The Butler
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.
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
Tarra Riggs
Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Foxy (uncredited)
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Buddy Patrick
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Tim Galvin
Production Design
Lee Daniels
Director
Joe Klotz
Editor
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Danny Strong
Writer
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Danny Epper
Stunts
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Art Direction
Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor
Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Lori Agostino
Art Direction
Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
John Lindsay
Greensman
Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Annette Farnsworth
Set Costumer
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Brian A. Waits
Set Designer
David Keith Broome
Greensman
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor
Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Producer
Mickey Lambert
Location Manager
Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor
Michael Arena
Greensman
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera
Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor
Michelle C. Harmon
Set Designer
Gus Coto
Leadman
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer
Kristopher Weaver
Lighting Technician
Ben Schor
Music Editor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator
Meredith Richardson
Stunts
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Heather Gross
Foley Editor
Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor
Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant Director
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Producer
Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist
Grayson Austin
Steadicam Operator
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer
Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist
Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
Makeup Artist
Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician
Robert D Morrison Jr.
Dolly Grip
Andy Young
Grip
Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Sherri Hamilton
Hairstylist
Debra Denson
Makeup Designer
Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.
Grip
Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician
Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip
Kevin Fannon
Grip
Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician
John Vinson
Rigging Grip
King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Jeremy Webre
Dolly Grip
Justin Wright
Electrician
Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera
Justin LeBlanc
Electrician
Jason Prowell
Generator Operator
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
Rigging Grip
Dacoda Bartles
Grip
Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera
Tyler Garrett
Grip
Jeremy Wren
Grip
Carter Lee Garrett
Lighting Technician
Creig Symons
Rigging Grip
Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician
Aeron McKeough
Second Assistant Camera
Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant
Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Jost
ADR Mixer
Stephen Finders
Props
Charlie Mann
Carpenter
Nicholas Ellerbee
Carpenter
Camile Kelsey
Painter
Owl Martin Dwyer
Set Dresser
Sonda L. Rowland
Painter
Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser
Sian C. Sanzone
Painter
Michael Dares
Set Dresser
Roger Johnson
Graphic Designer
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
David Warburton
Assistant Property Master
Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser
Stephen P. Durante
Set Dresser
Spencer J. Abadie
Painter
Cariella Smith
Foley Artist
Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist
Reagan Mendoza
ADR Recordist
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Misti Moreaux
Costumer
Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Kasey C. Bazil
Costumer
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate
Daniel E. Kiker
Painter
Billy Theriot
ADR Mixer
Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Josie Works
Costume Assistant
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator
Janet Marie Ross
Costumer
Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser
Krissopher Chevannes
ADR Mixer
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer
Janet Marie Ross
Set Costumer
Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Ed Burcham
Set Dresser
Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
Compositing Supervisor
Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator
Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer
Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff
James Eck Rippie
Boom Operator
Patrick Paul Mullane
Matte Painter
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate
Lesley D. Wickham
Ager/Dyer
Barbara Marko
Costumer
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
Seamstress
Anne O'Brien
Assistant Editor
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Mollie Middleditch
Costumer
Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate
Suzana Perić
Music Editor
Eric Leverenz
Online Editor
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Jeff Galpin
Animal Wrangler
Jake Whitney
Special Effects Technician
Lauren Von Huene
Production Coordinator
Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator
Carl Lawson
Production Secretary
Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Davida Chanel Smith
Producer's Assistant
Danielle Loosemore
Second Assistant Accountant
Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant
Danny Cosmo
Stunts