The Aviator
2004A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
as Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett
as Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
as Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly
as Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin
as Juan Trippe
Alan Alda
as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Ian Holm
as Professor Fitz
Danny Huston
as Jack Frye
Gwen Stefani
as Jean Harlow
Jude Law
as Errol Flynn
Adam Scott
as Johnny Meyer
Matt Ross
as Glenn Odekirk
Kelli Garner
as Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy
as Mrs. Hepburn
Brent Spiner
as Robert Gross
Stanley DeSantis
as Louis B. Mayer
Edward Herrmann
as Joseph Breen
Willem Dafoe
as Roland Sweet
Kenneth Welsh
as Dr. Hepburn
J.C. MacKenzie
as Ludlow
Jacob Davich
as Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)
Amy Sloan
as Howard Hughes' Mother
Sam Hennings
as HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator
Joe Chrest
as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography
Rufus Wainwright
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Harry Strandjofski
as Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Vince Giordano
as Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Josie Maran
as Cigarette Girl
Justin Shilton
as HELL'S ANGELS Pilot
Arthur Holden
as Radio Announcer
Raymond Ducasse
as Roscoe Turner
Joseph P. Reidy
as Aide to Howard
Stéphane Demers
as Maitre d'
Yves Jacques
as Waiter
Loudon Wainwright III
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Jason Cavalier
as Cocoanut Grove Patron
Chris Ufland
as Engineer
Al Dubois
as Pan Am Executive #1
Alan Toy
as Man on Crutches
Sebastian Tillinger
as Timer
Francesca Scorsese
as Little Girl
Charlotte Scott
as Little Girl
James Bradford
as Uncle Willy
Joe Cobden
as Another Guest #1
Linda E. Smith
as Another Guest #2
Alan Fawcett
as Chairman MPA
Jordan St. James
as Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing
David Purdham
as Emcee
Kevin O'Rourke
as Spencer Tracy
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
as Noah's Wife
Emma Campbell
as Jack Frye's Wife, Helen
Martha Wainwright
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3
Vincent Laresca
as Jorge
Matt Holland
as Hughes' Staff Person
Dennis St John
as Custodian
Keith Campbell
as Marine
Al Vandecruys
as Doctor
James Rae
as FBI Agent
Kathleen McAuliffe
as Brewster's Maid
Nellie Sciutto
as Secretary
Terry Haig
as Another Senator
James McNamara
as James McNamara (voice)
John Koensgen
as Pan Am Executive #2
Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith
as Caretaker
Mark Akeson
as Caretaker
Jason Pollard
as Caretaker
Heather Petrone
as Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Danielle Franke
as Esquire Starlet (uncredited)
Meghan Elizabeth
as Starlet (uncredited)
Elizabeth DeCicco
as Starlet (uncredited)
Elisa Dyann
as Coat Check Girl (uncredited)
Isabelle Champeau
as Editor (uncredited)
Al Coronel
as Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)
Gerardo Lo Dico
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Anne V. Coates
as Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)