--- title: "The Butler: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-butler/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-butler" cast: 53 crew: 98 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Butler (2013): cast and crew 53 cast and 98 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/person/forest-whitaker.md) as Cecil Gaines - [Oprah Winfrey](https://film.one/person/oprah-winfrey.md) as Gloria Gaines - [David Oyelowo](https://film.one/person/david-oyelowo.md) as Louis Gaines - [John Cusack](https://film.one/person/john-cusack.md) as Richard Nixon - [Jane Fonda](https://film.one/person/jane-fonda.md) as Nancy Reagan - [Cuba Gooding Jr.](https://film.one/person/cuba-gooding-jr.md) as Carter Wilson - [Mariah Carey](https://film.one/person/mariah-carey.md) as Hattie Pearl - [Terrence Howard](https://film.one/person/terrence-howard.md) as Howard - [Lenny Kravitz](https://film.one/person/lenny-kravitz.md) as James Holloway - [Aml Ameen](https://film.one/person/aml-ameen.md) as Cecil Gaines (15) - [Michael Rainey Jr.](https://film.one/person/michael-rainey-jr.md) as Cecil Gaines (8) - [James Marsden](https://film.one/person/james-marsden.md) as John F. Kennedy - [Alex Pettyfer](https://film.one/person/alex-pettyfer.md) as Thomas Westfall - [Vanessa Redgrave](https://film.one/person/vanessa-redgrave.md) as Annabeth Westfall - [Alan Rickman](https://film.one/person/alan-rickman.md) as Ronald Reagan - [Liev Schreiber](https://film.one/person/liev-schreiber.md) as Lyndon B. Johnson - [Robin Williams](https://film.one/person/robin-williams.md) as Dwight H. Eisenhower - [Yaya DaCosta](https://film.one/person/yaya-dacosta.md) as Carol Hammie - David Banner as Earl Gaines - [Colman Domingo](https://film.one/person/colman-domingo.md) as Freddie Fallows - [Nelsan Ellis](https://film.one/person/nelsan-ellis.md) as Martin Luther King Jr. - Nealla Gordon as Senator Kassebaum - [Elijah Kelley](https://film.one/person/elijah-kelley.md) as Charlie Gaines (15-18) - [Minka Kelly](https://film.one/person/minka-kelly.md) as Jackie Kennedy - [Adriane Lenox](https://film.one/person/adriane-lenox.md) as Gina - [Mo McRae](https://film.one/person/mo-mcrae.md) as Eldridge Huggins - [Pernell Walker](https://film.one/person/pernell-walker.md) as Lorraine - [Jesse Williams](https://film.one/person/jesse-williams.md) as Rev. James Lawson - [Clarence Williams III](https://film.one/person/clarence-williams-iii.md) as Maynard - LaJessie Smith as Abraham - John P. Fertitta as Mr. Jenkins - Jim Gleason as R.D. Warner - Isaac White as Charlie Gaines (10) - [Joe Chrest](https://film.one/person/joe-chrest.md) as White Usher - Tyson Ford as Elroy - James DuMont as Sherman Adams - Robert Aberdeen as Herbert Brownell - Olivia Washington as Olivia - Margaret M. Owens as Woolworth Diner Patron #1 - Eric Ducote as Woolworth Diner Patron #2 - Chloe Barach as Caroline Kennedy - [Danny Strong](https://film.one/person/danny-strong.md) as Freedom Bus Journalist - Clara Hopkins Daniels as Freedom Bus Rider - [Dana Gourrier](https://film.one/person/dana-gourrier.md) as Helen Holloway - Shirley Pugh as Malcolm X Goer - Bill Newman as Pastor - Colin Walker as John Ehrlichman - [Alex Manette](https://film.one/person/alex-manette.md) as Bob Haldeman - Rusty Robertson as Senator Robertson - Stephen Rider as Admiral Rochon - [Sam Malone](https://film.one/person/sam-malone.md) as Young Abraham (uncredited) - Tarra Riggs as Sophie Wilson (uncredited) - [Xosha Roquemore](https://film.one/person/xosha-roquemore.md) as Foxy (uncredited) ## Directing - [Lee Daniels](https://film.one/person/lee-daniels.md): Director - Sebastián Silva: Second Unit Director - Amy Sanderson: Script Supervisor - Lisa C. Satriano: First Assistant Director - Peter Dress: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Danny