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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Actor · Born 1923-10-04 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career on stage and in live television before transitioning to film. He first gained major attention in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth and then became an international star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston went on to headline a wide range of big‑budget films, including El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable leading men of mid‑20th‑century cinema. Beyond acting, he was active in public life, supporting civil rights in the 1960s and later becoming a prominent conservative voice and president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. He retired from public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002 and died on April 5, 2008, in Beverly H…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Friends (1994) — Charlton Heston
  2. Armageddon (1998) — Narration (voice)
  3. Hercules (1997) — Narrator (voice)
  4. True Lies (1994) — Spencer Trilby
  5. Planet of the Apes (2001) — Zaius (uncredited)
  6. Planet of the Apes (1968) — George Taylor
  7. Ben-Hur (1959) — Judah Ben-Hur
  8. Tombstone (1993) — Henry Hooker
  9. In the Mouth of Madness (1995) — Jackson Harglow
  10. The Ten Commandments (1956) — Moses
  11. Any Given Sunday (1999) — AFFA Football Commissioner
  12. Cats & Dogs (2001) — The Mastiff (voice)
  13. Bowling for Columbine (2002) — Self - NRA President
  14. Touch of Evil (1958) — Ramon Miguel Vargas
  15. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) — Taylor
  16. Soylent Green (1973) — Detective Robert Thorn
  17. Wayne's World 2 (1993) — Good Actor
  18. The Omega Man (1971) — Robert Neville
  19. Hamlet (1996) — Player King
  20. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  21. The Big Country (1958) — Steve Leech
  22. Earthquake (1974) — Stewart Graff
  23. The Three Musketeers (1973) — Cardinal Richelieu
  24. Midway (1976) — Capt. Matthew Garth
  25. El Cid (1961) — El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
  26. Airport 1975 (1974) — Alan Murdock
  27. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — Brad Braden
  28. The Order (2001) — Professor Finley
  29. The Outer Limits (1995) — Chief Justice Haden Wainwright
  30. The Four Musketeers (1974) — Cardinal Richelieu
  31. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — John the Baptist
  32. Hail Satan? (2019) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
  33. 55 Days at Peking (1963) — Maj. Matt Lewis
  34. Major Dundee (1965) — Major Amos Charles Dundee
  35. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  36. seaQuest DSV (1993) — Abalon
  37. Treasure Island (1990) — Long John Silver
  38. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) — Michelangelo
  39. Alaska (1996) — Perry
  40. MADtv (1995) — Self

Directed

  1. Mother Lode (1982) — Director
  2. Antony and Cleopatra (1972) — Director
  3. A Man for All Seasons (1988) — Director