Charlton Heston
Born
October 4, 1923 (age 84)
Died
April 5, 2008
Birthplace
Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Charlton Heston

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.

Movies

Airports
Airports
2025
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
(archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 ★ 6.1
(archive footage)
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004
Host
My Father
My Father
2003 ★ 6.0
Josef Mengele
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
2003 ★ 5.7
Ben Hur (voice)
Lasting Love
Lasting Love
2003
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 ★ 7.5
(archive footage)
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002
Narrator (voice)
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
2001 ★ 5.8
Zaius (uncredited)
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs
2001 ★ 5.4
The Mastiff (voice)
The Order
The Order
2001 ★ 5.1
Professor Finley
Town & Country
Town & Country
2001 ★ 4.4
Mr. Clayborne
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
1999 ★ 6.8
AFFA Football Commissioner
Gideon
Gideon
1998 ★ 5.8
Addison Sinclair
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998 ★ 6.9
Narrator (voice)
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 ★ 6.8
Narration (voice)
Hercules
Hercules
1997 ★ 7.5
Narrator (voice)
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996 ★ 7.3
Player King
Alaska
Alaska
1996 ★ 5.8
Perry
Andersonville Diaries
Andersonville Diaries
1996
Narrator
The Lord Protector
The Lord Protector
1996 ★ 3.5
Narrator (voice)
Texas
Texas
1995 ★ 4.5
Narrator
In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 ★ 7.2
Jackson Harglow
The Avenging Angel
The Avenging Angel
1995 ★ 4.7
Brigham Young
True Lies
True Lies
1994 ★ 7.1
Spencer Trilby
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 ★ 7.6
Henry Hooker
Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2
1993 ★ 6.1
Good Actor
The Mystery of the Sphinx
The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993 ★ 8.0
Narrator
Noël
Noël
1992 ★ 4.2
Narrator
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
1992 ★ 4.2
Adm. "Skeet" Kelso
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992 ★ 5.8
Captain Al Haynes
Symphony for the Spire
Symphony for the Spire
1992 ★ 7.0
The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 ★ 6.5
Sherlock Holmes
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
1991
Narrator
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991
Host and Narrator
Almost an Angel
Almost an Angel
1990 ★ 5.8
God
The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers
1990 ★ 5.1
James MacKenzie
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1990 ★ 6.6
Long John Silver
Original Sin
Original Sin
1989 ★ 3.3
Louis Mancini
Call from Space
Call from Space
1989 ★ 10.0
Alien (voice)
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1988 ★ 6.8
Sir Thomas More
Proud Men
Proud Men
1987 ★ 7.0
Charley MacLeod Sr.
Eclipse of Reason
Eclipse of Reason
1987
Narrator
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
1984 ★ 4.8
Lee Cahill
Mother Lode
Mother Lode
1982 ★ 5.6
Silas McGee / Ian McGee
The Awakening
The Awakening
1980 ★ 5.5
Matthew Corbeck
The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men
1980 ★ 5.9
Bill Tyler
Gray Lady Down
Gray Lady Down
1978 ★ 6.4
Captain Paul Blanchard
Energy: A National Issue
Energy: A National Issue
1977 ★ 5.0
Narrator (voice)
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1977 ★ 6.0
Henry VIII
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976 ★ 6.2
Capt. Peter Holly
America at the Movies
America at the Movies
1976 ★ 5.3
Narrator
Midway
Midway
1976 ★ 6.6
Capt. Matthew Garth
The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men
1976 ★ 6.1
Sam Burgade
Earthquake
Earthquake
1974 ★ 6.1
Stewart Graff
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
1974 ★ 6.4
Cardinal Richelieu
Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 ★ 5.7
Alan Murdock
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1973 ★ 6.7
Cardinal Richelieu
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 ★ 6.9
Detective Robert Thorn
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1972 ★ 6.0
John Thornton
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 ★ 6.2
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 ★ 5.5
Marc Antony
The Special London Bridge Special
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
Tennis Player
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 ★ 5.3
Narrator (voice)
The Omega Man
The Omega Man
1971 ★ 6.2
Robert Neville
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians
1970 ★ 5.4
Whip Hoxworth
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1970 ★ 5.7
Marc Antony
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 ★ 6.1
Taylor
Number One
Number One
1969 ★ 4.7
Ron "Cat" Catlan
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
1968 ★ 7.6
George Taylor
Elizabeth the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen
1968
Lord Essex
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
1967 ★ 6.0
Lionel Evans
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967 ★ 6.6
Will Penny
While I Run This Race
While I Run This Race
1967 ★ 5.0
Narrator
Khartoum
Khartoum
1966 ★ 6.3
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
Thomas
The War Lord
The War Lord
1965 ★ 6.2
Chrysagon
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 ★ 7.1
Michelangelo
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification
1965 ★ 6.6
(archive footage)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 ★ 6.4
John the Baptist
Major Dundee
Major Dundee
1965 ★ 6.6
Major Amos Charles Dundee
The Patriots
The Patriots
1963
Thomas Jefferson
The Five Cities of June
The Five Cities of June
1963 ★ 6.3
Narrator
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 ★ 7.0
Maj. Matt Lewis
Diamond Head
Diamond Head
1962 ★ 5.4
Richard 'King' Howland
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 ★ 5.3
Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
El Cid
El Cid
1961 ★ 6.8
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 ★ 7.9
Judah Ben-Hur
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 ★ 6.2
John Sands
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 ★ 6.4
Gen. Andrew Jackson
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 ★ 7.6
Steve Leech
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 ★ 7.8
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Three Violent People
Three Violent People
1956 ★ 5.9
Colt Saunders
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 ★ 7.8
Moses
Forbidden Area
Forbidden Area
1956 ★ 7.5
Col. Jesse Price
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant
1955 ★ 7.0
Casey Cole
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
1955 ★ 6.6
Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
1955 ★ 6.2
Lt. William Clark
Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas
1954 ★ 5.8
Harry Steel
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
1954 ★ 6.4
Christopher Leiningen
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 ★ 5.7
Dr. Tom Owen
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 ★ 5.9
Ed Bannon
Pony Express
Pony Express
1953 ★ 5.6
Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
The President's Lady
The President's Lady
1953 ★ 6.8
Andrew Jackson
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry
1952 ★ 6.3
Boake Tackman
The Savage
The Savage
1952 ★ 6.1
James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 ★ 6.3
Brad Braden
A Bolt of Lightning
A Bolt of Lightning
1951
James Otis
Dark City
Dark City
1950 ★ 6.5
Danny Haley
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1950 ★ 5.8
Mark Antony
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1949
Edward Rochester
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
1941 ★ 7.0
Peer Gynt
"Studio One" Wuthering Heights
"Studio One" Wuthering Heights
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