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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Birthday: 1923-10-04 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

as    Self (archive footage)

2023
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

as    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as    Self – Interviewee

2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

as    Self (archive footage)

2004
My Father

as    Josef Mengele

2003
Christmas in Hollywood

as    Self (archive footage)

2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as    (archive footage)

2002
The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

as    Narrator (voice)

2002
Bowling for Columbine

as    Self - NRA President

2001
Town & Country

as    Mr. Clayborne

2001
The Order

as    Professor Finley

2001
The Gun Deadlock

as    Self

2001
The Making of Midway

as    Self