Charlton Heston

1923-10-04 (101 years old) in Wilmette, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

68 %|May 16, 2024

Documentary

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

78 %|May 3, 2024

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

90 %|Feb 24, 2023

Documentary, TV Movie

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

74 %|Dec 2, 2020

Documentary, TV Movie

Todos los nombres de Sara

40 %|Dec 15, 2019

Documentary, TV Movie

Hail Satan?

71 %|Apr 17, 2019

Documentary

Sword-and-Sandal

70 %|Apr 14, 2019

Documentary, TV Movie

I Am Richard Pryor

68 %|Mar 12, 2019

Documentary

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

0 %|Feb 21, 2019

Documentary

The Madding Crowd

0 %|Feb 1, 2017

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

0 %|Nov 25, 2016

Documentary

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

43 %|Feb 11, 2016

Documentary

Spanish Western

57 %|May 4, 2015

Documentary

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

67 %|Dec 12, 2014

Documentary

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

73 %|Sep 20, 2014

Documentary, TV Movie

And the Oscar Goes To...

70 %|Feb 1, 2014

Documentary, TV Movie

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

76 %|Jul 14, 2011

Documentary

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

66 %|Aug 3, 2010

Comedy

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

69 %|May 5, 2010

Documentary

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

0 %|Mar 31, 2008

Animation, Family

Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You!

0 %|Jan 17, 2008

Action, Adventure, Comedy

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

63 %|Jun 20, 2007

Documentary

De Madrid a la Luna

60 %|Oct 24, 2006

Documentary

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

66 %|Sep 13, 2005

Documentary

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

73 %|Jul 25, 2004

Documentary, TV Movie

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

0 %|Jun 22, 2004

Documentary

Christmas in Hollywood

0 %|Nov 13, 2003

Documentary

My Father

60 %|Sep 1, 2003

Drama

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den

60 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

0 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

0 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

0 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden

50 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

0 %|Apr 1, 2003

Animation

Ben Hur

57 %|Feb 15, 2003

Family, Animation

Lasting Love

0 %|Feb 6, 2003

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

70 %|Nov 26, 2002

Documentary

Bowling for Columbine

75 %|Oct 9, 2002

Documentary, Drama

Last Party 2000

61 %|Nov 2, 2001

Documentary

The Making of Midway

0 %|Oct 3, 2001

Documentary

Planet of the Apes

57.55 %|Jul 25, 2001

Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Cats & Dogs

54 %|Jul 4, 2001

Family, Comedy

The Gun Deadlock

0 %|Jun 18, 2001

Documentary

The Order

51 %|May 5, 2001

Adventure, Action, Comedy

Town & Country

45 %|Apr 27, 2001

Comedy, Romance

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

0 %|Jan 1, 2000

Documentary

Any Given Sunday

68 %|Dec 22, 1999

Drama

Yesterday's Tomorrows

0 %|Aug 9, 1999

Documentary, History

Television: The First Fifty Years

0 %|Jan 1, 1999

Documentary

Forever Hollywood

80 %|Jan 1, 1999

Documentary

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

0 %|Nov 6, 1998

Gideon

62 %|Oct 26, 1998

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Behind the Planet of the Apes

