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Charlton Heston
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Charlton Heston
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-10-04,Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
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 Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as both a cinematic icon and a polarizing political figure.

Filmography

Planet of the Apes

7.656

Planet of the Apes
1968-02-07

Bowling for Columbine

7.518

Bowling for Columbine
2002-10-09

7.744

Touch of Evil
1958-03-30

4.459

Solar Crisis
1992-08-06

7.89

Ben-Hur
1959-11-18

6.658

Will Penny
1967-12-19

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

6.146

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970-04-23

7.326

Hamlet
1996-12-25

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09

In the Mouth of Madness

7.2

In the Mouth of Madness
1995-02-03

The Three Musketeers

6.728

The Three Musketeers
1973-12-11

6.14

Earthquake
1974-11-15

6.49

The Buccaneer
1958-12-11

6.17

The Omega Man
1971-08-01

6.621

Midway
1976-06-18

4.5

Town & Country
2001-04-27

The Ten Commandments

7.785

The Ten Commandments
1956-10-05

Two-Minute Warning

6.287

Two-Minute Warning
1976-11-12

6.462

Gray Lady Down
1978-03-10

7.587

Tombstone
1993-12-25

7.498

Hercules
1997-06-13

6.929

Soylent Green
1973-04-18

I Am Richard Pryor

6.9

I Am Richard Pryor
2019-03-12

Wayne's World 2

6.1

Wayne's World 2
1993-12-10

Almost an Angel

5.775

Almost an Angel
1990-12-21

Treasure Island

6.6

Treasure Island
1990-06-07

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

8.5

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023-02-24

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

7.5

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020-12-02

The Big Country

7.6

The Big Country
1958-08-13

The Greatest Show on Earth

6.386

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952-02-16

55 Days at Peking

6.888

55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06

The Legacy of Malthus

9

The Legacy of Malthus
1994-01-01

5.763

Airport 1975
1974-10-18

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

6.833

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998-09-03

Secret of the Incas

5.864

Secret of the Incas
1954-06-06

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

6

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
2003-04-01

6.339

Khartoum
1966-06-09

6.7

Major Dundee
1965-03-15

6.5

Dark City
1950-10-17

5.9

Julius Caesar
1970-06-04

The Agony and the Ecstasy

7.072

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965-09-16

6.243

The War Lord
1965-11-17

The Call of the Wild

6.1

The Call of the Wild
1972-11-30

7.098

True Lies
1994-07-15

Andersonville Diaries

9

Andersonville Diaries
1996-02-28

5.821

Pony Express
1953-06-15

6.056

Arrowhead
1953-08-03

5.105

The Order
2001-05-05

The Naked Jungle

6.5

The Naked Jungle
1954-03-03

The Last Hard Men

6.106

The Last Hard Men
1976-04-22

6.853

El Cid
1961-10-24

5.477

The Awakening
1980-07-09

Behind the Planet of the Apes

7.146

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998-09-05

Love in Hollywood

10

Love in Hollywood
1996-12-08

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

0

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
2003-04-01

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

0

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003-04-01

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

7

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997-07-27

6.444

Ruby Gentry
1952-12-25

The Lord Protector

4.7

The Lord Protector
1996-01-01

Bad for Each Other

6

Bad for Each Other
1953-12-24

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

6.6

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005-09-13

Three Violent People

5.919

Three Violent People
1956-12-01

Emergency: Donald Trump’s

0

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019-02-21

The Mountain Men

5.883

The Mountain Men
1980-06-01

5.525

The Hawaiians
1970-06-17

The Far Horizons

6.292

The Far Horizons
1955-07-04

5.7

Mother Lode
1982-08-06

6.191

Skyjacked
1972-05-24

The Mystery of the Sphinx

7.667

The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993-11-10

4.917

Number One
1969-08-21

Yesterday's Tomorrows

8.5

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999-08-09

The President's Lady

6.9

The President's Lady
1953-05-21

Antony and Cleopatra

5.7

Antony and Cleopatra
1972-03-18

Fun in the Big Country

0

Fun in the Big Country
1958-01-01

The Crucifer of Blood

6.55

The Crucifer of Blood
1991-11-04

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

0

Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982-09-14

The Little Kidnappers

5.667

The Little Kidnappers
1990-08-17

The Private War of Major Benson

6.667

The Private War of Major Benson
1955-08-02

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

5.923

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992-02-24

Uncertain Verification

6.639

Uncertain Verification
1965-04-30

The Avenging Angel

4.958

The Avenging Angel
1995-01-22

6.3

The Savage
1952-09-01

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

6.318

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959-11-17

7

Lucy Gallant
1955-10-20

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

0

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004-06-22

5.5

Diamond Head
1962-12-27

A Man for All Seasons

7

A Man for All Seasons
1988-12-21

6.2

Counterpoint
1967-12-22

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

7.6

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011-07-14

The Pigeon That Took Rome

5.333

The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962-06-19

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

6.5

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973-01-01

America at the Movies

6.5

America at the Movies
1976-09-22

5.6

Nairobi Affair
1984-01-01

6.1

Gideon
1998-10-26

6

Julius Caesar
1950-03-08

Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

0

Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
1987-09-01

4.643

Noël
1992-12-03

The Five Cities of June

6.5

The Five Cities of June
1963-06-30

While I Run This Race

6

While I Run This Race
1967-01-01

0

Lasting Love
2003-02-06

7.5

Forbidden Area
1956-10-04

The Gun Deadlock

7

The Gun Deadlock
2001-06-18

Planet of the Apes

5.773

Planet of the Apes
2001-07-26

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

0

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003-04-01

8

Proud Men
1987-10-01

7

Hail Satan?
2019-04-17

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

5

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995-03-20

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

7.667

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26

Any Given Sunday

6.823

Any Given Sunday
1999-12-22

The Special London Bridge Special

8

The Special London Bridge Special
1972-01-01

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.662

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05

0

Jane Eyre
1949-12-12

6.667

My Father
2003-09-01

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

6.4

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996-05-19

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

7.667

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997-05-12

Let Poland Be Poland

0

Let Poland Be Poland
1982-01-31

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

7.333

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986-07-31

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

5

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
2003-04-01

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

6.7

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007-06-20

A Bolt of Lightning

7

A Bolt of Lightning
1951-11-12

Christmas in Hollywood

6

Christmas in Hollywood
2003-11-13

Television: The First Fifty Years

0

Television: The First Fifty Years
1999-01-01

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

8.417

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024-05-03

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

0

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966-03-01

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

6.059

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.333

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24

5.812

Alaska
1996-08-14

The Four Musketeers

6.46

The Four Musketeers
1974-10-31

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

4.5

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968-01-01

The Making of Midway

9

The Making of Midway
2001-10-03

5.4

Cats & Dogs
2001-07-04

7.429

Peer Gynt
1941-08-24

Call from Space

8.5

Call from Space
1989-01-01

De Madrid a la Luna

6

De Madrid a la Luna
2006-10-24

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

7.833

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989-09-24

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

6.2

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016-02-11

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

7

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990-02-05

Eclipse of Reason

0

Eclipse of Reason
1987-01-01

The Prince and the Pauper

6.058

The Prince and the Pauper
1977-06-03

4.75

Original Sin
1989-02-20

Vietnam! Vietnam!

