The 2012 movie “Argo” is a drama and biography that unfolds a story of a CIA agent who, posing as a Hollywood producer, launches an operation to save six Americans in Iran during the 1979 U.S. hostage crisis. Ben Affleck directed and starred in the film, alongside Bryan Cranston and Alan Arkin. This writing is a simple overview of the movie’s filming locations, its cast, and some interesting facts about its production.
Where it Filmed?
“Argo” was filmed in multiple locations in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul. Some of the notable filming sites in the city include Yeni Camii, Hagia Sophia, and the Blue Mosque. The filming happened from September 2, 2011, to November 20, 2011. 
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ben Affleck | Tony Mendez |
| Bryan Cranston | Jack O’Donnell |
| Alan Arkin | Lester Siegel |
| John Goodman | John Chambers |
| Victor Garber | Ken Taylor |
| Tate Donovan | Bob Anders |
| Clea DuVall | Cora Lijek |
| Scoot McNairy | Joe Stafford |
| Rory Cochrane | Lee Schatz |
| Christopher Denham | Mark Lijek |
| Kerry Bishé | Kathy Stafford |
| Kyle Chandler | Hamilton Jordan |
| Chris Messina | Malinov |
| Zeljko Ivanek | Robert Pender |
| Titus Welliver | Bates |
| Keith Szarabajka | Adam Engell |
| Bob Gunton | Cyrus Vance |
| Richard Kind | Max Klein |
| Richard Dillane | OSS Officer Nicholls |
| Omid Abtahi | Reza Borhani |
| Page Leong | Pat Taylor |
| Farshad Farahat | Azizi Checkpoint #3 |
| Sheila Vand | Sahar |
| Karina Logue | Elizabeth Ann Swift |
| Ryan Ahern | Sgt. Sickmann |
| Bill Tangradi | Alan B. Golacinski |
| Jamie McShane | William J. Daugherty |
| Matthew Glave | Col. Charles W. Scott |
| Roberto Garcia | Sgt. William Gallegos |
| Christopher Stanley | Thomas L. Ahern |
| Jr. | |
| Jon Woodward Kirby | Fred Kupke |
| Alborz Basiratmand | Student with Poster |
| Ruty Rutenberg | Marine #1 |
| Michael Woolston | Marine #2 |
| Sharareh Sedghi | Lady with Radio |
| Bobby Zegar | Tear Gas Student |
| Victor McCay | Malick |
| Matt Nolan | Peter Genco |
| J.R. Cacia | Brice |
| Bill Kalmenson | Hal Saunders |
| Rob Brownstein | Landon Butler |
| David Sullivan | Jon Titterton |
| Jean Carol | Jordan’s Secretary |
| Michael Cassidy | Jordan’s Analyst |
| John Boyd | Lamont |
| Yuriy Sardarov | Rossi |
| Nikka Far | Tehran Mary |
| Aidan Sussman | Ian Mendez |
| Barry Livingston | David Marmor |
| Ali Saam | Ali Khalkhali |
| Araz Vahid Ebrahim Nia | Moradi |
| Scott Anthony Leet | The Minotaur |
| Ashley Wood | Space Lab Nurse |
| Rob Tepper | Film Director |
| Ray Porter | First A.D. |
| Stephen J. Lattanzi | PA |
| Danielle Barbosa | Lester’s Housekeeper |
| Michael Parks | Jack Kirby |
| Eric Scott Cooper | Publicist |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch |
| Tom Lenk | Variety Reporter |
| Nelson Franklin | LA Times Reporter |
| Kelly Curran | Princess Aleppa |
| Mark Rhino Smith | Evil Villain |
| Scott Elrod | Achilles Crux |
| Bill Blair | Humanoid Robot |
| Joseph S. Griffo | Nestor the Android |
| Andrew Varenhorst | Blue Monster |
| Amitis Frances Ariano | Persian Dancer |
| Taies Farzan | Middle Class Iranian Woman |
| Rafi Pitts | Iranian Consulate Official |
| Allegra Carpenter | British Airways Flight Attendant |
| Bobby Naderi | Airport Husband |
| Ray Haratian | Immigration Officer |
| Mehrdad Sarlak | Immigration Officer |
| Soheil Tasbihchi | Immigration Officer |
| Hovik Gharibian | Immigration Officer |
| Dorianne Pahlavan | Airport Hysterical Wife |
| Houshang Touzie | Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance |
| Ali Farkhonde | Tehran Car Rental Man |
| Sahm McGlynn | Bearded Fundamentalist in Bazaar |
| Asghar Allah Veirdi Zadeh | Bazaar Angry Man |
| Lindsey Ginter | Hedley Donovan |
| Tim Quill | Alan Sosa |
| Larry Sullivan | Engell’s Secretary |
| Danilo Di Julio | Sgt. Gauthier |
| Fanshen Cox | White House Operator |
| Tehmina Sunny | Swissair Ticketing Agent |
| Baris Deli | Carpet Factory Komiteh |
| Cas Anvar | Revolutionary Guard |
| Bahram Khosraviani | Revolutionary Guard |
| Sam Sheikholeslami | Revolutionary Guard |
| Saba Sarem | Revolutionary Guard |
| Puya Abbassi | Revolutionary Guard |
| Reza Mir | Komiteh Reza |
| Jozef Fahey | Lock Up PA |
| Annie Little | Swissair Gate Agent |
| Fahim Fazli | Komiteh Subordinate |
| Brandon Tabassi | Young Komiteh at Airport |
| Alex Schemmer | Swissair Co-Pilot |
| Yan Feldman | Air Traffic Controller |
| Nancy Stelle | Swissair Flight Attendant |
| Maz Siam | Iraqi Border Guard |
| Ken Edling | Assistant Secretary of State |
