Movie

The Aviator

Released: December 17, 2004 (2004)

Runtime: 170 minutes

Genres: Drama

A 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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ian Holm as Professor Fitz
Age at release: 73
Alan Alda as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Age at release: 68
Alec Baldwin as Juan Trippe
Age at release: 46
Danny Huston as Jack Frye
Age at release: 42
John C. Reilly as Noah Dietrich
Age at release: 39
Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn
Age at release: 35
Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow
Age at release: 35
Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner
Age at release: 31
Jude Law as Errol Flynn
Age at release: 31
Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes
Age at release: 30

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Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Hepburn
Age at release: 62
Edward Herrmann as Joseph Breen
Age at release: 61
Brent Spiner as Robert Gross
Age at release: 55
Sam Hennings as HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator
Age at release: 54
Vince Giordano as Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Age at release: 52
Frances Conroy as Mrs. Hepburn
Age at release: 51
Stanley DeSantis as Louis B. Mayer
Age at release: 51
Willem Dafoe as Roland Sweet
Age at release: 49
Harry Standjofski as Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Age at release: 45
Arthur Holden as Radio Announcer
Age at release: 45
Joe Chrest as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography
Age at release: 41
Matt Ross as Glenn Odekirk
Age at release: 34
J.C. MacKenzie as Ludlow
Age at release: 34
Adam Scott as Johnny Meyer
Age at release: 31
Rufus Wainwright as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Age at release: 31
Justin Shilton as HELL'S ANGELS Pilot
Age at release: 28
Amy Sloan as Howard Hughes' Mother
Age at release: 26
Josie Maran as Cigarette Girl
Age at release: 26
Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue
Age at release: 20
Jacob Davich as Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)
Age at release: 14