Birthday
1923-10-04Place of Birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USABiography
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.Free Trial Channels
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
7.6
as Self – Interviewee
2010
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
6.7
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
2003
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as Self - Host
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003
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as Self - Host
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003
5.5
as Self - Host
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
2003
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as Self - Host
2003
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
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as Self - 'Taylor' (also archive footage)
1998