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
“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
The idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
In the open doorway of the house a correct butler was awaiting them, and something about his gravity reassured them.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Throughout the performance, white mask-clad butlers guide audiences to their destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
A battalion of chefs, butlers and drivers catering to the smallest of whims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Tributes were also paid to Kaveporn Punpare, who had a young daughter and was one of several butlers employed by Mr Vichai.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
Those 'great' butlers like Mr Marshall who have it, I am sure, acquired it over many years of self-training and the careful absorbing of experience.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
