The Butler 11 years old
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.
Credits
The Butler Cast
Name | Character |
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Minka Kelly She was 33, now 44 years old | as Jackie Kennedy |
Forest Whitaker He was 52, now 63 years old | as Cecil Gaines |
Cuba Gooding, Jr. He was 45, now 56 years old | as Carter Wilson |
Terrence Howard He was 44, now 55 years old | as Howard |
John Cusack He was 47, now 58 years old | as Richard Nixon |
Liev Schreiber He was 45, now 57 years old | as Lyndon B. Johnson |
David Oyelowo He was 37, now 48 years old | as Louis Gaines |
Vanessa Redgrave She was 76, now 87 years old | as Annabeth Westfall |
Alan Rickman He was 67, 69 years old when he died | as Ronald Reagan |
Oprah Winfrey She was 59, now 70 years old | as Gloria Gaines |
Alex Pettyfer He was 23, now 34 years old | as Thomas Westfall |
Robin Williams He was 62, 63 years old when he died | as Dwight Eisenhower |
James Marsden He was 39, now 51 years old | as John F. Kennedy |
Jane Fonda She was 75, now 86 years old | as Nancy Reagan |
Yaya DaCosta She was 30, now 42 years old | as Carol Hammie |
Clarence Williams III He was 73, now 85 years old | as Maynard |
Mariah Carey She was 44, now 55 years old | as Hattie Pearl |
Jesse Williams He was 32, now 43 years old | as Rev. James Lawson |
Michael Rainey, Jr. He was 12, now 24 years old | as Cecil Gaines (8) |
Lenny Kravitz He was 49, now 60 years old | as James Holloway |
David Banner He was 39, now 50 years old | as Earl Gaines |
Elijah Kelley He was 27, now 38 years old | as Charlie Gaines |
Nealla Gordon | as Senator Kassebaum |
Jim Gleason He was 49, now 60 years old | as R.D. Warner |
Stephen Rider He was 63, now 74 years old | as Admiral Rochon |
The Butler Crew
Name | Department |
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Laura Ziskin as Producer. She was 63 (61) years old when She died | Production |
Andrew Dunn as Director of Photography. He was 63 (now 74) years old | Camera |
Robert Hein as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 117 (86) years old when He died | Sound |
Robert Hein as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 117 (86) years old when He died | Sound |
Ruth E. Carter as Costume Design. She was 53 (now 64) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
Matthew W. Mungle as Prosthetic Supervisor. He was 56 (now 68) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
Robert L. Stevenson as Hairstylist. | Costume & Make-Up |
Leah Daniels Butler as Casting. She was 47 (now 59) years old | Production |
Joe Klotz as Editor. He was 13 (now 24) years old | Editing |
Erik Polczwartek as Art Direction. | Art |
Tim Galvin as Production Design. | Art |
Cassian Elwes as Producer. He was 54 (now 65) years old | Production |
Lee Daniels as Director. He was 53 (now 64) years old | Directing |
Lee Daniels as Producer. He was 53 (now 64) years old | Production |
Jason Baldwin Stewart as Art Direction. | Art |
Danny Strong as Writer. He was 39 (now 50) years old | Writing |
Marko A. Costanzo as Foley. He was 54 (now 65) years old | Sound |
Ruth Hernandez as ADR Editor. | Sound |
Diane Lederman as Set Decoration. | Art |
Jeff Galpin as Stunt Coordinator. He was 45 (now 56) years old | Crew |
Lisa C. Satriano as First Assistant Director. | Directing |
Deanna Simmons as Set Decoration Buyer. | Art |
Ari Daniel Pinchot as Producer. | Production |
Buddy Patrick as Producer. He was 29 (now 40) years old | Production |
Jeffery J. Tufano as Camera Operator. | Camera |