Foto Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston


Biografi

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.

Dikenal sebagai

Acting

Tanggal Lahir

04 October 1923 di Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Filmografi

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

sebagai Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

sebagai Judah Ben-Hur

Armageddon

Armageddon

sebagai Narration (voice)

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

sebagai Moses

Hercules

Hercules

sebagai Narrator (voice)

The Orson Welles Story

The Orson Welles Story

sebagai Self

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

sebagai George Taylor

Tombstone

Tombstone

sebagai Henry Hooker

The President's Lady

The President's Lady

sebagai Andrew Jackson

True Lies

True Lies

sebagai Spencer Trilby

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

sebagai John Thornton

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

sebagai Zaius (uncredited)

The Omega Man

The Omega Man

sebagai Robert Neville

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

sebagai Detective Robert Thorn

Midway

Midway

sebagai Capt. Matthew Garth

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

sebagai Thomas

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

sebagai AFFA Football Commissioner

Hamlet

Hamlet

sebagai Player King