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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

197 acting

4 crew

Popularity

2.4

movie

Known For

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
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

as Judah Ben-Hur
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

as Zaius (uncredited)
True Lies

True Lies

1994

as Spencer Trilby
Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Henry Hooker
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Cardinal Richelieu
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

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