6

Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971-09-01

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

0

Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016-11-25

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

0

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
1993-01-01

5.7

Ben Hur
2003-02-15

5

Texas
1995-04-16

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

7

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019-04-14

Forever Hollywood

8.3

Forever Hollywood
1999-01-01

The Bible According to Hollywood

7

The Bible According to Hollywood
1994-01-01

Stars of Cabaret

0

Stars of Cabaret
1956-01-01

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

8

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997-12-01

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014-12-12

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

0

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2008-03-31

Directed by William Wyler

0

Directed by William Wyler
1986-05-01

A Century of Cinema

8.333

A Century of Cinema
1994-01-01

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

10

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
1997-01-01

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

0

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
2003-04-01

Todos los nombres de Sara

4

Todos los nombres de Sara
2019-12-15

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

7.2

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014-09-20

Energy: A National Issue

5

Energy: A National Issue
1977-11-22

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

8

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991-01-01

Spanish Western

6.2

Spanish Western
2015-05-04

The Madding Crowd

0

The Madding Crowd
2017-02-01

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

0

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
1993-01-01

6.8

Armageddon
1998-07-01

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

7

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998-03-17

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004-07-25

The Mysterious Origins of Man

7.5

The Mysterious Origins of Man
1996-02-25

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

9

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000-01-01

8

The Patriots
1963-11-15

7.5

Three Lives
1953-09-17

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

0

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998-11-06

This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

0

This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981-02-26

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

7

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
1971-01-01

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

9

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994-05-22

Last Party 2000

6.8

Last Party 2000
2001-11-02

Elizabeth the Queen

10

Elizabeth the Queen
1968-01-31

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

10

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002-10-10

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

0

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963-01-01

The Making of The Ten Commandments

8

The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003-09-23

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

0

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984-01-29

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

7.712

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013-08-04

0

Airports
2025-09-17

Studio One: Wuthering Heights

9

Studio One: Wuthering Heights
1950-10-30

Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

8

Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
1991-03-18

The Orson Welles Story

9

The Orson Welles Story
1982-05-18

Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting

0

Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting
1963-01-01

A Night on Mount Edna

8

A Night on Mount Edna
1990-12-14

Symphony for the Spire

8.5

Symphony for the Spire
1992-01-01

The Making of 'Tombstone'

5

The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002-01-01

Night of the Dragon

0

Night of the Dragon
1965-10-25

The Taming of the Shrew

0

The Taming of the Shrew
1950-06-05

Hollywood sul Tevere

0

Hollywood sul Tevere
2009-09-07

Children of the Civil Rights

7

Children of the Civil Rights
2015-02-23

All-Time Movie Greats

0

All-Time Movie Greats
1988-01-01

All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan

0

All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
1985-12-08

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

0

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986-01-20

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

7.092

seaQuest DSV
1993-09-12

Noel's House Party

7.429

Noel's House Party
1991-11-23

6.333

Omnibus
1952-11-09

7.5

Playhouse 90
1956-10-04

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.1

MADtv
1995-10-14

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

6.294

The Colbys
1985-11-20

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

8

Eco-Challenge
1995-04-01

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Your Show of Shows

7.25

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

The Steve Allen Show

6.2

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

4.1

Pebble Mill
1991-10-14

10

F.D.R.
1965-01-08

The Outer Limits

7.697

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

6.988

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

Kraft Mystery Theatre

7.25

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961-06-14

7.929

Chiefs
1983-11-13

8.4

Friends
1994-09-22

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

Talking Pictures

6.2

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

Your Show of Shows

7.25

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Dame Edna Experience

5

The Dame Edna Experience
1987-09-12

Saturday Night Live

6.912

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Camino de Santiago

7

Camino de Santiago
1999-12-04

Korea: The Unknown War

0

Korea: The Unknown War
1988-06-18

Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

6

Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
1998-09-13

The $64,000 Question

0

The $64,000 Question
1955-06-07

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5.286

Wogan
1982-05-04

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.8

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994-04-15

V.I.P. Schaukel

8

V.I.P. Schaukel
1971-05-09

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

0

Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
1998-12-31

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

9.5

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

9

Bambi
1948-01-01

The Steve Allen Show

6.2

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6.519

Dynasty
1981-01-12

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

Golden Globe Awards

7.05

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

8.2

The Weber Show
2000-10-26

Golden Globe Awards

7.05

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Golden Globe Awards

7.05

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

Shirley Temple's Storybook

6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-01-12

Science Fiction Film Awards

0

Science Fiction Film Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

4.7

Film '72
1971-11-16

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01