Charlton Heston
Acting
Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, 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.
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage)
Age 100 (now 84)
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
as Self (archive footage)
Age 99 (now 84)
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 84)
Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 96 (now 84)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 95 (now 84)
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
as (archive footage)
Age 95 (now 84)
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
as Self
Age 92 (now 84)
Children of the Civil Rights
as Self (archival footage)
Age 91 (now 84)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 91 (now 84)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 90 (now 84)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 84)
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
as Self (archive footage)
Age 87 (now 84)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 84)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
Age 86 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
as Self - Host / Moses
Age 84
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self (archive footage)
Age 83 (now 84)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Age 81 (now 84)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 84)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
as Self - Host
Age 79 (now 84)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 84)
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
as Narrator (voice)
Age 79 (now 84)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
Age 76 (now 84)
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
as Self
Age 75 (now 84)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self - 'Taylor'
Age 74 (now 84)
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 74 (now 84)
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
as Self - Host
Age 74 (now 84)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
Age 73 (now 84)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self
Age 73 (now 84)
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
as Self - Narrator
Age 73 (now 84)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
Age 72 (now 84)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
Age 70 (now 84)
The Legacy of Malthus
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Age 70 (now 84)
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
as Self - Host
Age 69 (now 84)
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
as Self - Host
Age 69 (now 84)
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Captain Al Haynes
Age 68 (now 84)
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
as Narrator
Age 67 (now 84)
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
as Host and Narrator
Age 67 (now 84)
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
as Self
Age 66 (now 84)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
Age 65 (now 84)
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
as Self - Host
Age 63 (now 84)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Self
Age 62 (now 84)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
Age 60 (now 84)
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 57 (now 84)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
Age 49 (now 84)
The Special London Bridge Special
as Tennis Player
Age 48 (now 84)
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
as Self - Narrator
Age 47 (now 84)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Age 46 (now 84)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as John the Baptist
Age 41 (now 84)
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
as Self
Age 39 (now 84)Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting
as Self
Age 39 (now 84)
The Pigeon That Took Rome
as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
Age 38 (now 84)
The Private War of Major Benson
as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
Age 31 (now 84)
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 75 (now 84)
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 74 (now 84)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 69 (now 84)
Korea: The Unknown War
as General Douglas MacArthur (voice)
Age 64 (now 84)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 49 (now 84)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
Age 38 (now 84) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 38 (now 84)
Kraft Mystery Theatre
as Paul Malone (archive footage)
Age 37 (now 84)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
Age 28 (now 84)
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Peter Handley
Age 26 (now 84)
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Also Known As
찰톤 헤스톤, John Charles Carter, چارلتون هستون
IMDB
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