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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

2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as    Self – Interviewee

2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

as    Self (archive footage)

2003
Christmas in Hollywood

as    Self (archive footage)

2002
Bowling for Columbine

as    Self - NRA President

2001
Town & Country

as    Mr. Clayborne

1998
Gideon

as    Addison Sinclair

1998
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

as    Narrator (voice)

1998
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

as    Narrator (voice)

1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes

as    Self - 'Taylor'

1996
The Dark Mist

as    Narrator (voice)

1996
Alaska

as    Perry

1995
In the Mouth of Madness

as    Jackson Harglow

1995
Texas

as    Narrator

1994
True Lies

as    Spencer Trilby

1993
Tombstone

as    Henry Hooker

1993
The Mystery of the Sphinx

as    Narrator

1992
Noël

as    Narrator

1991
The Crucifer of Blood

as    Sherlock Holmes

1990
Almost an Angel

as    God

1990
The Little Kidnappers

as    James MacKenzie

1990
Treasure Island

as    Long John Silver