Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

1923-10-04

THE BIOGRAPHY

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

Solar Crisis

Solar Crisis

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Will Penny

Will Penny

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Hamlet

Hamlet

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Earthquake

Earthquake

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

The Omega Man

The Omega Man

Midway

Midway

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Town & Country

Town & Country

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down

Hercules

Hercules

Tombstone

Tombstone

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2

Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Big Country

The Big Country

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

The Legacy of Malthus

The Legacy of Malthus

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den

Khartoum

Khartoum

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Dark City

Dark City

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The War Lord

The War Lord

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

True Lies

True Lies

Andersonville Diaries

Andersonville Diaries

Pony Express

Pony Express

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

The Order

The Order

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

El Cid

El Cid

The Awakening

The Awakening

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

The Dark Mist

The Dark Mist

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Three Violent People

Three Violent People

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men

The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

Mother Lode

Mother Lode

Skyjacked

Skyjacked

The Mystery of the Sphinx

The Mystery of the Sphinx

Number One

Number One

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Yesterday's Tomorrows

The President's Lady

The President's Lady

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

Fun in the Big Country

Fun in the Big Country

The Crucifer of Blood

The Crucifer of Blood

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

The Little Kidnappers

The Little Kidnappers

The Private War of Major Benson

The Private War of Major Benson

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

The Avenging Angel

The Avenging Angel

The Savage

The Savage

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

Diamond Head

Diamond Head

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

Counterpoint

Counterpoint

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

America at the Movies

America at the Movies

Nairobi Affair

Nairobi Affair

Gideon

Gideon

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

Noël

Noël

The Five Cities of June

The Five Cities of June

While I Run This Race

While I Run This Race

Lasting Love

Lasting Love

Forbidden Area

Forbidden Area

The Gun Deadlock

The Gun Deadlock

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

Proud Men

Proud Men

Hail Satan?

Hail Satan?

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

The Special London Bridge Special

The Special London Bridge Special

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

My Father

My Father

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

A Bolt of Lightning

A Bolt of Lightning

Christmas in Hollywood

Christmas in Hollywood

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Alaska

Alaska

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

The Making of Midway

The Making of Midway

Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

Call from Space

Call from Space

De Madrid a la Luna

De Madrid a la Luna

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

Eclipse of Reason

Eclipse of Reason

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

Original Sin

Original Sin

Vietnam! Vietnam!

Vietnam! Vietnam!

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

Ben Hur

Ben Hur

Texas

Texas

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

Stars of Cabaret

Stars of Cabaret

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Todos los nombres de Sara

Todos los nombres de Sara

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Energy: A National Issue

Energy: A National Issue

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

Spanish Western

Spanish Western

The Madding Crowd

The Madding Crowd

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

Armageddon

Armageddon

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

The Mysterious Origins of Man

The Mysterious Origins of Man

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Three Lives

Three Lives

The Patriots

The Patriots

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You!

Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You!

Elizabeth the Queen

Elizabeth the Queen

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team