“J. Edgar” is a drama and biography flick that was out in 2012. It unveils the story of J. Edgar Hoover, presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, and also features Josh Hamilton, Geoff Pierson among others. The following is all about the film’s shooting venues and mesmerising behind-the-scenes facts.
Where it Filmed?
The production of “J. Edgar” took place at multiple locations across the USA. It was filmed at Warrenton, Virginia, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Jimmy Durante Boulevard in California, the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and the Old Orange County Courthouse on West Santa Ana Boulevard, California. They also used The Cicada Restaurant and Club on Olive St, Los Angeles, California. Filming began on February 7, 2011.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Leonardo DiCaprio | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Josh Hamilton | Robert Irwin |
| Geoff Pierson | Mitchell Palmer |
| Cheryl Lawson | Palmer’s Wife |
| Kaitlyn Dever | Palmer’s Daughter |
| Brady Matthews | Inspector |
| Gunner Wright | Dwight Eisenhower |
| David A. Cooper | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Ed Westwick | Agent Smith |
| Naomi Watts | Helen Gandy |
| Kelly Lester | Head Secretary |
| Jack Donner | Edgar’s Father |
| Judi Dench | Annie Hoover |
| Dylan Burns | Hoover as a Child |
| Jordan Bridges | Labor Dept. Lawyer |
| Jack Axelrod | Caminetti |
| Jessica Hecht | Emma Goldman |
| Josh Stamberg | Agent Stokes |
| Michael James Faradie | Bureau Agent (1919) |
| Christian Clemenson | Inspector Schell |
| Billy Smith | Secret Service Officer |
| Armie Hammer | Clyde Tolson |
| Michael Rady | Agent Jones |
| Ken Howard | Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Scot Carlisle | Agent Williams |
| Geoff Stults | Raymond Caffrey |
| Sadie Calvano | Edgar’s Niece |
| Allen Nabors | Agent Appel |
| Ryan McPartlin | Lawrence Richey |
| William Bebow | Mr. Walters |
| Jeffrey Donovan | Robert Kennedy |
| Joseph Culliton | Credit Director |
| Scott Johnston | Tailor |
| Tom Archdeacon | Gangster |
| Mike Vaughn | Balding Agent |
| Miles Fisher | Agent Garrison |
| Stephen F. Schmidt | NJ Officer |
| Dermot Mulroney | Colonel Schwarzkopf |
| Josh Lucas | Charles Lindbergh |
| Zach Grenier | John Condon |
| Johnny Cicco | Young Agent |
| Denis O’Hare | Albert Osborn |
| Damon Herriman | Bruno Hauptmann |
| Kahil Dotay | Elmer Irey |
| Lea Coco | Agent Sisk |
| Scott C. Roe | Wiretap Agent |
| Ernest Harden Jr. | Hoover’s Driver |
| Steve Monroe | Restaurant Host |
| Christopher Lee Philips | William |
| Sean Murphy | Truck Driver |
| Stephen Root | Arthur Koehler |
| Gary Werntz | Attorney General |
| David Clennon | Senator Friendly |
| Michael O’Neill | Senator McKellar |
| Eric Larkin | Fred Hunter |
| Manu Intiraymi | Alvin Karpis |
| Eric Frentzel | William Mahan |
| Michael Klinger | Harry Brunette |
| Evan Charest | Reporter |
| Emily Alyn Lind | Shirley Temple |
| Kyle Eastwood | Stork Club Band |
| Joe Bagg | Stork Club Band |
| Kye Palmer | Stork Club Band |
| Jason Harnell | Stork Club Band |
| Michael Gladis | Stork Club Owner |
| Jamie LaBarber | Ginger Rogers |
| Lea Thompson | Lela Rogers |
| Amanda Schull | Anita Colby |
| Craig Zucchero | Man at the Counter |
| Gregory Hoyt | Agent One |
| Jeff Cockey | Agent Two |
| Gerald Downey | FBI Agent |
| Brennan Coulter | Newspaper Boy |
| Jenny Phagan | Baker’s Wife |
| Tom Christensen | Theatre Cashier |
| Chris Caputo | Bronx Baker |
| Austin Basis | Bank Teller |
| Adam Driver | Walter Lyle |
| Justin Alston | African American Man |
| Eric Matheny | Doctor |
| Duncan Hood | Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Aaron Lazar | Prosecutor Wilentz |
| Ernest Heinz | Jury Foreman |
| Teresa Hegji | Hauptmann’s Wife |
| Thomas Langston | Young Boy |
| Robert Fleet | Edgar’s Mother’s Doctor |
| Joe Keyes | Edgar’s Brother |
| Christopher Shyer | Richard Nixon |
| Maxine Weldon | Hoover’s Maid |
| Larkin Campbell | H.R. Haldeman |
| Mark Thomason | Nixon Aide |
| Dave Abrams | Agent (uncredited) |
| Phillip Agresta | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Christine Ames | Moviegoer / Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Robert Armstrong | Jeff McCord in G-Men (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Holly Atkins | Racetrack Gambler (uncredited) |
| James Avise | Doughboy (uncredited) |
| James Babbin | Washington Post Reporter (uncredited) |
| Fileena Bahris | Starlet (uncredited) |
| Derek Baker | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Emily Banks | Radical Citizen (uncredited) |
| Christopher Basile | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
| Rachelle Beinart | Violet Yost – Spanish Flu Reporter (uncredited) |
| Brian Bell | Marine Escort (uncredited) |
| Brad Bingham | Doughboy (uncredited) |
| Karl Bittner | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Blood | Marine (uncredited) |
| Ingrid Bloom | Leah (uncredited) |
| Ian Bonner | NJ State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Nina Boyer | RFK’s Secretary (uncredited) |
| Robert Carmona-Borjas | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chris Chauncey | 1940’s Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mae Clarke | Kitty in The Public Enemy (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Michael Coady | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Tristan Coe | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joe Comino | 1920s Detective (uncredited) |
| Shaun Daley | Radical (uncredited) |
| Nicholas de Graffenreid | NY Rookie Officer (uncredited) |
| Justin Douglas | 1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Aaron Farb | Officer Jones (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey T Ferguson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Liam Ferguson | Radio Production Manager (uncredited) |
