Charlton Heston
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
as Self - Host / Moses
My Father
as Josef Mengele
Ben Hur
as Ben Hur (voice)
Planet of the Apes
as Zaius (uncredited)
Cats & Dogs
as The Mastiff (voice)
The Order
as Professor Finley
Town & Country
as Mr. Clayborne
Any Given Sunday
as AFFA Football Commissioner
Gideon
as Addison Sinclair
Armageddon
as Narration (voice)
Hercules
as Narrator (voice)
Hamlet
as Player King
Alaska
as Perry
The Lord Protector
as Narrator (voice)
Texas
as Narrator
In the Mouth of Madness
as Jackson Harglow
The Avenging Angel
as Brigham Young
True Lies
as Spencer Trilby
The Legacy of Malthus
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Tombstone
as Henry Hooker
Wayne's World 2
as Good Actor