Strong](https://film.one/person/danny-strong.md): Writer ## Production - [Buddy Patrick](https://film.one/person/buddy-patrick.md): Producer - [Lee Daniels](https://film.one/person/lee-daniels.md): Producer - [Cassian Elwes](https://film.one/person/cassian-elwes.md): Producer - [Laura Ziskin](https://film.one/person/laura-ziskin.md): Producer - Leah Daniels-Butler: Casting - Billy Hopkins: Casting - Jen Wall: Production Supervisor - Mickey Lambert: Location Manager - Virginia McCollam: Location Manager - [Harvey Weinstein](https://film.one/person/harvey-weinstein.md): Executive Producer - Len Blavatnik: Executive Producer - Bob Weinstein: Executive Producer - Ari Daniel Pinchot: Producer - Dann Fink: ADR Voice Casting - Ashley Ingram: Casting Associate - Bruce Winant: ADR Voice Casting - Robin Batherson: Extras Casting Coordinator - Kacee Devoe: Casting Associate - Christopher Stoudt: Extras Casting - Davida Chanel Smith: Producer's Assistant - Chantel Passantino: Second Assistant Accountant - Carl Lawson: Production Secretary - Mike Revell: Production Accountant - Danielle Loosemore: Second Assistant Accountant - Ryan Gomez: First Assistant Accountant - Lauren Von Huene: Production Coordinator - Ashley Renee Saunders: Travel Coordinator ## Camera - [Andrew Dunn](https://film.one/person/andrew-dunn.md): Director of Photography - Jeffery J. Tufano: Camera Operator - Luis Lopez DeVictoria: Additional Camera - Michael Stumpf: Additional Camera - Grayson Austin: Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator - Anne Marie Fox: Still Photographer - Damon Meledones: Digital Imaging Technician - Hilton Garrett: Best Boy Grip - Francis James: Second Unit Director of Photography - Hans Bjerno: Aerial Director of Photography - Jonathan Robinson: Second Assistant Camera - Andy Young: Grip - Dacoda Bartles: Grip - Richard Lacy: First Assistant Camera - Tyler Garrett: Grip - Jeremy Wren: Grip - Jeremy Webre: Dolly Grip - Michael Charbonnet: First Assistant Camera - Robert D Morrison Jr.: Dolly Grip - Tom Hutchinson: First Assistant Camera - Jerone A. Ordon Sr.: Grip - Kevin Fannon: Grip - Aeron McKeough: Second Assistant Camera ## Editing - [Joe Klotz](https://film.one/person/joe-klotz.md): Editor - Ulysses Guidotti: First Assistant Editor - Kat Spiess: First Assistant Editor - Anne O'Brien: Assistant Editor - Christi Leftwich: Digital Intermediate Assistant - Rick Derby: Assistant Editor - Patrick Rossi: Digital Intermediate - Tim Stipan: Digital Intermediate Colorist - Eric Leverenz: Online Editor - Ryan Rolandelli: Digital Intermediate Assistant - Kevin Vale: Digital Intermediate Producer - Eric Horwitz: Digital Intermediate ## Sound and music - [Rodrigo Leão](https://film.one/person/rodrigo-leao.md): Original Music Composer - Debby VanPoucke: Sound Designer - Michael Barry: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ben Schor: Music Editor - Robert Hein: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Heather Gross: Foley Editor - David Wahnon: Dialogue Editor - Ruth Hernandez: ADR Editor - Branka Mrkic: Supervising Dialogue Editor - Jonathan Jost: ADR Mixer - Tom Ryan: ADR Mixer - Kris Chevannes: ADR Mixer - Michael Miller: ADR Mixer - Chris Fielder: Assistant Sound Editor - Fredrick Cuevas: ADR Recordist - John Jay Martyn: ADR Recordist - Reagan Mendoza: ADR Recordist - Billy Theriot: ADR Mixer - Cariella Smith: Foley Artist - Alexa Zimmerman: Assistant Sound Editor - Glenfield Payne: Sound Effects Editor - Robert Fernandez: Sound Editor - Avi Laniado: Sound Engineer - Marko Costanzo: Foley Artist - Matthew Haasch: Foley Supervisor - Dan Izen: Production Sound Mixer - Michael Piotrowski: Boom Operator - James Eck Rippie: Boom Operator - Steven Huerstel: Utility Sound - Suzana Perić: Music Editor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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