
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston 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.
- Known ForActing
- Born4 October 1923 (age 102)
- Place of BirthWilmette, Illinois, USA
Charlton Heston

- Known ForActing
- Born4 October 1923 (age 102)
- Place of BirthWilmette, Illinois, USA
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020

I Am Richard Pryor
2019

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019

Hail Satan?
2019

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019

Todos los nombres de Sara
2019

The Madding Crowd
2017

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016

Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016

Spanish Western
2015

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2008

Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You!
2008

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007

De Madrid a la Luna
2006

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
2003

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
2003

Lasting Love
2003

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003

My Father
2003

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
2003

Christmas in Hollywood
2003

Ben Hur
2003

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
2003

The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003

Bowling for Columbine
2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002

Town & Country
2001

The Order
2001
The Gun Deadlock
2001

Planet of the Apes
2001

The Making of Midway
2001

Cats & Dogs
2001

Last Party 2000
2001

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999

Any Given Sunday
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999

Forever Hollywood
1999

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998

Gideon
1998

Armageddon
1998

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998

Hercules
1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
1997

Hamlet
1996
Andersonville Diaries
1996

Love in Hollywood
1996

The Dark Mist
1996

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996

Alaska
1996

The Mysterious Origins of Man
1996

In the Mouth of Madness
1995

The Avenging Angel
1995

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995

Texas
1995

The Legacy of Malthus
1994

True Lies
1994

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994

The Bible According to Hollywood
1994

A Century of Cinema
1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994

Tombstone
1993

Wayne's World 2
1993

The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
1993

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
1993

Solar Crisis
1992

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992

Noël
1992

The Crucifer of Blood
1991

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991

Almost an Angel
1990

Treasure Island
1990

The Little Kidnappers
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990

Call from Space
1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989

Original Sin
1989

A Man for All Seasons
1988
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
1987

Proud Men
1987

Eclipse of Reason
1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986

Directed by William Wyler
1986

Nairobi Affair
1984

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984

Mother Lode
1982

Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982

Let Poland Be Poland
1982
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981

The Awakening
1980

The Mountain Men
1980

Gray Lady Down
1978

The Prince and the Pauper
1977

Energy: A National Issue
1977

Midway
1976

Two-Minute Warning
1976

The Last Hard Men
1976

America at the Movies
1976

Earthquake
1974

Airport 1975
1974

The Four Musketeers
1974

The Three Musketeers
1973

Soylent Green
1973

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973

Antony and Cleopatra
1972

The Call of the Wild
1972

Skyjacked
1972
The Special London Bridge Special
1972

The Omega Man
1971

Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
1971

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970

Julius Caesar
1970

The Hawaiians
1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970

Number One
1969

Planet of the Apes
1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968

Elizabeth the Queen
1968

Will Penny
1967

Counterpoint
1967

While I Run This Race
1967

Khartoum
1966

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965

Major Dundee
1965

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965

The War Lord
1965

Uncertain Verification
1965

55 Days at Peking
1963

The Five Cities of June
1963
The Patriots
1963
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963

Diamond Head
1962

The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962

El Cid
1961

Ben-Hur
1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959

Touch of Evil
1958

The Buccaneer
1958

The Big Country
1958

Fun in the Big Country
1958

The Ten Commandments
1956

Three Violent People
1956

Forbidden Area
1956

Stars of Cabaret
1956

The Far Horizons
1955

The Private War of Major Benson
1955

Lucy Gallant
1955

Secret of the Incas
1954

The Naked Jungle
1954

Pony Express
1953

Arrowhead
1953

Bad for Each Other
1953

The President's Lady
1953

Three Lives
1953

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952

Ruby Gentry
1952

The Savage
1952

A Bolt of Lightning
1951

Dark City
1950

Julius Caesar
1950

Jane Eyre
1949