71 %|Sep 5, 1998

Documentary, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

66 %|Sep 3, 1998

Documentary

Armageddon

68 %|Jul 1, 1998

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

0 %|Mar 17, 1998

Documentary

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

80 %|Dec 1, 1997

Documentary, History

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

0 %|Jul 27, 1997

Documentary

Hercules

75 %|Jun 13, 1997

Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

70 %|May 12, 1997

Documentary

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

100 %|Jan 1, 1997

Documentary

Hamlet

73 %|Dec 25, 1996

Drama

Love in Hollywood

0 %|Dec 8, 1996

Documentary

Alaska

58 %|Aug 14, 1996

Family, Drama, Adventure

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

62 %|May 19, 1996

Documentary

Andersonville Diaries

0 %|Feb 28, 1996

Documentary

The Mysterious Origins of Man

60 %|Feb 25, 1996

Documentary

The Dark Mist

35 %|Jan 1, 1996

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Texas

50 %|Apr 16, 1995

History, Western

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

50 %|Mar 20, 1995

Documentary

In the Mouth of Madness

72.03 %|Feb 3, 1995

Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

The Avenging Angel

52 %|Jan 22, 1995

Western, TV Movie

True Lies

70.75999999999999 %|Jul 15, 1994

Action, Thriller

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

95 %|Jun 30, 1994

Family, Action, Adventure, Documentary, TV Movie

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

0 %|May 22, 1994

Documentary, TV Movie

The Legacy of Malthus

0 %|Jan 1, 1994

The Bible According to Hollywood

60 %|Jan 1, 1994

Documentary

A Century of Cinema

80 %|Jan 1, 1994

Documentary

Tombstone

76.07000000000001 %|Dec 25, 1993

Western, Action

Wayne's World 2

60.75 %|Dec 10, 1993

Comedy, Music

The Mystery of the Sphinx

80 %|Nov 10, 1993

Documentary, History

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

0 %|Jan 1, 1993

Documentary, History

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

0 %|Jan 1, 1993

Documentary, History

Noël

42 %|Dec 3, 1992

Animation, TV Movie, Family

Solar Crisis

44 %|Aug 6, 1992

Science Fiction

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

58 %|Feb 24, 1992

TV Movie, Thriller

The Crucifer of Blood

65 %|Nov 4, 1991

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

0 %|Jan 1, 1991

Documentary

Almost an Angel

57 %|Dec 21, 1990

Comedy

The Little Kidnappers

51 %|Aug 17, 1990

TV Movie, Crime, Drama

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

0 %|Feb 5, 1990

TV Movie, Documentary

Treasure Island

64 %|Jan 22, 1990

Adventure, Family, TV Movie

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

75 %|Sep 24, 1989

Comedy

Original Sin

35 %|Feb 20, 1989

Thriller, TV Movie

Call from Space

100 %|Jan 1, 1989

Adventure, Science Fiction

A Man for All Seasons

69 %|Dec 21, 1988

Drama, TV Movie

Proud Men

70 %|Oct 1, 1987

Drama, TV Movie

Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

0 %|Sep 1, 1987

Documentary

Eclipse of Reason

0 %|Jan 1, 1987

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

75 %|Jul 31, 1986

Documentary

Directed by William Wyler

0 %|May 1, 1986

Documentary

Nairobi Affair

48 %|Jan 1, 1984

TV Movie

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

0 %|Sep 14, 1982

Documentary

Mother Lode

57 %|Aug 6, 1982

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Let Poland Be Poland

0 %|Jan 31, 1982

Documentary

This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

0 %|Feb 26, 1981

Documentary

The Awakening

55 %|Jul 9, 1980

Horror

The Mountain Men

58 %|Jun 1, 1980

Adventure, Western, Drama

Gray Lady Down

64 %|Mar 10, 1978

Thriller, Drama, Action

Energy: A National Issue

50 %|Nov 22, 1977

Animation

The Prince and the Pauper

61 %|Jun 3, 1977

Drama, Adventure

Two-Minute Warning

61 %|Nov 12, 1976

Action, Thriller

America at the Movies

50 %|Sep 22, 1976

Midway

66.23 %|Jun 18, 1976

Action, Drama, History, War

The Last Hard Men

62 %|Apr 22, 1976

Western

Earthquake

61 %|Nov 15, 1974

Action, Drama, Thriller

The Four Musketeers

64 %|Oct 31, 1974

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Airport 1975

57 %|Oct 18, 1974

Drama, Thriller, Action

The Three Musketeers

68 %|Dec 11, 1973

Action, Adventure, Romance, Family

Soylent Green

69.39 %|Apr 18, 1973

Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

0 %|Jan 1, 1973

Documentary

The Call of the Wild

60 %|Nov 30, 1972

Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

Skyjacked

62 %|May 24, 1972

Action, Drama, Thriller

Antony and Cleopatra

56 %|Mar 18, 1972

Drama, History

The Special London Bridge Special

0 %|Jan 1, 1972

TV Movie, Comedy

Vietnam! Vietnam!

