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Charlton Heston

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3

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 10017

IMDb ID: nm0000032

Known for: Acting

Born: October 4, 1923

Died: April 5, 2008

Age: 84

Place of birth: Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1941 - 2025

Years active: 85

Average TMDB rating: 6.56

Wikidata: Q80739

Also known as

찰톤 헤스톤 • John Charles Carter • چارلتون هستون

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Director (3)

Biography

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.

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