Actor
Charlton Heston
October 4, 1923 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter 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 Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth and then became an international star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Notable work
8.4Friends (1994)
as Charlton Heston
6.8Armageddon (1998)
as Narration (voice)
7.5Hercules (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
7.1True Lies (1994)
as Spencer Trilby
5.8Planet of the Apes (2001)
as Zaius (uncredited)
7.7Planet of the Apes (1968)
as George Taylor
7.9Ben-Hur (1959)
as Judah Ben-Hur
7.6Tombstone (1993)
as Henry Hooker
7.2In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
as Jackson Harglow
7.8The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Moses
6.8Any Given Sunday (1999)
as AFFA Football Commissioner
5.4Cats & Dogs (2001)
as The Mastiff (voice)
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