| Deborah Deimel Bean | State Department Official |
| Michael Chieffo | CIA Archives Officer |
| Taylor Schilling | Christine Mendez |
| Marc Abbink | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Ramazan Akboga | Tradesman (uncredited) |
| Bob Anders | State Dept / Cameo (uncredited) |
| Martin Andris | Lab Sound Man (uncredited) |
| Shayan Ardalan | Cleric at Airport (uncredited) |
| Noah Arrue | Refugee (uncredited) |
| Ninef Arsanos | Extra (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Ashkin | Iranian Protestor / Hollywood Partygoer (uncredited) |
| Gabriel Aslan | Ian’s Friend (uncredited) |
| Koby Azarly | Iranian Airport Police (uncredited) |
| Nima Azizi | Mahmoud (uncredited) |
| Cathy Beasley | Driver (uncredited) |
| Danielle Beckwith | Greek Goddess (uncredited) |
| David Bittick | Marine #3 (uncredited) |
| Michael Blumenstock | CIA Officer (uncredited) |
| Phillip Borghee | Iranian Protestor (uncredited) |
| Luke Burnyeat | Hollywood Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Ramon Calzada | Muslim Cleric (uncredited) |
| Rita Cannon | Protester (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Carter | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Momo Casablanca | Visa Seeker (uncredited) |
| Victoria Charters | Swissair Gate Rep (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Christopher | Peg (uncredited) |
| Amaru Cloud | Iranian Boy (uncredited) |
| Shaun Daley | Chancery Hostage (uncredited) |
| Jared Dante | Swissair Passenger (uncredited) |
| Vargha Davari | Leader of the Firing Squad (uncredited) |
| Patricia DiZebba | State Department Official (uncredited) |
| Matt Doherty | Butler (uncredited) |
| Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr. | Camera Operator – Warner Sci-Fi Scene (uncredited) |
| Ehab Elgharabawy | Iranian Passenger (uncredited) |
| Kristi Faye | Airline Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Jerald Garner | CIA Pit Team (uncredited) |
| Clark Gilmer | Space Nurse (uncredited) |
| Yorick Gutierrez | Protester (uncredited) |
| Sepideh Haftgoli | Iranian Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Priyom Haider | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Dariush Hajirnia | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Fouad Hajji | Komiteh (uncredited) |
| Lucas N. Hall | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Philip Baker Hall | C.I.A Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited) |
| Matt Harding | Driver (uncredited) |
| Kevin Hawley | Canadian Chancellor (uncredited) |
| Daniel Hayek | Head Table Revolutionary #6 (uncredited) |
| Macon Hill | Swiss Air Passenger (uncredited) |
| James A. Howard | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
| Jet Jandreau | Swissair Passenger (uncredited) |
| Eli Jane | Swissair Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Richard Allan Jones | Smokehouse Patron (uncredited) |
| Abraham Justice | Protester (uncredited) |
| Rocky Kanaka | Assistant (uncredited) |
| Jason Kapraun | Argo Staff (uncredited) |
| Athena Talin Katalaris | Persian Child / Refugee (uncredited) |
| David Dustin Kenyon | Argo Staff (uncredited) |
| Siamak Keyvani | Swissair Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Michael Klemp | State Department Member (uncredited) |
| Elena Kolpachikova | Hollywood Actress (uncredited) |
| Michelangelo Kowalski | Lab Tech (uncredited) |
| Germano Kuerten | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Michael Kunselman | Marine #4 (uncredited) |
| Veronika Kurshinskaya | Air France Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Alvaro Laborin | Camera News Reporter Crew (1970’s boardcast reenactment) (uncredited) |
| Mihaela Lacramioara | Refugee (uncredited) |
| Diamond Nicole Landeen | Little Girl in Bar (uncredited) |
| Michael Laren | Argo Graphic Designer (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Levian | Komiteh Yoni (uncredited) |
| Michael Lovern | Embassy Senior Staff Member (uncredited) |
| Chanelle Lyn | Iranian Protestor (uncredited) |
| Oscar Magana Jr. | Iranian Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Amir Malaklou | Brother Ali (uncredited) |
| Daniel Mars | Chilled Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ayden Mayeri | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Coleman McClary | Hollywood Actor (uncredited) |
| Matt McColm | Fighting movie star (uncredited) |
| Paul McMichael | Traveler on Plane (uncredited) |
| Matt McVay | Hollywood Actor (uncredited) |
| Vincent Mikolay | Make-Up #1 (uncredited) |
| Roman Mitichyan | Iranian Comiteh in Truck (uncredited) |
