butler
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Hopkins’ voice, still deeply familiar as some of film’s most famous characters, including the serial killer Hannibal Lecter and the English butler, James Stevens, from “Remains of the Day,” now has a weathered rasp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Angelo Muscat, who played the butler in “The Prisoner” and was an Oompa Loompa in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” was also in “Magical Mystery Tour.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I kind of think of myself as the butler of downtown,” said Hal Bastian, 65, who has lived in the neighborhood for three decades and is known to many as “Mr. Downtown L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Mr. Grin was standing outside, still wearing his butler costume.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
They offer personalized service, in which white-coat butlers can help draw a scented bath, deliver hors d’oeuvres or arrange a private cocktail reception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
They have music playing and very snazzily dressed butlers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Instead, the focus is on quality, service, and added value, like those ski butlers.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Incidentally, now that I come to think further about it, it is not quite true to say there was no dispute as to who were the great butlers.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
