Biography
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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.
Filmography
all 231
Movies 179
self 100
TV Shows 52
Narrator 11
Voice 6
Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing (2023)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara (2019)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hail Satan? (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal (2019)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
Movie
(archive footage)
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Madding Crowd (2017)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bienvenido Mr. Heston (2016)
Movie
Self
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille (2016)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western (2015)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Self
Talking Pictures (2013)
TV
Self
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey (2011)
Movie
Self – Interviewee
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Movie
Self - Host / Moses
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
De Madrid a la Luna (2006)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Hollywood Burn (2006)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Movie
Host
Remembering Reagan at His Ranch (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
Movie
The Father (Josef Mengele)
My Father (2003)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah (2003)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (2003)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden (2003)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath (2003)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale (2003)
Movie
Ben Hur
Ben Hur (2003)
Movie
Self
Lasting Love (2003)
Movie
(archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
Movie
Self
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Movie
6.2
Zaius
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Movie
6.18
The Mastiff (voice)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Movie
5.5
Self
The Gun Deadlock (2001)
Movie
Professor Finley
The Order (2001)
Movie
Mr. Clayborne
Town & Country (2001)
Movie
Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
Movie
Commissioner
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Movie
Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
Camino de Santiago (1999)
TV
Self
Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
Movie
Self
The Best of Film Noir (1999)
Movie
Self
Forever Hollywood (1999)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich (1998)
TV
Self
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston (1998)
Movie
Addison Sinclair
Gideon (1998)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War (1998)
TV
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Movie
Narrator
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1998)
Movie
Narration (voice)
Armageddon (1998)
Movie
7.1
Self
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998)
Movie
Self - Host
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998)
Movie
Self - Host
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis (1997)
Movie
Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Hercules (1997)
Movie
6.82
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)
Movie
Self
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible (1997)
Movie
Player King
Hamlet (1996)
Movie
Self
Love in Hollywood (1996)
Movie
Perry
Alaska (1996)
Movie
Actor
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
Movie
Narrator
Andersonville Diaries (1996)
Movie
Self - Host
The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996)
Movie
Self
Ruby Wax Meets (1996)
TV
Self
A Century of Science Fiction (1996)
Movie
Self
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (1996)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Dark Mist (1996)
Movie
Self
MADtv (1995)
TV
1
Narrator
Texas (1995)
Movie
Eco-Challenge (1995)
TV
Chief Justice Haden Wainwright
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Self
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (1995)
Movie
Jackson Harglow
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Movie
4.33
Brigham Young
The Avenging Angel (1995)
Movie
Charlton Heston
Friends (1994)
TV
7.38
Spencer Trilby
True Lies (1994)
Movie
6.07
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular (1994)
Movie
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
TV
7
Self
The Bible According to Hollywood (1994)
Movie
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
The Legacy of Malthus (1994)
Movie
Self
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Movie
Self
Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994)
Movie
Henry Hooker
Tombstone (1993)
Movie
3.2
Good Actor
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Movie
5.79
Host
The Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)
Movie
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
TV
6
Abalon
seaQuest DSV (1993)
TV
6
Self - Host
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses (1993)
Movie
Self - Host
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth (1993)
Movie
Narrator
Noël (1992)
Movie
Captain Al Haynes
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)
Movie
Westmoreland / Poetry reciter
Symphony for the Spire (1992)
Movie
Star guest
Noel's House Party (1991)
TV
Sherlock Holmes
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
Movie
Self
Pebble Mill (1991)
TV
Narrator
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents (1991)
Movie
God
Almost an Angel (1990)
Movie
James MacKenzie
The Little Kidnappers (1990)
Movie
Adm. 'Skeet' Kelso
Solar Crisis (1990)
Movie
Self
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990)
Movie
Long John Silver
Treasure Island (1990)
Movie
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Movie
Louis Mancini
Original Sin (1989)
Movie
Alien (voice)
Call from Space (1989)
Movie
Sir Thomas More
A Man for All Seasons (1988)
Movie
General Douglas MacArthur (voice)
Korea: The Unknown War (1988)
TV
Charley MacLeod Sr.