| Cathy Fielding | Widow (uncredited) |
| Jennipher Foster | Lucille Ball (uncredited) |
| Joe Garvey | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Belinda Gosbee | Gangster’s Moll (uncredited) |
| Rey Goyos | Cue Card Holder (uncredited) |
| Alexander Hall | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Lana Harper | Hoover’s Secretary (uncredited) |
| David Henry | 1930s Detective (uncredited) |
| David Hill | Paterson Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Alistair Hubbell | Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Gregory Joiner | Arresting secret service agents (uncredited) |
| Courtney Jones | Court Observer (uncredited) |
| James Judice | Courthouse Citizen (uncredited) |
| George Kardulias | Demonstrator Outside Courthouse at Lindbergh-Hauptmann Trial (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Karr | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Gayle Kate | Juror #10 (uncredited) |
| Barbara Keegan | Bombing witness (uncredited) |
| Samantha Kelly | World War I Reporter (uncredited) |
| John William King | 1935 Report (uncredited) |
| Martin Luther King | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Kristoffer Kjornes | Dirty Radical (uncredited) |
| Dash Kolos | Starlet (uncredited) |
| Mark Laing | US Senator (uncredited) |
| Sean R. Lake | Senator (uncredited) |
| Joshua Lassman | Beatdown Radical (uncredited) |
| Tim Lawes | News Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Julio Leal | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Justin Levine | Racetrack Patron (uncredited) |
| Jon Liggett | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| Charles Lindbergh Jr. | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Brian Linsley | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Tom Lucein | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pamela Lundquist | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Michael Macoul | Federal Agent Troy (uncredited) |
| Jack Mahrt | State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Mike Mckee | Court Room Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Leslie McKeller | Shirley Temple’s Mother (uncredited) |
| David James McKenzie | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
| Gerald McRaney | Judge at Hauptmann Trial (uncredited) |
| Johnny Meyer | Agent (uncredited) |
| Keith Middlebrook | Agent Newhouse (uncredited) |
| Barrett Mitchell | Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Mike Monroe | New Jersey State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Travis Myers | 1930’s FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Pat Nixon | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Jamie Noel | Racetrack Gambler (uncredited) |
| Jefferson Nogueira | 1930s Lindbergh’s Trial Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Erin Pickett | Lindbergh Juror #5 (uncredited) |
| Scott Pretty | Agent Downey (uncredited) |
| Ron Pucillo | Detective (uncredited) |
| Kristie Rose | Immigrant (uncredited) |
| Devin Rumer | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
| Lee Ryder | Senator (uncredited) |
| Andrew Schlessinger | FBI Agent Special Assistant to Hoover (uncredited) |
| Frank Scozzari | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) |
| Matthew Scrima | Court Reporter (uncredited) |
| David J. Smolar | Radio Tech in Shed Scene (uncredited) |
| Sean Spence | Reporter #1 (uncredited) |
| Robert Stilwell | 1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Mitch Taebel | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Dave Thompson | The Great Depression Reporter (uncredited) |
| Allison Nichole Torres | Premiere Goer (uncredited) |
| Taylor Tunes | Film Premiere Attendee (uncredited) |
| Sean Velie | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
| Danny Watters | Rioter (uncredited) |
| Cameron Webb | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Corey Webber | New Orleans Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Bradley Weber | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Johnno Wilson | Racetrack Gambler (uncredited) |
| JoAnna Ziemba | Pedistrian (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- “J.Edgar” is a movie by Clint Eastwood, written by Dustin Lance Black.
- This movie has been acclaimed, winning 5 awards and receiving 17 nominations.
- Distinguished actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Hamilton, Geoff Pierson, among others have brought the characters to life.
- The movie is 2h 17mins long and was released on 20th Jan 2012.
- The backstage roles included stars like Cheryl Lawson playing the role of Palmer’s wife, Kaitlyn Dever as Palmer’s daughter, and Gunner Wright as Dwight Eisenhower, etc.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Warrenton, Virginia, USA
- Latitude: 38.7134516
- Longitude: -77.7952712
- Place ID: ChIJ_-wj_HZ8tokRM6KDXbzu79s
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Warrenton, VA, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Library of Congress – 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Latitude: 38.888684
- Longitude: -77.004719
- Place ID: ChIJTTr4jvbuDzkR7D7e9Jayy0Y
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Old Orange County Courthouse – 211 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana, California, USA
- Latitude: 33.7501714
- Longitude: -117.8692094
- Place ID: ChIJWTxrKajZ3IARQQuYieQQB1A
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 211 W Santa Ana Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: The Cicada Restaurant and Club – 617 S Olive St, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.047797
- Longitude: -118.2547572
- Place ID: ChIJ4S8a47THwoARo-6PnNsOvcU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 617 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
