Memorable butlers, maids or similar of TV/film

Memorable butlers, maids or similar of TV/film http://www.imdb.com/list/hEBAMezBfpw/ [blue]This is not the be-all-and-end-all listing every maid or butler or servant in movie/TV history. I am going for, what I think, are the more memorable ones. As I think of other memorable butlers, maids or similar of the movies or TV I will add them in.[/blue] Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:38:16 GMT Wed, 30 May 2012 02:31:30 GMT Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:38:35 GMT Erich von Stroheim http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002233/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002233/ Arguably the most famous butler of the screen. Max in 'Sunset Boulevard'. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:38:55 GMT Hattie McDaniel http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567408/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567408/ Arguably the most famous maid of the screen. Mammie in 'Gone With The Wind' and several other maid roles. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:47:08 GMT Ian Wolfe http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938052/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938052/ Played several butlers, but I always assumed he was Charles Laughton's valet in 'Witness For The Prosecution'. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:47:24 GMT Butterfly McQueen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574335/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574335/ One of the most famous lines in movie history came from a maid. "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies, Miss Scarlet." Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:47:41 GMT Louise Beavers http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064792/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064792/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:52:43 GMT Leila Bennett http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071883/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071883/ In 1932 played three maids, Matilda the maid opposite housekeeper Marie Dressler in 'Emma', the hotel maid opposite Barbara Stanwyck in 'The Purchase Price and Hattie in 'The First Year' in which she, as a white actress, appeared in blackface. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:53:41 GMT Ann B. Davis http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002036/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002036/ The center square in 'The Brady Bunch' who often held the family together. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:56:26 GMT Sebastian Cabot http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001982/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001982/ Family Affair Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:58:45 GMT Maidie Norman http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635564/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635564/ Housekeeper to Bette Davis and Joan Crawford who's too nosey for her own good in 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' and was Olivia deHavilland's Lady's Maid in 'Airport 77'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:35 GMT Isabel Sanford http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762567/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762567/ Stole scenes in her first movie role opposite Sidney Poitier, with Spencer Tracey and Katharine Hepburn, in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?' Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:02:25 GMT John Gielgud http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000024/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000024/ I am sure John Gielgud has played the only valet to win an Academy Award. He also played valet to the victim in 'Murder On The Orient Express'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:07:57 GMT Helen Mirren http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000545/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000545/ The only life she had was to serve others in 'Gosford Park', including committing murder to save her son from committing murder Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:09:16 GMT Amy Gaipa http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301401/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301401/ I don't think she actually had a line in the movie, but everyone remembers Trudy from 'Titanic'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:11:25 GMT Vanessa Brown http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0114847/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0114847/ Played a minor role of a maid in the film "The Heiress" starring Oscar-winner Olivia de Havilland. Interestingly, she played the de Havilland part on radio a few years later. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:15:15 GMT Ted Cassidy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144252/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144252/ Lurch in 'The Addams Family' needs no introduction. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:17:38 GMT Daniel Davis http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204425/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204425/ Niles in 'The Nanny' Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:18:38 GMT Charlotte Rae http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705989/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705989/ Mrs. Garrett in 'Diff'rent Strokes'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:21:03 GMT Jean Vander Pyl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888717/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888717/ The voice of the only mechanical maid I can think of, Rosie the Robot Maid in 'The Jetsons'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:26:14 GMT Richard Haydn http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370821/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370821/ The butler and forth victim in 'And Then There Were None' Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:28:25 GMT Oprah Winfrey http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001856/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001856/ Sofia didn't take kindly to the mayor's wife saying, "Would you like to be my maid?", in 'The Colour Purple'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:45:09 GMT Una O'Connor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640547/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640547/ Played the cranky but hilarious housekeeper to Norma Varden in 'Witness For The Prosecution' who tried to have Tyrone Power sent to jail. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:48:19 GMT Ryan Phillippe http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/ The valet who wasn't really a valet in 'Gosford Park. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:50:58 GMT Cyril Delevanti http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216819/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216819/ The butler in the background was the only one who knew what Bette Davis was really up to in 'Dead Ringer'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:52:04 GMT Esther Rolle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738354/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738354/ Maid Florida Evans on the hit 70s sitcoms 'Maude' and 'Good Times'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:53:56 GMT Estelle Evans http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262745/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262745/ Esther Rolles' real life sister was Estelle Evans who was another fictional maid. Estelle Evans was Calpurnia in 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:58:31 GMT Embeth Davidtz http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001110/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001110/ Imprisoned Jew Helen Hirsch had to become the maid for the concentration camp's Commandant in a very memorable performance. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:03:45 GMT James 'Gypsy' Haake http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351806/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351806/ Not sure what his actual working title would have been. Let's just say he was the hilarious and camp personal assistant to Anne Bancroft in 'To Be Or Not To Be'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:07:13 GMT Maggie Smith http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001749/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001749/ Maggie Smith plays any role perfectly, and that includes her memorable role as Bette Davis' servant in 'Death On The Nile' Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:17:52 GMT Alice Nunn http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638053/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638053/ Sometimes the smallest of roles can be memorable. Alice Nunn was Helga the maid who got blasted by Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) in Mommie Dearest. Actually, she wasn't mad at Helga, she was mad at the dirt. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:46:31 GMT Lee Bergere http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074261/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074261/ He was quite a significant member of the cast, playing majordomo "Joseph Anders" in the 1980s television series "Dynasty". Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:36:55 GMT Jennifer Lopez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000182/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000182/ Not often is a hotel maid the leading role, but it was in 'Maid in Manhatten'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:58:09 GMT Sandra Dee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000364/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000364/ Another maid with a leading role, this time a maid-for-hire in 'That Funny Feeling'. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:14:55 GMT Alan Napier http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621002/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621002/ There have been a lot of Alfreds in versions of Batman, but the most memorable man servant of Batman would have to be Alan Napier opposite Adam West in the first movie. (Others have included Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Michael Gough and Michael Caine). Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:19:43 GMT Burt Kwouk http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477297/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477297/ Cato was the unforgettable valet to Inspector Clouseau. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:45:04 GMT Joseph Marcell http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545186/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545186/ I didn't know of this guy as I never watched The Fresh Price of Bel Air but it was memorable enough for a comment from ssgv so I add him in. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:00:46 GMT Viola Davis http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205626/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205626/ Aibeleen the maid in The Help (2011) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:01:35 GMT Octavia Spencer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818055/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818055/ Minny the Maid in The Help (2012) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:03:40 GMT Glenn Close http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000335/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000335/ Albert Nobbs the butler in Albert Nobbs (20120 Wed, 30 May 2012 02:27:56 GMT Roddy McDowall http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001522/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001522/ Played butler roles is several movies. Wed, 30 May 2012 02:29:09 GMT Alec Guinness http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000027/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000027/ Surprising that this legendary actor would play in a comedy, but to play a butler! However, Sir Alec was hilarious as a blind butler in the all star cast of 'Murder By Death'.