53 %|Sep 1, 1971

Documentary, War

The Omega Man

61 %|Aug 1, 1971

Science Fiction, Action

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

0 %|Jan 1, 1971

Documentary

The Hawaiians

54 %|Jun 17, 1970

Adventure, Drama, Romance

Julius Caesar

57 %|Jun 4, 1970

War, Drama, History

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

62 %|Apr 23, 1970

Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

70 %|Mar 24, 1970

Documentary

Number One

51 %|Aug 21, 1969

Drama

Planet of the Apes

76.5 %|Feb 7, 1968

Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

0 %|Jan 1, 1968

Documentary, Comedy

Counterpoint

62 %|Dec 22, 1967

War, Drama, Thriller

Will Penny

65 %|Dec 19, 1967

Western, Romance

While I Run This Race

50 %|Jan 1, 1967

Documentary

Khartoum

62 %|Jun 9, 1966

History, War, Adventure

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

0 %|Mar 1, 1966

Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

The War Lord

63 %|Nov 17, 1965

History, Drama, War

The Agony and the Ecstasy

71 %|Sep 16, 1965

Drama, History

Uncertain Verification

66 %|Apr 30, 1965

Documentary

The Greatest Story Ever Told

64 %|Apr 9, 1965

Drama, History

Major Dundee

67 %|Apr 7, 1965

Western, War

The Patriots

0 %|Nov 15, 1963

TV Movie, Drama, History

The Five Cities of June

63 %|Jun 30, 1963

Documentary

55 Days at Peking

70 %|May 6, 1963

History, War, Drama

Diamond Head

54 %|Dec 27, 1962

Drama, Romance

The Pigeon That Took Rome

53 %|Jun 19, 1962

Comedy, War

El Cid

69 %|Oct 24, 1961

Action, Drama, History, Romance, War

Ben-Hur

78.82 %|Nov 18, 1959

History, Drama, Adventure, Action

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

62 %|Nov 17, 1959

Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Buccaneer

64 %|Dec 11, 1958

Adventure, Drama, War, History

The Big Country

76 %|Sep 30, 1958

Drama, Western, Romance

Touch of Evil

78 %|Mar 30, 1958

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Fun in the Big Country

0 %|Jan 1, 1958

Documentary

Three Violent People

61 %|Dec 1, 1956

Western

The Ten Commandments

78 %|Oct 5, 1956

Drama, History

Forbidden Area

70 %|Oct 4, 1956

Drama, TV Movie, Thriller

Stars of Cabaret

0 %|Jan 1, 1956

Documentary

Lucy Gallant

70 %|Oct 20, 1955

Drama, Romance

The Private War of Major Benson

67 %|Aug 2, 1955

Comedy, Family, Romance

The Far Horizons

62 %|Jul 4, 1955

Drama, History, Western

Secret of the Incas

57 %|Jun 6, 1954

Action, Adventure

The Naked Jungle

64 %|Mar 3, 1954

Adventure, Romance, Drama

Bad for Each Other

57 %|Dec 24, 1953

Drama

Three Lives

0 %|Sep 17, 1953

Drama

Arrowhead

59 %|Aug 3, 1953

Action, Western

Pony Express

55 %|Jun 15, 1953

Action, Western

The President's Lady

69 %|May 21, 1953

Drama, Romance, Western

Ruby Gentry

64 %|Dec 25, 1952

Drama, Romance

The Savage

61 %|Sep 1, 1952

Western, Action

The Greatest Show on Earth

63 %|Feb 16, 1952

Drama, Romance

A Bolt of Lightning

0 %|Nov 12, 1951

Dark City

64 %|Oct 17, 1950

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Julius Caesar

58 %|Mar 8, 1950

Drama, History

Jane Eyre

0 %|Dec 12, 1949

Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Peer Gynt

70 %|Aug 24, 1941

Adventure, Drama

Series

Talking Pictures

