Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Date of Birth:

Oct 04, 1923

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Peer Gynt Peer Gynt

1941

Alaska Alaska

1996

My Father My Father

2003

Jane Eyre Jane Eyre

1949

Noël Noël

1992

Gideon Gideon

1998

Proud Men Proud Men

1987

Armageddon Armageddon

1998

Ben Hur Ben Hur

2003

Texas Texas

1995

True Lies True Lies

1994

Dark City Dark City

1950

Khartoum Khartoum

1966

Hamlet Hamlet

1996

Will Penny Will Penny

1967

Ben-Hur Ben-Hur

1959

Earthquake Earthquake

1974

Tombstone Tombstone

1993

Hercules Hercules

1997

Midway Midway

1976

Number One Number One

1969

The Savage The Savage

1952

Skyjacked Skyjacked

1972

El Cid El Cid

1961

Arrowhead Arrowhead

1953

The Order The Order

2001

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