Charlton Heston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

264

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-10-04

Day of death

2008-04-05 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Charlton Heston

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 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.

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  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Dynasty

    Dynasty

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

    Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

    With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

  • Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • True Lies

    True Lies

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

    Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

  • Noël

    Noël

  • El Cid

    El Cid

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

    Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

  • Soylent Green

    Soylent Green

  • Peer Gynt

    Peer Gynt

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • The Colbys

    The Colbys

  • 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

  • Midway

    Midway

  • The Savage

    The Savage

  • Dark City

    Dark City

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Spanish Western

    Spanish Western

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Wayne's World 2

    Wayne's World 2

  • Proud Men

    Proud Men

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Order

    The Order

  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes

    Beneath the Planet of the Apes

  • Pony Express

    Pony Express

  • Counterpoint

    Counterpoint

  • Major Dundee

    Major Dundee

  • Alaska

    Alaska

  • Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

    Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

  • Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Diamond Head

    Diamond Head

  • Town & Country

    Town & Country

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Lucy Gallant

    Lucy Gallant

  • The Big Country

    The Big Country

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Noel's House Party

    Noel's House Party

  • 55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

  • In the Mouth of Madness

    In the Mouth of Madness

  • Solar Crisis

    Solar Crisis

  • Any Given Sunday

    Any Given Sunday

  • Mother Lode

    Mother Lode

  • Cats & Dogs

    Cats & Dogs

  • The Far Horizons

    The Far Horizons

  • The Hawaiians

    The Hawaiians

  • Number One

    Number One

  • Khartoum

    Khartoum

  • The President's Lady

    The President's Lady

  • Behind the Planet of the Apes

    Behind the Planet of the Apes

  • Nairobi Affair

    Nairobi Affair

  • Earthquake

    Earthquake

  • Airports

    Airports

  • Arrowhead

    Arrowhead

  • Todos los nombres de Sara

    Todos los nombres de Sara

  • Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Bowling for Columbine

    Bowling for Columbine

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • The Omega Man

    The Omega Man

  • My Father

    My Father

  • The Lord Protector

    The Lord Protector

  • The Mountain Men

    The Mountain Men

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Gray Lady Down

    Gray Lady Down

  • The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers

  • The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

  • The War Lord

    The War Lord

  • The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

    The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

  • Chiefs

    Chiefs

  • I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

  • Three Lives

    Three Lives

  • The Dame Edna Experience

    The Dame Edna Experience

  • Almost an Angel

    Almost an Angel

  • The Last Hard Men

    The Last Hard Men

  • The Weber Show

    The Weber Show

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

    Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy

    The Agony and the Ecstasy

  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • The Naked Jungle

    The Naked Jungle

  • Will Penny

    Will Penny

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

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

  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    Yesterday's Tomorrows

  • 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

  • The Patriots

    The Patriots

  • Secret of the Incas

    Secret of the Incas

  • Lasting Love

    Lasting Love

  • The Little Kidnappers

    The Little Kidnappers

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

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

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

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

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

  • The Avenging Angel

    The Avenging Angel

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

    A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • Three Violent People

    Three Violent People

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • The Legacy of Malthus

    The Legacy of Malthus

  • The Crucifer of Blood

    The Crucifer of Blood

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

  • Elizabeth the Queen

    Elizabeth the Queen

  • Bad for Each Other

    Bad for Each Other

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • Energy: A National Issue

    Energy: A National Issue

  • Love in Hollywood

    Love in Hollywood

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    I Am Richard Pryor

  • Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

    Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • Directed by William Wyler

    Directed by William Wyler

  • Call from Space

    Call from Space

  • Barry Norman in Celebrity City

    Barry Norman in Celebrity City

  • The Bible According to Hollywood

    The Bible According to Hollywood

  • The Making of The Ten Commandments

    The Making of The Ten Commandments

  • The Private War of Major Benson

    The Private War of Major Benson

  • Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

    Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Vietnam! Vietnam!

    Vietnam! Vietnam!

  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

    Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

  • Christmas in Hollywood

    Christmas in Hollywood

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

    The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

  • 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

  • The $64,000 Question

    The $64,000 Question

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Bolt of Lightning

    A Bolt of Lightning

  • Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

  • While I Run This Race

    While I Run This Race

  • Uncertain Verification

    Uncertain Verification

  • Bienvenido Mr. Heston

    Bienvenido Mr. Heston

  • De Madrid a la Luna

    De Madrid a la Luna

  • Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

    Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Madding Crowd

    The Madding Crowd

  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • The Making of Midway

    The Making of Midway

  • Ruby Gentry

    Ruby Gentry

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

    Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

  • Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

    Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

  • Eco-Challenge

    Eco-Challenge

  • Hail Satan?

    Hail Satan?

  • Let Poland Be Poland

    Let Poland Be Poland

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Camino de Santiago

    Camino de Santiago

  • The Special London Bridge Special

    The Special London Bridge Special

  • Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

    Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

  • Original Sin

    Original Sin

  • The Five Cities of June

    The Five Cities of June

  • The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

    The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

  • America at the Movies

    America at the Movies

  • Forbidden Area

    Forbidden Area

  • Science Fiction Film Awards

    Science Fiction Film Awards

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Rowan & Martin at the Movies

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

  • Korea: The Unknown War

    Korea: The Unknown War

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • A Night on Mount Edna

    A Night on Mount Edna

  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel

    Planet of the Apes Test Reel

  • Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting

    Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

    Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

  • Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

    Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

  • The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

    The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

  • Texas

    Texas

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

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

  • Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

    Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

  • Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

    Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

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

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

  • Fun in the Big Country

    Fun in the Big Country

  • F.D.R.

    F.D.R.

  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

    Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

  • Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

    Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

  • Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

    Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

  • "Studio One" Wuthering Heights

    "Studio One" Wuthering Heights

  • Symphony for the Spire

    Symphony for the Spire

  • Eclipse of Reason

    Eclipse of Reason

  • The Gun Deadlock

    The Gun Deadlock

  • Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

    Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

  • The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

    The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

  • The Mysterious Origins of Man

    The Mysterious Origins of Man

  • The Mystery of the Sphinx

    The Mystery of the Sphinx

  • This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

    This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

  • Stars of Cabaret

    Stars of Cabaret

  • Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

    Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

    Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

  • Andersonville Diaries

    Andersonville Diaries

  • Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

    Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures