Production Credits The Butler
The Butler
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought The Butler to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Forest WhitakerCecil Gaines
Oprah WinfreyGloria Gaines
David OyelowoLouis Gaines
John CusackRichard Nixon
Jane FondaNancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.Carter Wilson
Mariah CareyHattie Pearl
Terrence HowardHoward
Lenny KravitzJames Holloway
Aml AmeenCecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.Cecil Gaines (8)
James MarsdenJohn F. Kennedy
Alex PettyferThomas Westfall
Vanessa RedgraveAnnabeth Westfall
Alan RickmanRonald Reagan
Liev SchreiberLyndon B. Johnson
Robin WilliamsDwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCostaCarol Hammie
David BannerEarl Gaines
Colman DomingoFreddie Fallows
Nelsan EllisMartin Luther King Jr.
Nealla GordonSenator Kassebaum
Elijah KelleyCharlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka KellyJackie Kennedy
Adriane LenoxGina
Mo McRaeEldridge Huggins
Pernell WalkerLorraine
Jesse WilliamsRev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams IIIMaynard
LaJessie SmithAbraham
John P. FertittaMr. Jenkins
Jim GleasonR.D. Warner
Isaac WhiteCharlie Gaines (10)
Joe ChrestWhite Usher
Tyson FordElroy
James DuMontSherman Adams
Robert AberdeenHerbert Brownell
Olivia WashingtonOlivia
Margaret M. OwensWoolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric DucoteWoolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe BarachCaroline Kennedy
Danny StrongFreedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins DanielsFreedom Bus Rider
Dana GourrierHelen Holloway
Shirley PughMalcolm X Goer
Bill NewmanPastor
Colin WalkerJohn Ehrlichman
Alex ManetteBob Haldeman
Rusty RobertsonSenator Robertson
Stephen RiderAdmiral Rochon
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Buddy PatrickProducer
Lee DanielsDirector
Lee DanielsProducer
Cassian ElwesProducer
Laura ZiskinProducer
Danny StrongWriter
Joe KlotzEditor
Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
Len BlavatnikExecutive Producer
Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
Ari Daniel PinchotProducer