50 %|Jan 5, 2013

Documentary

The Weber Show

78 %|Oct 26, 2000

Comedy

Camino de Santiago

60 %|Dec 4, 1999

Crime, Mystery

Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

0 %|Dec 31, 1998

Documentary, War & Politics

Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

60 %|Sep 13, 1998

War & Politics, Documentary

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

80 %|Jun 23, 1998

Documentary

MADtv

69 %|Oct 14, 1995

Comedy

Eco-Challenge

0 %|Apr 1, 1995

The Outer Limits

77 %|Mar 26, 1995

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Friends

84.36999999999999 %|Sep 22, 1994

Comedy

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

78 %|Apr 15, 1994

Animation, Comedy, Talk

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

71 %|Sep 13, 1993

Comedy, Talk

seaQuest DSV

70 %|Sep 12, 1993

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Noel's House Party

71.67 %|Nov 23, 1991

Pebble Mill

31 %|Oct 14, 1991

Talk

Korea: The Unknown War

0 %|Jun 18, 1988

Documentary, War & Politics

The Dame Edna Experience

50 %|Sep 12, 1987

Comedy

The Colbys

58 %|Nov 20, 1985

Drama, Soap

Chiefs

78 %|Nov 13, 1983

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Wogan

45 %|May 4, 1982

Talk

Dynasty

65 %|Jan 12, 1981

Soap, Drama

The Kennedy Center Honors

72 %|Dec 28, 1978

Saturday Night Live

69 %|Oct 11, 1975

Comedy, News

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

60 %|Jan 12, 1975

Talk

Dinah!

60 %|Oct 21, 1974

Spécial cinéma

0 %|Sep 25, 1974

Talk

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

45 %|Apr 2, 1973

Reality

V.I.P. Schaukel

60 %|May 9, 1971

Talk, Documentary

The Dick Cavett Show

66 %|Jun 6, 1968

Talk

F.D.R.

0 %|Jan 8, 1965

The Merv Griffin Show

53 %|Oct 1, 1962

Talk

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

73.60000000000001 %|Oct 1, 1962

Talk

The Mike Douglas Show

48 %|Dec 11, 1961

Comedy, Talk

Kraft Mystery Theatre

60 %|Jun 14, 1961

Drama, Mystery

Playhouse 90

74 %|Oct 4, 1956

Drama

The Steve Allen Show

40 %|Jun 24, 1956

Comedy

The Steve Allen Show

40 %|Jun 24, 1956

Comedy

The $64,000 Question

0 %|Jun 7, 1955

Reality

Climax!

27 %|Oct 7, 1954

Drama, Mystery

Climax!

27 %|Oct 7, 1954

Drama, Mystery

The Oscars

70 %|Mar 19, 1953

General Electric Theater

55 %|Feb 1, 1953

Comedy, Drama

Omnibus

60 %|Nov 9, 1952

Talk

Hallmark Hall of Fame

88 %|Dec 24, 1951

Drama

Hallmark Hall of Fame

88 %|Dec 24, 1951

Drama

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

65 %|Oct 5, 1951

Drama, Comedy

The Colgate Comedy Hour

70 %|Sep 10, 1950

Comedy

The Colgate Comedy Hour

70 %|Sep 10, 1950

Comedy

Your Show of Shows

55 %|Feb 25, 1950

Comedy

Your Show of Shows

55 %|Feb 25, 1950

Comedy

What's My Line?

66 %|Feb 2, 1950

Family, Comedy

Robert Montgomery Presents

43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950

Drama

Robert Montgomery Presents

43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950

Drama

Robert Montgomery Presents

43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950

Drama

Suspense

42 %|Jan 6, 1949

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

Studio One

44 %|Nov 7, 1948

Drama

The Philco Television Playhouse

56 %|Oct 3, 1948

Drama