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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

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 perfo

Born

Oct 04, 1923

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Died

Apr 05, 2008

Known For

Acting

Movies

195 acting

4 crew

Popularity

2.3

movie

Known For

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

2002

as Self - NRA President
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

as Judah Ben-Hur
Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Narrator (voice)
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Moses
Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

as Narration (voice)
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

as George Taylor
Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Henry Hooker
True Lies

True Lies

1994

as Spencer Trilby
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

as Zaius (uncredited)
El Cid

El Cid

1961

as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 • as Self - NRA President
★ 7.5
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 • as Judah Ben-Hur
★ 7.9
Hercules
Hercules
1997 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 • as Moses
★ 7.8
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 • as Narration (voice)
★ 6.8
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
1968 • as George Taylor
★ 7.7
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 • as Henry Hooker
★ 7.6
True Lies
True Lies
1994 • as Spencer Trilby
★ 7.1
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
2001 • as Zaius (uncredited)
★ 5.8
El Cid
El Cid
1961 • as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
★ 6.8
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 • as Taylor
★ 6.1
Midway
Midway
1976 • as Capt. Matthew Garth
★ 6.6
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996 • as Player King
★ 7.3
Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2
1993 • as Good Actor
★ 6.1
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
1999 • as AFFA Football Commissioner
★ 6.8
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 • as Steve Leech
★ 7.6
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 • as John the Baptist
★ 6.4
Earthquake
Earthquake
1974 • as Stewart Graff
★ 6.1
Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 • as Alan Murdock
★ 5.8
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Brad Braden
★ 6.3
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs
2001 • as The Mastiff (voice)
★ 5.4
The Omega Man
The Omega Man
1971 • as Robert Neville
★ 6.2
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 • as Detective Robert Thorn
★ 6.9
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 • as Maj. Matt Lewis
★ 6.9
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1973 • as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 6.8
In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 • as Jackson Harglow
★ 7.2
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 • as Ramon Miguel Vargas
★ 7.8
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967 • as Will Penny
★ 6.6
The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men
1980 • as Bill Tyler
★ 5.8
Three Violent People
Three Violent People
1956 • as Colt Saunders
★ 5.9
Major Dundee
Major Dundee
1965 • as Major Amos Charles Dundee
★ 6.6
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
1974 • as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 6.4
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1990 • as Long John Silver
★ 6.6
The Order
The Order
2001 • as Professor Finley
★ 5.1
Khartoum
Khartoum
1966 • as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
★ 6.3
Gray Lady Down
Gray Lady Down
1978 • as Captain Paul Blanchard
★ 6.4
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)
★ 7.1
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1977 • as Henry VIII
★ 6.0
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
1954 • as Christopher Leiningen
★ 6.5
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 • as Michelangelo
★ 7.1
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1972 • as John Thornton
★ 6.0
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
1976 • as Sam Burgade
★ 6.1
Alaska
Alaska
1996 • as Perry
★ 5.8
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
1955 • as Lt. William Clark
★ 6.2
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 5.7
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 • as Ed Bannon
★ 5.9
movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • as Self
The War Lord
The War Lord
1965 • as Chrysagon
★ 6.2
The Awakening
The Awakening
1980 • as Matthew Corbeck
★ 5.5
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1970 • as Marc Antony
★ 5.8
Dark City
Dark City
1950 • as Danny Haley
★ 6.5
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 • as Self – Interviewee
★ 6.6
Gideon
Gideon
1998 • as Addison Sinclair
★ 5.8
Hail Satan?
Hail Satan?
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.0
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 • as Marc Antony
★ 5.5
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 • as Self
★ 7.6
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 • as Gen. Andrew Jackson
★ 6.4
Mother Lode
Mother Lode
1982 • as Silas McGee / Ian McGee
★ 5.7
The Savage
The Savage
1952 • as James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
★ 6.1
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976 • as Capt. Peter Holly
★ 6.2
Pony Express
Pony Express
1953 • as Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
★ 5.6
Almost an Angel
Almost an Angel
1990 • as God
★ 5.8
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
1992 • as Adm. "Skeet" Kelso
★ 4.2
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998 • as Self - 'Taylor'
★ 7.1
Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas
1954 • as Harry Steel
★ 5.8
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
1967 • as Lionel Evans
★ 6.0
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry
1952 • as Boake Tackman
★ 6.3
Christmas in Hollywood
Christmas in Hollywood
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians
1970 • as Whip Hoxworth
★ 5.4
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 • as Self
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 • as Captain Al Haynes
★ 5.8
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 • as Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
★ 6.1
Texas
Texas
1995 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
1984 • as Lee Cahill
★ 4.8
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
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 • as John Sands
★ 6.2
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
1986 • as Self
Noël
Noël
1992 • as Narrator
★ 4.2
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Last Party 2000
Last Party 2000
2001 • as Self
★ 6.1
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
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 • as Self
