Backstairs at the White House
1979 • 1 SeasonBehind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Top Series Cast
Olivia Cole
as Maggie Rogers
Leslie Uggams
as Lillian Rogers Parks
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Levi Mercer, Houseman
Robert Hooks
as John Mays
Leslie Nielsen
as Ike Hoover
Cloris Leachman
as Mrs. Jaffray
Paul Winfield
as Emmett Rogers Sr.
Julie Harris
as Helen 'Nellie' Taft
Victor Buono
as Pres. William Howard Taft
Robert Vaughn
as Pres. Woodrow Wilson
Kim Hunter
as Ellen Wilson
Claire Bloom
as Edith Galt Wilson
Celeste Holm
as Florence Harding
George Kennedy
as Pres. Warren G. Harding
Ed Flanders
as Pres. Calvin Coolidge
Lee Grant
as Grace Coolidge
Larry Gates
as Pres. Herbert Hoover
Jan Sterling
as Lou Hoover
Eileen Heckart
as Eleanor Roosevelt
John Anderson
as Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry Morgan
as Pres. Harry S. Truman
Estelle Parsons
as Bess Truman
Barbara Barrie
as Mamie Eisenhower
Andrew Duggan
as Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hari Rhodes
as Coates, Butler
Bill Overton
as Jackson, Doorman
Helena Carroll
as Annie Gilhooley, First Maid
David Downing
as Dixon, Butler
James A. Watson, Jr
as Fraser, Houseman
Dana Wynter
as Mrs. Colgate
John Randolph
as Mr. Johnson
Barry Sullivan
as Atty. Gen. Harry Daugherty
Ford Rainey
as Navy Secretary
Diane Shalet
as Mrs. Long, Housekeeper
Kathleen Doyle
as Bridgit
Harrison Page
as Wheatley Parks
Tom Clancy
as Alexander Woolcott
Richard Roat
as Krim, Chief Usher
Louise Latham
as Miss Nesbitt, Housekeeper
Marged Wakeley
as Mrs. Walker, Housekeeper
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