Cast and crew
The Butler (2013)
53 cast and 98 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast53
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 H. 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
Sam MaloneYoung Abraham (uncredited)- Tarra RiggsSophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha RoquemoreFoxy (uncredited)
Crew98
Directing
- Lee DanielsDirector
- Sebastián SilvaSecond Unit Director
- Amy SandersonScript Supervisor
- Lisa C. SatrianoFirst Assistant Director
- Peter DressSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Danny StrongWriter
Production
- Buddy PatrickProducer
- Lee DanielsProducer
- Cassian ElwesProducer
- Laura ZiskinProducer
- Leah Daniels-ButlerCasting
- Billy HopkinsCasting
- Jen WallProduction Supervisor
- Mickey LambertLocation Manager
- Virginia McCollamLocation Manager
- Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
- Len BlavatnikExecutive Producer
- Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
- Ari Daniel PinchotProducer
- Dann FinkADR Voice Casting
- Ashley IngramCasting Associate
- Bruce WinantADR Voice Casting
- Robin BathersonExtras Casting Coordinator
- Kacee DevoeCasting Associate
- Christopher StoudtExtras Casting
- Davida Chanel SmithProducer's Assistant
- Chantel PassantinoSecond Assistant Accountant
- Carl LawsonProduction Secretary
- Mike RevellProduction Accountant
- Danielle LoosemoreSecond Assistant Accountant
- Ryan GomezFirst Assistant Accountant
- Lauren Von HueneProduction Coordinator
- Ashley Renee SaundersTravel Coordinator
Camera
- Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
- Jeffery J. TufanoCamera Operator
- Luis Lopez DeVictoriaAdditional Camera
- Michael StumpfAdditional Camera
- Grayson AustinCamera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Anne Marie FoxStill Photographer
- Damon MeledonesDigital Imaging Technician
- Hilton GarrettBest Boy Grip
- Francis JamesSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Hans BjernoAerial Director of Photography
- Jonathan RobinsonSecond Assistant Camera
- Andy YoungGrip
- Dacoda BartlesGrip
- Richard LacyFirst Assistant Camera
- Tyler GarrettGrip
- Jeremy WrenGrip
- Jeremy WebreDolly Grip
- Michael CharbonnetFirst Assistant Camera
- Robert D Morrison Jr.Dolly Grip
- Tom HutchinsonFirst Assistant Camera
- Jerone A. Ordon Sr.Grip
- Kevin FannonGrip
- Aeron McKeoughSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Joe KlotzEditor
- Ulysses GuidottiFirst Assistant Editor
- Kat SpiessFirst Assistant Editor
- Anne O'BrienAssistant Editor
- Christi LeftwichDigital Intermediate Assistant
- Rick DerbyAssistant Editor
- Patrick RossiDigital Intermediate
- Tim StipanDigital Intermediate Colorist
- Eric LeverenzOnline Editor
- Ryan RolandelliDigital Intermediate Assistant
- Kevin ValeDigital Intermediate Producer
- Eric HorwitzDigital Intermediate
Sound and music
- Rodrigo LeãoOriginal Music Composer
- Debby VanPouckeSound Designer
- Michael BarrySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ben SchorMusic Editor
- Robert HeinSupervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Heather GrossFoley Editor
- David WahnonDialogue Editor
- Ruth HernandezADR Editor
- Branka MrkicSupervising Dialogue Editor
- Jonathan JostADR Mixer
- Tom RyanADR Mixer
- Kris ChevannesADR Mixer
- Michael MillerADR Mixer
- Chris FielderAssistant Sound Editor
- Fredrick CuevasADR Recordist
- John Jay MartynADR Recordist
- Reagan MendozaADR Recordist
- Billy TheriotADR Mixer
- Cariella SmithFoley Artist
- Alexa ZimmermanAssistant Sound Editor
- Glenfield PayneSound Effects Editor
- Robert FernandezSound Editor
- Avi LaniadoSound Engineer
- Marko CostanzoFoley Artist
- Matthew HaaschFoley Supervisor
- Dan IzenProduction Sound Mixer
- Michael PiotrowskiBoom Operator
- James Eck RippieBoom Operator
- Steven HuerstelUtility Sound
- Suzana PerićMusic Editor