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Charlton Heston
Acting
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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 was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career on stage and in live television before transitioning to film. He first gained major attention in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth and then became an international star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston went on to headline a wide range of big‑budget films, including El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable leading men of mid‑20th‑century cinema. Beyond acting, he was active in public life, supporting civil rights in the 1960s and later becoming a prominent conservative voice and president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. He retired from public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002 and died on April 5, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as both a cinematic icon and a polarizing political figure.
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Movies directed by Charlton Heston.
Movies
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Highest rated movies linked with Charlton Heston.
7.9
Ben-Hur
as Judah Ben-Hur
1959 Movie
7.8
The Ten Commandments
as Moses
1956 Movie
7.8
Touch of Evil
as Ramon Miguel Vargas
1958 Movie
7.6
Planet of the Apes
as George Taylor
1968 Movie
7.6
The Big Country
as Steve Leech
1958 Movie
7.6
Tombstone
as Henry Hooker
1993 Movie
7.5
Bowling for Columbine
as Self - NRA President
2002 Movie
7.5
Hercules
as Narrator (voice)
1997 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as Player King
1996 Movie
7.2
In the Mouth of Madness
as Jackson Harglow
1995 Movie
7.1
True Lies
as Spencer Trilby
1994 Movie
7.1
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Michelangelo
1965 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Charlton Heston.
8.4
Friends
as Charlton Heston • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Chief Justice Haden Wainwright • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 5 eps
1962 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Abalon • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.0
The Oscars
as Self • 5 eps
1953 Series
6.4
Dynasty
as Jason Colby • 5 eps
1981 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Charlton Heston.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Charlton Heston.
8.4
Friends
as Charlton Heston • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1944 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 5 eps
1962 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1975 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest • 6 eps
1961 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 2 eps
1982 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
1968 Series
6.4
Dynasty
as Jason Colby • 5 eps
1981 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Lt. Paul Peterson • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Chief Justice Haden Wainwright • 2 eps
1995 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Cashel Bryon • 1 eps
1950 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Charlton Heston.
Airports
2025 Movie
8.1
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
8.5
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.5
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2020 Movie
4.0
Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Hail Satan?
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
as (archive footage)
2019 Movie
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
6.2
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
as Self
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Charlton Heston.
6.2
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.8
The Weber Show
as Charlton Heston • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.0
Camino de Santiago
as Professor Marcelo Rinaldi • 3 eps
1999 Series
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 10 eps
1998 Series
6.0
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 65 eps
1998 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.0
Eco-Challenge
17 eps
1995 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Chief Justice Haden Wainwright • 2 eps
1995 Series
8.4
Friends
as Charlton Heston • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Abalon • 1 eps
1993 Series