Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdayOctober 3, 1923 (101 years old)
Place of BirthWilmette, Illinois, USA
Charlton Heston
Biography
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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 openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
Known For
Planet of the Apes
Bowling for Columbine
Touch of Evil
Solar Crisis
Ben-Hur
Will Penny
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Hamlet
The Greatest Story Ever Told
In the Mouth of Madness
The Three Musketeers
Earthquake
The Buccaneer
The Omega Man
Midway
Town & Country
The Ten Commandments
Two-Minute Warning
Gray Lady Down
Tombstone
Hercules
Soylent Green
I Am Richard Pryor
Wayne's World 2
Almost an Angel
Treasure Island
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Big Country
55 Days at Peking
The Legacy of Malthus
Airport 1975
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Secret of the Incas
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
Khartoum
Major Dundee
Dark City
Julius Caesar
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The War Lord
The Call of the Wild
True Lies
Andersonville Diaries
Pony Express
Arrowhead
The Order
The Naked Jungle
The Last Hard Men
El Cid
The Awakening
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Love in Hollywood
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Ruby Gentry
The Dark Mist
Bad for Each Other
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Three Violent People
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
The Mountain Men
The Hawaiians
The Far Horizons
Mother Lode
Skyjacked
The Mystery of the Sphinx
Number One
Yesterday's Tomorrows
The President's Lady
Antony and Cleopatra
Fun in the Big Country
The Crucifer of Blood
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
The Little Kidnappers
The Private War of Major Benson
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Uncertain Verification
The Avenging Angel
The Savage
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Lucy Gallant
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Diamond Head
A Man for All Seasons
Counterpoint
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
The Pigeon That Took Rome
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
America at the Movies
Nairobi Affair
Gideon
Julius Caesar
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
Noël
The Five Cities of June
While I Run This Race
Lasting Love
Forbidden Area
The Gun Deadlock
Planet of the Apes
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
Proud Men
Hail Satan?
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Any Given Sunday
The Special London Bridge Special
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Jane Eyre
My Father
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Let Poland Be Poland
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
A Bolt of Lightning
Christmas in Hollywood
Television: The First Fifty Years
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Alaska
The Four Musketeers
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
The Making of Midway
Cats & Dogs
Peer Gynt
Call from Space
De Madrid a la Luna
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
Eclipse of Reason
The Prince and the Pauper
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Original Sin
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
Ben Hur
Texas
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Forever Hollywood
The Bible According to Hollywood
Stars of Cabaret
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
And the Oscar Goes To...
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
Directed by William Wyler
A Century of Cinema
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Todos los nombres de Sara
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Energy: A National Issue
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Spanish Western
The Madding Crowd
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
Armageddon
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
The Mysterious Origins of Man
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Three Lives
The Patriots
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Last Party 2000
Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You!
Elizabeth the Queen
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Colgate Comedy Hour
seaQuest DSV
The Merv Griffin Show
Noel's House Party
Omnibus
Playhouse 90
Studio One
MADtv
General Electric Theater
The Colbys
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Eco-Challenge
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Your Show of Shows
Climax!
The Philco Television Playhouse
Suspense
Robert Montgomery Presents
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Steve Allen Show
Pebble Mill
F.D.R.
The Outer Limits
The Oscars
The Kennedy Center Honors
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Chiefs
Friends
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Talking Pictures
Your Show of Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Dame Edna Experience
Saturday Night Live
Camino de Santiago
Korea: The Unknown War
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
The $64,000 Question
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Ed Sullivan Show
Wogan
The Mike Douglas Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
V.I.P. Schaukel
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Spécial cinéma
Climax!
BAMBI Awards
The Steve Allen Show
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Dynasty
The Dick Cavett Show
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Golden Globe Awards
What's My Line?
The Weber Show
Golden Globe Awards
Dinah!
Golden Globe Awards
Studio One
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Science Fiction Film Awards
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