzana Peric
Music Editor
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor

Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler

Jeff Galpin
Animal Wrangler
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Jake Whitney
Special Effects Technician

David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Leverenz
Online Editor
Thom Jones
Dialect Coach

Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Davida Chanel Smith
Producer's Assistant

Lauren Von Huene
Production Coordinator
Carl Lawson
Production Secretary
Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant

Danielle Loosemore
Second Assistant Accountant
Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator