J. Edgar
6.23
137 minutes
11/9/2011
Overview
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Cast List
Leonardo DiCaprio
as John Edgar Hoover
Naomi Watts
as Helen Gandy
Armie Hammer
as Clyde Tolson
Josh Lucas
as Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton
as Robert Irwin
Judi Dench
as Anna Marie Hoover
Geoff Pierson
as Mitchell Palmer
Gunner Wright
as Dwight Eisenhower
Dermot Mulroney
as Colonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn Dever
as Palmer's Daughter
Adam Driver
as Walter Lyle
Ed Westwick
as Agent Smith
Jessica Hecht
as Emma Goldman
Denis O'Hare
as Albert Osborne
Lea Thompson
as Lela Rogers
Damon Herriman
as Bruno Hauptmann
Sadie Calvano
as Edgar's Niece
Amanda Schull
as Anita Colby
Roberta Bassin
as Roosevelt's Secretary
Emily Alyn Lind
as Shirley Temple
Barbara Keegan
as Bombing Witness
Gerald Downey
as FBI Agent
Jeffrey Donovan
as Robert Kennedy
Geoff Stults
as Raymond Caffrey
Thomas Langston
as Young Boy
Lea Coco
as Agent Sisk
Aaron Lazar
as Prosecutor Wilentz
Cheryl Lawson
as Palmer's Wife
Brady Matthews
as Inspector
David A. Cooper
as Franklin Roosevelt
Kelly Lester
as Head Secretary
Jack Donner
as Edgar's Father
Dylan Burns
as Hoover as a Child
Jack Axelrod
as Caminetti
Michael James Faradie
as Bureau Agent (1919)
Josh Stamberg
as Agent Stokes
Christian Clemenson
as Inspector Schell
Billy Smith
as Secret Service Officer
Ken Howard
as Harlan Fiske Stone
Zach Grenier
as John Condon
Johnny Cicco
as Young Agent
Steve Monroe
as Restaurant Host
Stephen Root
as Arthur Koehler
Gary Werntz
as Attorney General
David Clennon
as Senator Friendly
Michael O'Neill
as Senator McKellar
Eric Larkin
as Fred Hunter
Eric Frentzel
as William Mahan
Kyle Eastwood
as Stork Club Band
Gregory Hoyt
as Agent One
Jenny Phagan
as Baker's Wife
Chris Caputo
as Bronx Baker
Shannon McClain Robertson
as African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
Leslie Augustine
as Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
Fileena Bahris
as Starlet (uncredited)
Jennipher Foster
as Lucille Ball (uncredited)
Belinda Gosbee
as Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
Elizabeth Karr
as Secretary (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
as Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)
Pat Nixon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jamie Noel
as Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)
Miles Fisher
as Agent Garrison
Robert Fleet
as Edgar's Mother's Doctor
Emily Banks
as Radical Citizen (uncredited)
Scot Carlisle
as Agent Williams
Ryan McPartlin
as Lawrence Richey