Backstairs at the White House

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Backstairs at the White House

"The classic miniseries about two remarkable women and the eight First Families they served"

1979- 1979

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

5.9(4 votes)

Ended

Drama

War & Politics

Overview

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

Acting

Olivia Cole

Maggie Rogers

Acting

Leslie Uggams

Lillian Rogers Parks

Acting

Louis Gossett Jr.

Levi Mercer, Houseman

Acting

Robert Hooks

John Mays

Acting

Leslie Nielsen

Ike Hoover

Acting

Cloris Leachman

Mrs. Jaffray

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Paul Winfield

Emmett Rogers Sr.

Acting

Julie Harris

Helen 'Nellie' Taft

Acting

Victor Buono

Pres. William Howard Taft

Acting

Robert Vaughn

Pres. Woodrow Wilson

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Kim Hunter

Ellen Wilson

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Claire Bloom

Edith Galt Wilson

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Celeste Holm

Florence Harding

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George Kennedy

Pres. Warren G. Harding

Acting

Ed Flanders

Pres. Calvin Coolidge

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Lee Grant

Grace Coolidge

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Larry Gates

Pres. Herbert Hoover

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Jan Sterling

Lou Hoover

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Eileen Heckart

Eleanor Roosevelt

Acting

John Anderson

Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Harry Morgan

Pres. Harry S. Truman

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Estelle Parsons

Bess Truman

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Barbara Barrie

Mamie Eisenhower

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Andrew Duggan

Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Hari Rhodes

Coates, Butler

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Bill Overton

Jackson, Doorman

No Image

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Helena Carroll

Annie Gilhooley, First Maid

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David Downing

Dixon, Butler

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James A. Watson, Jr

Fraser, Houseman

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Dana Wynter

Mrs. Colgate

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John Randolph

Mr. Johnson

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Barry Sullivan

Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty

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Ford Rainey

Navy Secretary

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Diane Shalet

Mrs. Long, Housekeeper

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Kathleen Doyle

Bridgit

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Harrison Page

Wheatley Parks

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Tom Clancy

Alexander Woolcott

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Richard Roat

Krim, Chief Usher

No Image

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Louise Latham

Miss Nesbitt, Housekeeper

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Marged Wakeley

Mrs. Walker, Housekeeper

No Image

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