Charlton Heston
Skuespiller, Instruktør, Forfatter
4. oktober 1923 — 5. april 2008 (84 år)
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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| 2019 | Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | The Parade · as Ben Hur |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King · as Neville |
| 2010 | 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift · as (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Religulous · as George TaylorPå Plex |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Moses |
| 2006 | Hollywood Burn · as Cast |
| 2003 | My Father · as Josef Mengele |
| 2003 | Ben Hur · as Ben Hur (voice)På Plex |
| 2002 | The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | The Order · as Professor FinleyPå Plex |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes · as Zaius (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs · as The Mastiff (voice) |
| 2001 | Town & Country · as Mr. Clayborne |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday · as Affa Football Commissioner |
| 1999 | Camino de Santiago · as Professor Marcelo Rinaldi |
| 1998 | Secrets Of War: The Price of War · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Secrets Of War: Modern War · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Gideon · as Addison Sinclair |
| 1998 | Secrets Of War: On All Fronts · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Secrets of War: Espionage · as Host |
| 1998 | Armageddon · as Narration (voice) |
| 1997 | Hercules · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Alaska: Spirit of the Wild · as Narrator (voice)På Plex |
| 1996 | Hamlet · as Player King |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues · as Cincinnatus |
| 1996 | Alaska · as Perry |
| 1996 | The Lord Protector · as Narrator (voice)På Plex |
| 1995 | The Celluloid Closet · as Judah Ben-Hur |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) · as Chief Justice Haden Wainwright |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel · as Brigham Young |
| 1994 | Texas · as Narrator |
| 1994 | The Great Battles of the Civil War · as Abraham Lincoln |
| 1994 | In the Mouth of Madness · as Jackson Harglow |
| 1994 | True Lies · as Spencer Trilby |
| 1993 | Tombstone · as Henry Hooker |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 · as Good Actor |
| 1993 | Mystery of the Sphinx · as Narrator |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV · as Abalon |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman · as Dave's Supervisor |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 · as Captain Al Haynes |
| 1992 | Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime · as Trogul |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party · as Star Guest |
| 1991 | The Crucifer of Blood · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1991 | Cults: Saying No Under Pressure · as Narrator |
| 1990 | Almost an Angel · as God |
| 1990 | The Little Kidnappers · as James MackenziePå Plex |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis · as Adm. "skeet" Kelso |
| 1990 | Treasure Island · as Long John Silver |
| 1989 | Original Sin · as Louis Mancini |
| 1988 | A Man for All Seasons · as Sir Thomas More |
| 1987 | Proud Men · as Charley Macleod Sr. |
| 1986 | Nem Tudo é Verdade · as Mike Vargas |
| 1985 | The Colbys · as Jason Colby |
| 1984 | Nairobi Affair · as Lee Cahill |
| 1983 | Chiefs · as Hugh Holmes |
| 1982 | Mother Lode · as Silas Mcgee / Ian McgeePå Plex |
| 1981 | Dynasty · as Jason Colby |
| 1980 | The Awakening · as Matthew Corbeck |
| 1980 | The Mountain Men · as Bill Tyler |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as Cast |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down · as Captain Paul Blanchard |
| 1977 | Crossed Swords · as Henry Viii |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning · as Capt. Peter Holly |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Narrator |
| 1976 | Midway · as Capt. Matthew Garth |
| 1976 | The Last Hard Men · as Sam Burgade |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers · as Cardinal Richelieu |
| 1974 | Earthquake · as Stewart Graff |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 · as Alan Murdock |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers · as Cardinal RichelieuPå Plex |
| 1973 | The Adventures of Mowgli · as Narrator |
| 1973 | Soylent Green · as Detective Robert Thorn |
| 1972 | The Call of the Wild · as John ThorntonPå Plex |
| 1972 | Skyjacked · as Capt. Henry 'hank' O'hara |
| 1972 | The Special London Bridge Special · as Tennis Player |
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra · as Marc AntonyPå Plex |
| 1971 | Vietnam! Vietnam! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1971 | The Omega Man · as Robert Neville |
| 1971 | The Two Ronnies · as Bar Customer: Pinocchio Ii Segment |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians · as Whip Hoxworth |
| 1970 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes · as Taylor |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar · as Marc Antony |
| 1969 | Number One · as Ron "cat" Catlan |
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes · as George TaylorPå Plex |
| 1968 | Elizabeth the Queen · as Lord Essex |
| 1967 | Will Penny · as Will Penny |
| 1967 | Counterpoint · as Lionel Evans |
| 1966 | Khartoum · as Gen. Charles 'chinese' Gordon |
| 1965 | The War Lord · as Chrysagon |
| 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy · as Michelangelo |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as John The Baptist |
| 1965 | Major Dundee · as Major Amos Charles Dundee |
| 1963 | The Patriots · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking · as Maj. Matt Lewis |
| 1962 | Diamond Head · as Richard 'king' Howland |
| 1962 | The Pigeon That Took Rome · as Captain Paul Macdougall / Benny The Snatch / Narrator |
| 1961 | El Cid · as El Cid Rodrigo De Vivar |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere · as Paul Malone |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre · as Paul Malone (archive Footage) |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur · as Judah Ben-Hur |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare · as John Sands |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Gen. Andrew Jackson |
| 1958 | The Big Country · as Steve LeechPå Plex |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil · as Ramon Miguel Vargas |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook · as Beast |
| 1956 | Three Violent People · as Colt Saunders |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Moses |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Col. Jesse Price |
| 1955 | The Private War of Major Benson · as Maj. Bernard R. 'barney' Benson |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallant · as Casey Cole |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons · as Lt. William Clark |
| 1955 | The $64, 000 Question · as Substitute Host |
| 1954 | Climax! · as Lt. Paul Peterson |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas · as Harry Steel |
| 1954 | The Naked Jungle · as Christopher Leiningen |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other · as Dr. Tom Owen |
| 1953 | Arrowhead · as Ed Bannon |
| 1953 | Pony Express · as Captain William Frank 'buffalo Bill' Cody |
| 1953 | The President's Lady · as Andrew Jackson |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Tim |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry · as Boake Tackman |
| 1952 | The Savage · as James 'jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Brad Braden |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Robert Devereaux, Earl Of Essex |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | Studio One: Wuthering Heights · as Heathcliff |
| 1950 | Dark City · as Danny Haley |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Cast |
| 1950 | Danger · as Cast |
| 1950 | Julius Caesar · as Mark Antony |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents · as Melody Jones |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Heathcliff |
| 1948 | |
| 1941 | Peer Gynt · as Peer Gynt |
Mother Earth · as Narrator (voice) | |
Secrets of War: Declassified · as Narrator |
| 1988 | |
| 1982 | Mother LodePå Plex |
| 1972 | Antony and CleopatraPå Plex |
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra · as ScreenplayPå Plex |