The Butler (2013)

08/16/2013 2h 12m

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Forest Whitaker

as Cecil Gaines

Born 07/15/1961, age

Oprah Winfrey

as Gloria Gaines

Born 01/29/1954, age

David Oyelowo

as Louis Gaines

Born 04/01/1976, age

John Cusack

as Richard Nixon

Born 06/28/1966, age

Jane Fonda

as Nancy Reagan

Born 12/21/1937, age

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Carter Wilson

Born 01/02/1968, age

Mariah Carey

as Hattie Pearl

Born 03/27/1969, age

Terrence Howard

as Howard

Born 03/11/1969, age

Lenny Kravitz

as James Holloway

Born 05/26/1964, age

Aml Ameen

as Cecil Gaines (15)

Born 07/30/1985, age

Michael Rainey Jr.

as Cecil Gaines (8)

Born 09/22/2000, age

James Marsden

as John F. Kennedy

Born 09/18/1973, age

Alex Pettyfer

as Thomas Westfall

Born 04/10/1990, age

Vanessa Redgrave

as Annabeth Westfall

Born 01/30/1937, age

Alan Rickman

as Ronald Reagan

Born 02/21/1946

Died 01/14/2016, age

Liev Schreiber

as Lyndon B. Johnson

Born 10/04/1967, age

Robin Williams

as Dwight Eisenhower

Born 07/21/1951

Died 08/11/2014, age

Yaya DaCosta

as Carol Hammie

Born 11/15/1982, age

Colman Domingo

as Freddie Fallows

Born 11/28/1969, age

Nelsan Ellis

as Martin Luther King Jr.

Born 11/30/1977

Died 07/08/2017, age

Elijah Kelley

as Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Born 08/01/1986, age

Minka Kelly

as Jackie Kennedy

Born 06/24/1980, age

Jesse Williams

as Rev. James Lawson

Born 08/05/1981, age

Clarence Williams III

as Maynard

Born 08/21/1939

Died 06/04/2021, age

Olivia Washington

as Olivia

Born 04/10/1991, age

Danny Strong

as Freedom Bus Journalist

Born 06/06/1974, age

Alex Manette

as Bob Haldeman

Born 10/31/1969, age