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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

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 s

Born

Oct 04, 1923

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Died

Apr 05, 2008

Known For

Acting

Movies

198 acting

4 crew

Popularity

2.0

movie

Known For

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

as Judah Ben-Hur
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Narrator (voice)
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

as George Taylor
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

as Zaius (uncredited)
Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

as Narration (voice)
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Moses
True Lies

True Lies

1994

as Spencer Trilby
Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Henry Hooker
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

as Jackson Harglow
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970

as Taylor
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 • as Judah Ben-Hur
★ 7.9
Hercules
Hercules
1997 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
1968 • as George Taylor
★ 7.7
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
2001 • as Zaius (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 • as Narration (voice)
★ 6.8
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 • as Moses
★ 7.8
True Lies
True Lies
1994 • as Spencer Trilby
★ 7.1
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 • as Henry Hooker
★ 7.6
In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 • as Jackson Harglow
★ 7.2
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 • as Taylor
★ 6.1
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 • as Detective Robert Thorn
★ 6.9
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
1999 • as AFFA Football Commissioner
★ 6.8
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 • as Ramon Miguel Vargas
★ 7.7
Midway
Midway
1976 • as Capt. Matthew Garth
★ 6.6
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1990 • as Long John Silver
★ 6.7
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1973 • as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 6.7
The Order
The Order
2001 • as Professor Finley
★ 5.1
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs
2001 • as The Mastiff (voice)
★ 5.4
Texas
Texas
1995 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood
1999 • as Self
★ 8.3
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
1967 • as Lionel Evans
★ 6.2
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 • as Steve Leech
★ 7.6
Mother Lode
Mother Lode
1982 • as Silas McGee / Ian McGee
★ 5.7
Christmas from Hollywood
Christmas from Hollywood
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 • as Self - NRA President
★ 7.5
Earthquake
Earthquake
1974 • as Stewart Graff
★ 6.1
Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2
1993 • as Good Actor
★ 6.1
Khartoum
Khartoum
1966 • as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
★ 6.4
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996 • as Player King
★ 7.3
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 • as Maj. Matt Lewis
★ 6.9
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
1976 • as Sam Burgade
★ 6.1
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 • as John the Baptist
★ 6.4
Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland
1982 • as Self - Co-Host
Airports
Airports
2025
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1977 • as Henry VIII
★ 6.1
El Cid
El Cid
1961 • as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
★ 6.8
Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 • as Alan Murdock
★ 5.8
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Brad Braden
★ 6.4
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
The Making of 'Tombstone'
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002 • as Self
★ 6.7
The Omega Man
The Omega Man
1971 • as Robert Neville
★ 6.2
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 • as Self
★ 4.5
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
1974 • as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 6.5
movie
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
1954 • as Christopher Leiningen
★ 6.6
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 • as Self
★ 7.8
Major Dundee
Major Dundee
1965 • as Major Amos Charles Dundee
★ 6.7
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999 • as Self
★ 8.5
movie
Forbidden Area
1956 • as Col. Jesse Price
★ 7.5
Pony Express
Pony Express
1953 • as Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
★ 5.8
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1949 • as Edward Rochester
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
1986 • as Self
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
2017 • as Self
The Lord Protector
The Lord Protector
1996 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 4.7
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 • as Michelangelo
★ 7.0
Gray Lady Down
Gray Lady Down
1978 • as Captain Paul Blanchard
★ 6.5
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 • as John Sands
★ 6.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • as Self
★ 7.7
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1972 • as John Thornton
★ 6.1
Alaska
Alaska
1996 • as Perry
★ 5.8
Almost an Angel
Almost an Angel
1990 • as God
★ 5.8
The Awakening
The Awakening
1980 • as Matthew Corbeck
★ 5.4
The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men
1980 • as Bill Tyler
★ 5.9
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
1955 • as Lt. William Clark
★ 6.3
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967 • as Will Penny
★ 6.7
The War Lord
The War Lord
1965 • as Chrysagon
★ 6.2
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
1985 • as Self
Three Violent People
Three Violent People
1956 • as Colt Saunders
★ 6.0
Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas
1954 • as Harry Steel
★ 5.9
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1950 • as Petruchio
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1988 • as Sir Thomas More
★ 7.0
movie
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981 • as Self
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
1992 • as Adm. "Skeet" Kelso
★ 4.4
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976 • as Capt. Peter Holly
★ 6.3
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 • as Gen. Andrew Jackson
★ 6.5
Call from Space
Call from Space
1989 • as Alien (voice)
★ 8.5
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 • as Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
★ 6.2
movie
Children of the Civil Rights
2015 • as Self (archival footage)
★ 7.0
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 • as Marc Antony
★ 5.7
A Night on Mount Edna
A Night on Mount Edna
1990 • as Self
★ 8.0
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
2003 • as Self - Host
★ 6.0
The Special London Bridge Special
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 • as Tennis Player
★ 8.0
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Town & Country
Town & Country
