william randolph hurst lived here with marian davis.e movies, steve martin bought the place when the jerk hit riches. >> we'll keep the eggplants up. >> good, we don't want any vegetables. >> reporter: whitney lived here in "the bodyguard." you might argue the house is a better actor than costner. we all know this view. >> this legendary view from the hollywood movies. the staircase you see there. that's the famous staircase for "the godfather." >> reporter: it was here they found the horse's head. >> ahh! >> reporter: jeff ireland, whose agency handles a billion dollars a year, does get to hang out behind walls designed the keep the likes of us out. are there many places like this? >> sadly, there aren't. many of them have been subdivided. many have been torn down by people who want modern, conte t contemporary houses. it is one of the last remaining grand estates of beverly hills. >> reporter: julia roberts' 20 million home, and adam sandler's house nearby. he's a tinted glass guy. and then there's downey jr. this glorious fragment of