J. Edgar

2h 17m

Drama Crime History

6.2

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

Leonardo DiCaprio

John Edgar Hoover

Charles Lindbergh

Anna Marie Hoover

Mitchell Palmer

Dwight Eisenhower

Dermot Mulroney

Colonel Schwarzkopf

Palmer's Daughter

Bruno Hauptmann

Roosevelt's Secretary

Emily Alyn Lind

Bombing Witness

Jeffrey Donovan

Raymond Caffrey

Thomas Langston

Prosecutor Wilentz

David A. Cooper

Franklin Roosevelt

Hoover as a Child

Michael James Faradie

Bureau Agent (1919)

Christian Clemenson

Inspector Schell

Secret Service Officer

Harlan Fiske Stone

Restaurant Host

Attorney General

Senator Friendly

Michael O'Neill

Senator McKellar

Stork Club Band

Shannon McClain Robertson

African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)

Leslie Augustine

Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)

Jennipher Foster

Lucille Ball (uncredited)

Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

Secretary (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)

Edgar's Mother's Doctor

Radical Citizen (uncredited)

Lawrence Richey

Film Premier Attendee (uncredited)