2001 • as Mr. Clayborne
★ 4.5
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 • as Self
★ 6.4
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1970 • as Marc Antony
★ 5.9
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 • as Ed Bannon
★ 6.1
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry
1952 • as Boake Tackman
★ 6.4
movie
All-Time Movie Greats
1988 • as Self (archive footage)
Dark City
Dark City
1950 • as Danny Haley
★ 6.5
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
2003 • as Self - Host
★ 5.0
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Diamond Head
Diamond Head
1962 • as Richard 'King' Howland
★ 5.5
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
1950 • as Heathcliff
★ 9.0
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
2003 • as Ben Hur (voice)
★ 5.6
The Savage
The Savage
1952 • as James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
★ 6.3
Fun in the Big Country
Fun in the Big Country
1958 • as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 • as Self - 'Taylor'
★ 7.1
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians
1970 • as Whip Hoxworth
★ 5.5
Symphony for the Spire
Symphony for the Spire
1992
★ 8.5
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Making of Midway
The Making of Midway
2001 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.6
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Mystery of the Sphinx
The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993 • as Narrator
★ 7.8
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995 • as Self
★ 5.0
The Avenging Angel
The Avenging Angel
1995 • as Brigham Young
★ 5.0
Hail Satan?
Hail Satan?
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 • as Self
★ 7.2
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.9
movie
Night of the Dragon
1965 • as Narrator
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Energy: A National Issue
Energy: A National Issue
1977 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.0
movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • as Self
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 • as Captain Al Haynes
★ 5.9
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 • as Self – Interviewee
★ 6.7
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
1955 • as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
★ 6.8
Gideon
Gideon
1998 • as Addison Sinclair
★ 6.4
A Century of Cinema
A Century of Cinema
1994 • as Self
★ 8.3
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 • as Dr. Tom Owen
★ 6.2
The President's Lady
The President's Lady
1953 • as Andrew Jackson
★ 6.9
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982 • as Self
My Father
My Father
2003 • as Josef Mengele
★ 6.7
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
2003 • as Self - Host
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016 • as Self (archive footage)
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
2003 • as Self - Host
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997 • as Self
★ 7.0
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 • as Thomas
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003 • as Self - Host
★ 1.0
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Lasting Love
Lasting Love
2003
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Bible According to Hollywood
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994 • as Self
★ 7.0
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
America at the Movies
America at the Movies
1976 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
The Mysterious Origins of Man
The Mysterious Origins of Man
1996 • as Self - Host
★ 7.5
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003 • as Self - Host
Original Sin
Original Sin
1989 • as Louis Mancini
★ 4.8
movie
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
1991 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
Proud Men
Proud Men
1987 • as Charley MacLeod Sr.
★ 8.0
The Orson Welles Story
The Orson Welles Story
1982 • as Self
★ 8.5
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 • as Self - Performer
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2008 • as Self - Host / Moses
The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers
1990 • as James MacKenzie
★ 5.7
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 • as Self
★ 7.0
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.4
Number One
Number One
1969 • as Ron "Cat" Catlan
★ 4.9
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991 • as Host and Narrator
★ 8.0
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood
1996 • as Self
★ 10.0
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 • as Self
★ 9.0
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
1993 • as Self - Host
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 • as Self
★ 6.5
The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus
1994 • as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification
1965 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Last Party 2000
Last Party 2000
2001 • as Self
★ 6.8
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004 • as Host
Spanish Western
Spanish Western
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 • as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
★ 5.3
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016 • as Self
★ 7.0
Stars of Cabaret
Stars of Cabaret
1956 • as Self (archive footage)
De Madrid a la Luna
De Madrid a la Luna
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
Todos los nombres de Sara
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 4.0
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
1997 • as Self - Narrator
★ 10.0
Noël
Noël
1992 • as Narrator
★ 4.6
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997 • as Self - Host
★ 8.0
A Bolt of Lightning
A Bolt of Lightning
1951 • as James Otis
★ 7.0
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant
1955 • as Casey Cole
★ 7.0
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
1971 • as Self - Narrator
★ 7.0
movie
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990 • as Self
★ 7.0
Elizabeth the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen
1968 • as Lord Essex
★ 10.0
The Five Cities of June
The Five Cities of June
1963 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
1993 • as Self - Host
Eclipse of Reason
Eclipse of Reason
1987 • as Narrator
movie
The Patriots
1963 • as Thomas Jefferson
★ 8.0
movie
Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting
1963 • as Self
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
1984 • as Lee Cahill
★ 5.6
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1950 • as Mark Antony
★ 6.0
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963 • as Self
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019 • as (archive footage)
movie
Three Lives
1953 • as Self
★ 7.5
movie
The Gun Deadlock
2001 • as Self
★ 7.0
While I Run This Race
While I Run This Race
1967 • as Narrator
★ 6.0
movie
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
1987 • as Self - Host
movie
Andersonville Diaries
1996 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
1941 • as Peer Gynt
★ 7.4