Charlton Heston
Acting · Born 1923-10-04 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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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Airports 2025
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Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction 2024
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Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing 2023
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Yul Brynner, the Magnificent 2020
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Todos los nombres de Sara 2019
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Hail Satan? 2019
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic 2019
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I Am Richard Pryor 2019
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Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" 2019
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The Madding Crowd 2017
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Bienvenido Mr. Heston 2016
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The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille 2016
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Spanish Western 2015
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia 2013
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Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey 2011
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 2010
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010
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Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
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Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses 2008
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition 2007
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De Madrid a la Luna 2006
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema 2005
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004
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Remembering Reagan at His Ranch 2004
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Christmas in Hollywood 2003
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The Making of The Ten Commandments 2003
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My Father 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden 2003
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 2003
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Ben Hur 2003
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Lasting Love 2003
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
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The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich 2002
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Bowling for Columbine 2002
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The Making of 'Tombstone' 2002
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Last Party 2000 2001
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The Making of Midway 2001
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Planet of the Apes 2001
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Cats & Dogs 2001
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The Gun Deadlock 2001
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The Order 2001
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Town & Country 2001
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints 2000
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Any Given Sunday 1999
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Yesterday's Tomorrows 1999
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Television: The First Fifty Years 1999
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Forever Hollywood 1999
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Private Screenings: Charlton Heston 1998
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Gideon 1998
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Behind the Planet of the Apes 1998
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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild 1998
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Armageddon 1998
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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero 1998
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis 1997
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997
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Hercules 1997
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line 1997
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible 1997
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Hamlet 1996
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Love in Hollywood 1996
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Alaska 1996
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
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Andersonville Diaries 1996
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The Mysterious Origins of Man 1996
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The Lord Protector 1996
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Texas 1995
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Charlton Heston: For All Seasons 1995
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In the Mouth of Madness 1995
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The Avenging Angel 1995
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True Lies 1994
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994
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The Legacy of Malthus 1994
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The Bible According to Hollywood 1994
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A Century of Cinema 1994
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