★ 6.4
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997 • as Self
★ 5.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • as Self
★ 7.5
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
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
The Lord Protector
The Lord Protector
1996 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 3.5
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 • as Self
★ 2.0
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 • as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
★ 5.3
My Father
My Father
2003 • as Josef Mengele
★ 6.0
The President's Lady
The President's Lady
1953 • as Andrew Jackson
★ 6.8
The Special London Bridge Special
The Special London Bridge Special
1972 • as Tennis Player
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
1955 • as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
★ 6.6
Diamond Head
Diamond Head
1962 • as Richard 'King' Howland
★ 5.4
Proud Men
Proud Men
1987 • as Charley MacLeod Sr.
★ 7.0
The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
Spanish Western
Spanish Western
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 • as Self
★ 7.5
Number One
Number One
1969 • as Ron "Cat" Catlan
★ 4.7
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
2003 • as Ben Hur (voice)
★ 5.7
Original Sin
Original Sin
1989 • as Louis Mancini
★ 3.3
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
The Avenging Angel
The Avenging Angel
1995 • as Brigham Young
★ 4.7
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
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
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood
1999 • as Self
★ 8.0
Call from Space
Call from Space
1989 • as Alien (voice)
★ 10.0
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1988 • as Sir Thomas More
★ 6.8
The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers
1990 • as James MacKenzie
★ 5.1
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • as Self - (archive footage)
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant
1955 • as Casey Cole
★ 7.0
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 • as Self - Performer
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 • as Self
★ 7.0
A Bolt of Lightning
A Bolt of Lightning
1951 • as James Otis
★ 7.0
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003 • as Self - Host
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 • as Dr. Tom Owen
★ 5.7
Airports
Airports
2025
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood
1996 • as Self
movie
Children of the Civil Rights
2015 • as Self (archival footage)
★ 7.0
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 • as Self
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
1993 • as Self - Host
The Mystery of the Sphinx
The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland
1982 • as Self - Co-Host
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999 • as Self
★ 10.0
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991 • as Host and Narrator
A Century of Cinema
A Century of Cinema
1994 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016 • as Self
★ 6.2
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
Three Lives
1953 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Making of Midway
The Making of Midway
2001 • as Self
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
movie
Forbidden Area
1956 • as Col. Jesse Price
★ 7.5
Todos los nombres de Sara
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 4.0
The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus
1994 • as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
movie
The Patriots
1963 • as Thomas Jefferson
movie
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981 • as Self
Energy: A National Issue
Energy: A National Issue
1977 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.0
De Madrid a la Luna
De Madrid a la Luna
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1949 • as Edward Rochester
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2008 • as Self - Host / Moses
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982 • as Self
The Orson Welles Story
The Orson Welles Story
1982 • as Self
★ 9.0
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019 • as (archive footage)
The Bible According to Hollywood
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994 • as Self
★ 6.0
A Night on Mount Edna
A Night on Mount Edna
1990 • as Self
movie
The Gun Deadlock
2001 • as Self
Elizabeth the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen
1968 • as Lord Essex
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 • as Thomas
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004 • as Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003 • as Self - Host
Symphony for the Spire
Symphony for the Spire
1992
★ 7.0
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
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
movie
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990 • as Self
The Making of 'Tombstone'
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002 • as Self
While I Run This Race
While I Run This Race
1967 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
Stars of Cabaret
Stars of Cabaret
1956 • as Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995 • as Self
★ 5.0
Fun in the Big Country
Fun in the Big Country
1958 • as Self
America at the Movies
America at the Movies
1976 • as Narrator
★ 5.3
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
1941 • as Peer Gynt
★ 7.0
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1950 • as Mark Antony
★ 5.8
The Mysterious Origins of Man
The Mysterious Origins of Man
1996 • as Self - Host
★ 6.0
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification
1965 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.6
movie
Night of the Dragon
1965 • as Narrator
movie
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
1991 • as Narrator
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963 • as Self
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1950 • as Petruchio
movie
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998 • as Self
The Five Cities of June
The Five Cities of June
1963 • as Narrator
★ 6.3
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
1997 • as Self - Narrator
★ 10.0
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.3
Lasting Love
Lasting Love
2003
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
1993 • as Self - Host
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
1971 • as Self - Narrator
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
Andersonville Diaries
1996 • as Narrator
movie
Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting
1963 • as Self
movie
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
1987 • as Self - Host
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
Studio One: Wuthering Heights
1950 • as Heathcliff
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997 • as Self - Host
★ 8.0
Eclipse of Reason
Eclipse of Reason
1987 • as Narrator