Proud Men (1987)
Movie
Chuck / Self
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
TV
Self - Host
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures (1987)
Movie
Self
Eclipse of Reason (1987)
Movie
Self
Directed by William Wyler (1986)
Movie
Jason Colby
The Colbys (1985)
TV
8
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Movie
Lee Cahill
Nairobi Affair (1984)
Movie
Hugh Holmes
Chiefs (1983)
TV
6
Self
Barry Norman in Celebrity City (1982)
Movie
Silas McGee / Ian McGee
Mother Lode (1982)
Movie
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Self - Co-Host
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)
Movie
Self
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (1981)
Movie
Jason Colby
Dynasty (1981)
TV
3
Matthew Corbeck
The Awakening (1980)
Movie
Bill Tyler
The Mountain Men (1980)
Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV
Capt. Paul Blanchard
Gray Lady Down (1978)
Movie
5.5
Narrator
Energy: A National Issue (1977)
Movie
Henry VIII
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
Movie
Capt. Peter Holly
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Movie
Narrator
America at the Movies (1976)
Movie
Captain Matt Garth
Midway (1976)
Movie
1
Sam Burgade
The Last Hard Men (1976)
Movie
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Graff
Earthquake (1974)
Movie
4
Cardinal Richelieu
The Four Musketeers (1974)
Movie
3.2
Alan Murdock
Airport 1975 (1974)
Movie
5.13
Self
Spécial cinéma (1974)
TV
Cardinal Richelieu
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Movie
4
Detective Thorn
Soylent Green (1973)
Movie
5.74
Self / Self - Presenter / Self - President of the American Guild of Actors
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Self
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' (1973)
Movie
John Thornton
The Call of the Wild (1972)
Movie
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
Skyjacked (1972)
Movie
Marc Antony
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Movie
Tennis Player
The Special London Bridge Special (1972)
Movie
Narrator
Vietnam! Vietnam! (1971)
Movie
Neville
The Omega Man (1971)
Movie
7.33
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
TV
Self - Narrator
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man (1971)
Movie
Whip Hoxworth
The Hawaiians (1970)
Movie
Mark Antony
Julius Caesar (1970)
Movie
Taylor
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Movie
5.61
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Movie
Ron Catlan
Number One (1969)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
George Taylor
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Movie
6.43
Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
Movie
Self
Rowan & Martin At the Movies (1968)
Movie
Lionel Evans
Counterpoint (1967)
Movie
Will Penny
Will Penny (1967)
Movie
Narrator
While I Run This Race (1967)
Movie
General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
Khartoum (1966)
Movie
Chrysagon
The War Lord (1965)
Movie
Michelangelo
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Movie
(archive footage)
Uncertain Verification (1965)
Movie
John the Baptist
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Movie
Major Amos Charles Dundee
Major Dundee (1965)
Movie
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
F.D.R. (1965)
TV
Thomas Jefferson
The Patriots (1963)
Movie
Narrator
The Five Cities of June (1963)
Movie
Maj. Matt Lewis
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Movie
King Howland
Diamond Head (1962)
Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
El Cid (1961)
Movie
2
Paul Malone (archive footage)
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
TV
Judah Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
John Sands
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Movie
Gen. Andrew Jackson
The Buccaneer (1958)
Movie
Steve Leech
The Big Country (1958)
Movie
6
Mike Vargas
Touch of Evil (1958)
Movie
5.24
Self
Fun in the Big Country (1958)
Movie
Capt. Colt Saunders
Three Violent People (1956)
Movie
Moses
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Movie
4.25
Col. Jesse Price
Forbidden Area (1956)
Movie
Col. Jesse Price
Playhouse 90 (1956)
TV
Self - Guest / Self - Actor
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Stars of Cabaret (1956)
Movie
Casey Cole
Lucy Gallant (1955)
Movie
Major Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
Movie
Lt. William Clark
The Far Horizons (1955)
Movie
Substitute Host
The $64,000 Question (1955)
TV
Lt. Paul Peterson / Chipman
Climax! (1954)
TV
Harry Steele
Secret of the Incas (1954)
Movie
Christopher Leiningen
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Movie
Dr. Tom Owen
Bad for Each Other (1953)
Movie
Self
Three Lives (1953)
Movie
Ed Bannon
Arrowhead (1953)
Movie
Buffalo Bill Cody
Pony Express (1953)
Movie
President Andrew Jackson
The President's Lady (1953)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Tim
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Boake Tackman
Ruby Gentry (1952)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Omnibus (1952)
TV
James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
The Savage (1952)
Movie
Brad Braden
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Movie
Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex / Thomas Jefferson
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
James Otis
A Bolt of Lightning (1951)
Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Danny Haley
Dark City (1950)
Movie
Self / Self - Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
Antony
Julius Caesar (1950)
Movie
Self - Guest Performer / Self - Guest Host
Your Show of Shows (1950)
TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Peter Handley / Cashel Bryon / Melody Jones
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Edward Rochester
Jane Eyre (1949)
Movie
Suspense (1949)
TV
Col. / Commander Schneider / Dermot Francis O'Flingsley
Studio One (1948)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Self / Self (archive footage) / Dramatic Reader / Actor - Dramatic Reading / Self - Dramatic Reading
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Self
Bambi Awards (1948)
TV
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt (1941)
Movie
Self
Die Traumfabrik und die Macht - Hollywood und die Politik
Movie
Self
Entertainment USA
TV
Self
Bob Hope: Memories of World War II
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.64
Based on 4.73 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1965
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1967
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1923-10-04
Deathday2008-04-05 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceEvanston, United States of America
ReligionEpiscopal Church
Height189-centimeter
RelationshipsLydia Clarke (1944-03-17 - 2008-04-05)
ChildrenFraser Clarke Heston
FatherRussel Whitford Carter
MotherLila Charlton
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As찰톤 헤스톤, John Charles Carter
AwardsJean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Kennedy Center Honors, Academy Award for Best Actor, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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