Charlton Heston
Born: 1923-10-04
From: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
About: 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.
Bowling for Columbine
Self - NRA President
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Taylor
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
John the Baptist
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In the Mouth of Madness
Jackson Harglow
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The Three Musketeers
Cardinal Richelieu
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Gray Lady Down
Captain Paul Blanchard
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I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Self (archive footage)
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Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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The Greatest Show on Earth
Brad Braden
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The Legacy of Malthus
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Narrator (voice)
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
Self - Host
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Khartoum
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
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Major Dundee
Major Amos Charles Dundee
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
Michelangelo
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Pony Express
Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
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The Naked Jungle
Christopher Leiningen
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Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self - 'Taylor'
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
Self - Host
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
Self - Host
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
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Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
(archive footage)
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The Crucifer of Blood
Sherlock Holmes
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The Little Kidnappers
James MacKenzie
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The Private War of Major Benson
Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
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Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Captain Al Haynes
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Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
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The Savage
James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare
John Sands
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A Man for All Seasons
Sir Thomas More
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Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
Self (archive footage)
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The Pigeon That Took Rome
Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
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A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self
Show InfoAndrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
Self - Host
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Planet of the Apes
Zaius (uncredited)
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
Self - Host
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Hail Satan?
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Self
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
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Any Given Sunday
AFFA Football Commissioner
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The Special London Bridge Special
Tennis Player
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self – Interviewee
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
Self - Host
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self (archive footage)
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Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Show InfoTelevision: The First Fifty Years
Self
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Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
Self (archive footage)
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
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The Four Musketeers
Cardinal Richelieu
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De Madrid a la Luna
Self (archive footage)
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
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The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
Self
Show InfoWith Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
Self
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Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Self (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
Self - Host
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
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Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
Self - Host
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
Self - Host / Moses
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
Self - Narrator
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Self - Host
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Todos los nombres de Sara
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Energy: A National Issue
Narrator (voice)
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Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Host and Narrator
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Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
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The Madding Crowd
Self (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
Self - Host
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
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The Mysterious Origins of Man
Self - Host
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Self
Show InfoPrivate Screenings: Charlton Heston
Self
Show InfoThis Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
Self
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The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
Self - Narrator
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
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The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
Narrator (voice)
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The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
Self
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The Making of The Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
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The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
Show Info"Studio One" Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
Show InfoCults: Saying No Under Pressure
Narrator
Show InfoLook at Life: The City's Built for Shooting
Self
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