| Derek Mobraaten | Protester (uncredited) |
| Tony Moore | US Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Mohammed Mossadegh | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Anthony Narvaez | Head Table Revolutionary #7 (uncredited) |
| Armin Nasseri | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Asal Nazerpour | India Air Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Randy Oglesby | Pat Horan (uncredited) |
| Francisco Ovalle | Protestant #1 (uncredited) |
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Josh Pellerin | Iranian Protester (uncredited) |
| Erin Pickett | Liz Taylor Look-alike (uncredited) |
| Sandra Plazinic | Space Girl (uncredited) |
| Bill Porter | Publicist (uncredited) |
| Tyson Power | Canadian Embassy Staffer #2 (uncredited) |
| Erick Ramirez | Space Armor Pants Guy (uncredited) |
| Gerry Rand | White House Staff (uncredited) |
| Ray Remillard | CIA Staff (uncredited) |
| Ayanery Reyes | Swissair Iranian Passenger (uncredited) |
| Korrina Rico | Hollywood Starlet (uncredited) |
| Vincent Rivera | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Moe Rock | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Abe Rogland | CIA Senior Agent (uncredited) |
| Brendan Rooney | Marine Cpl. (uncredited) |
| Seli M. Rose | Pakistani Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Omid Saeednia | Media Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Salberg | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Nick Santoro | Hostage (uncredited) |
| Christina Sardinas | Protester (uncredited) |
| James Shanklin | Mike Touzani (uncredited) |
| Brandon Slagle | Canadian Embassy Staffer #1 (uncredited) |
| Dawn Sobolewski | The Female Space Trooper (uncredited) |
| Rita Solomon | Iranian Visa Seeker (uncredited) |
| Sally Spaide | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Ania Spiering | Goddess (uncredited) |
| Michael Stailey | Chancery Staff (uncredited) |
| Steven T Stanton | Sound Guy (uncredited) |
| Stewart Strauss | 1st A.D. / CIA Agent (uncredited) |
| Stephen Szibler | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
| Kaveh Taherian | Head Table Revolutionary #2 (uncredited) |
| Teemaree | India Air Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Anthony Terracciano | Waiter (uncredited) |
| John H. Tobin | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
| Fred Toma | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Jack Topalian | Iran Airline Staff (uncredited) |
| Sunny Vachher | Iranian Protester (uncredited) |
| Desary Vailencour | State Secretary (uncredited) |
| Dennis Velasco | Iranian Protestor (uncredited) |
| Rocco Vitalia | CIA Pit Team (uncredited) |
| Mike Wallace | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Carol Watrous | Iranian Passenger (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Gram Weaver | Chancery Hostage (uncredited) |
| Don Whatley | CIA Staff (uncredited) |
| Xavier Wolf | Boy in Neighborhood (uncredited) |
| Rana Yamak | Iranian Kid (uncredited) |
| Yasmeen Yamak | Iranian Kid (uncredited) |
| Omid Zader | Komiteh (uncredited) |
| Rafael Zubizarreta | Protestor (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- Ben Affleck not only directed but also acted in the film as Tony Mendez.
- The film also stars Bryan Cranston as Jack O’Donnell and Alan Arkin as Lester Siegel.
- John Goodman played John Chambers, while Victor Garber portrayed Ken Taylor.
- The movie received critical acclaim, winning three Oscars, with 93 other wins and 156 nominations.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Istanbul, Turkey
- Latitude: 41.0082376
- Longitude: 28.9783589
- Place ID: ChIJawhoAASnyhQR0LABvJj-zOE
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: İstanbul, Türkiye
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Location Name: Turkey
- Latitude: 38.963745
- Longitude: 35.243322
- Place ID: ChIJcSZPllwVsBQRKl9iKtTb2UA
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Türkiye
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Location Name: Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Latitude: 41.008583
- Longitude: 28.980175
- Place ID: ChIJJxwBkr65yhQRrk9EN29vbiM
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya Meydanı No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Location Name: Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
- Latitude: 41.0054096
- Longitude: 28.9768138
- Place ID: ChIJ4fRwZb25yhQRpHwVijb3LeU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd No:10, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
