Behind the Candelabra
2013Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Acted in
Michael Douglas
as Liberace
Matt Damon
as Scott Thorson
Dan Aykroyd
as Seymour Heller
Scott Bakula
as Bob Black
Rob Lowe
as Dr. Jack Startz
Tom Papa
as Ray Arnett
Paul Reiser
as Mr. Felder
Bruce Ramsay
as Carlucci
Nicky Katt
as Mr. Y
Cheyenne Jackson
as Billy Leatherwood
Mike O'Malley
as Tracy Schnelker
David Koechner
as Adoption Attorney
Boyd Holbrook
as Cary James
Debbie Reynolds
as Frances
Eric Zuckerman
as Lou
Eddie Jemison
as Assistant Director
Randy Lowell
as Director
Tom Roach
as Stunt Actor
Shamus Cooley
as Camera Assistant
John Smutny
as Sound Mixer
Jane Morris
as Rose Carracappa
Garrett M. Brown
as Joe Carracappa
Pat Asanti
as George Liberace
Casey Kramer
as Dora Liberace
James Kulick
as Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Witten
as Make-up Artist
Deborah Lacey
as Gladys
Susan Caroll Todd
as Sue
Austin Stowell
as Backstage Flirt
Francisco San Martin
as Backstage Flirt
Anthony Crivello
as Stagehand
Kiff VandenHeuvel
as Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne
Nikea Gamby-Turner
as Dorothy
Charlotte Crossley
as June
Josh Meyers
as Liberace's Attorney
Harvey J. Alperin
as Joel Strote
Jerry Clarke
as Dr. Ronald Daniels
Lisa Frantz
as Anchorwoman
Shaun T. Benjamin
as Health Department Spokesman
John Philip Kavcak
as Priest at Funeral
Kelly Allen
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Gregg Atwill
as Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Greg Baine
as Patron (uncredited)
Brian Blu
as Guy Outside Casino (uncredited)
Paul Borst
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Brownell
as Angie Liberace (uncredited)
Lee Christian
as Sex Club Patron (uncredited)
Kass Connors
as Kazarian (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Dowsett
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Timothy Skyler Dunigan
as Concert Fan (uncredited)
Fielding Edlow
as Deposition Reporter (uncredited)
Corey Eid
as French Guy #2 (uncredited)
Krystal Ellsworth
as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
Kelli Erdmann
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Amber Lee Ettinger
as Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Derek Ferguson
as Young American (uncredited)
Joe Filippone
as Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Brandon Henschel
as Dancer (uncredited)
Kara Hess
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Lenny Jacobson
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Richard Allan Jones
as Mourner (uncredited)
Adam J. Kassel
as Valet (uncredited)
Dominique Kelley
as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Kirk Krogstad
as Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited)
Kristin Lindquist
as Billy (uncredited)
Rachael Markarian
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Hugo Pierre Martin
as Patron (uncredited)
Paul Montez McDade
as Sex Club Worker (uncredited)
KC Monnie
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Max Napolitano
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gregory Niebel
as Tailor (uncredited)
Cassidy Noblett
as Show Boy (uncredited)
Ryan Novak
as Dancer (uncredited)
Meredith Ostrowsky
as Young American (uncredited)
Lance Patrick
as Sex Couple #1 (uncredited)
Brittany Perry-Russell
as Liberace Showgirl (uncredited)
Ferly Prado
as Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Jerome Putnam
as On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Thure Riefenstein
as Maitre d' (uncredited)
Stephanie Maura Sanchez
as Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Jimmy Scanlon
as News Reporter (uncredited)
Roby Schinasi
as French Guy #1 (uncredited)
Nellie Sciutto
as Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin J. Sterns
as Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
C.J. Stussi
as Startz Surgeon (uncredited)
Becca Sweitzer
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Trace Taylor
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Anna Wendt
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Ryken Zane
as Print Reporter (uncredited)
Judy Bruno Bennett
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cal Rein
as Bookstore Guy (uncredited)
Brian Neil Hoff
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nick Lanzisera
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Moniz
as Mourner (uncredited)
Ayesha Orange
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Jason Williams
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peggy King
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)