Charlton Heston (1923–2008)


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With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing a long list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, well built and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's greatest leading men and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty years. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in 100 films over ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations. See more awards »

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Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur
(1959)
(1956)
À Beira do Fim Detective Thorn
(1973)
(1968)

Filmography

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 2003 My Father, Rua Alguem 5555
The Father (Josef Mengele)
 2003 Ben Hur (Video)
Ben Hur (voice)
 2001 The Order: Cruzada Final
Professor Finley
 2001 O Planeta dos Macacos
Zaius (uncredited)
 2001 Como Cães E Gatos
The Mastiff (voice)
 2001 Mistérios do Sexo Oposto
Eugenie's Father
 2000 Limites do Terror (TV Series)
Chief Justice Haden Wainwright
- Final Appeal (2000) ... Chief Justice Haden Wainwright
 1999 Um Domingo Qualquer
AFFA Football Commissioner
 1999 Camino de Santiago (TV Mini-Series)
Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
- Episode #1.3 (1999) ... Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
- Episode #1.2 (1999) ... Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
- Episode #1.1 (1999) ... Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
 1999 Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 2 (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1998 Gideon
Addison Sinclair
 1998 Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 1 (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1998 Armageddon
Narration by
 1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series)
Cincinnatus
- Citizenship (1998) ... Cincinnatus (voice)
 1998 Friends (TV Series)
Charlton Heston
- The One with Joey's Dirty Day (1998) ... Charlton Heston
 1997 Hércules
Narrator (voice)
 1996 The Lord Protector
Narrator (voice)
 1996 Hamlet
Player King
 1996 Alasca
Perry
 1995 A Bíblia de Satanás
Jackson Harglow
 1995 The Avenging Angel (TV Movie)
Brigham Young
 1994 The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV Series documentary)
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
 1994 Texas (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1994 A Verdade da Mentira
Spencer Trilby
 1994 SeaQuest DSV: Viagem ao Fundo do Mar (TV Series)
Abalon
- Abalon (1994) ... Abalon
 1993 Tombstone
Henry Hooker
 1993 The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series)
Charlton Heston
- Episode #1.1692 (1993) ... Charlton Heston
- Episode #1.1691 (1993) ... Charlton Heston
- Episode #1.1679 (1993) ... Charlton Heston
- Episode #1.1674 (1993) ... Charlton Heston
 1993 Wayne's World 2
Good Actor
 1992 Noël (TV Short)
Narrator (voice)
 1992 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (TV Movie)
Captain Al Haynes
 1991 The Crucifer of Blood (TV Movie)
Sherlock Holmes
 1991 Cults: Saying No Under Pressure (Video)
Narrator
 1990 Anjo... mas não muito
God (uncredited)
 1990 The Little Kidnappers (TV Movie)
James MacKenzie
 1990 Ameaça Solar
Adm. 'Skeet' Kelso
 1990 A Ilha do Tesouro (TV Movie)
Long John Silver
 1989 Call from Space (Short)
Alien (voice)
 1989 One Incoming (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1989 O Pecado Original (TV Movie)
Louis Mancini
 1988 Conflito Mortal (TV Movie)
Sir Thomas More
 1987 The Two Ronnies (TV Series)
Bar Customer: Pinocchio II Segment
- 1987 Christmas Special (1987) ... Bar Customer: Pinocchio II Segment
 1987 The Dame Edna Experience (TV Series)
Chuck
- Episode #1.4 (1987) ... Chuck (uncredited)
 1987 Proud Men (TV Movie)
Charley MacLeod Sr.
 1985-1987 The Colbys (TV Series)
Jason Colby
- Crossroads (1987) ... Jason Colby
- The Dead End (1987) ... Jason Colby
- Betrayals (1987) ... Jason Colby
- Devil's Advocate (1987) ... Jason Colby
- Return Engagement (1987) ... Jason Colby
 1985 Dinastia (TV Series)
Jason Colby
- The Titans: Part 2 (1985) ... Jason Colby
- The Titans: Part 1 (1985) ... Jason Colby
- The Man (1985) ... Jason Colby
- The Californians (1985) ... Jason Colby
 1984 Nairobi (TV Movie)
Lee Cahill
 1983 Chiefs (TV Mini-Series)
Hugh Holmes
- Part 3 (1983) ... Hugh Holmes
- Part 2 (1983) ... Hugh Holmes
- Part 1 (1983) ... Hugh Holmes
 1982 O Grande Filão
Silas McGee / Ian McGee
 1980 A Maldição do Vale dos Faraós
Matthew Corbeck
 1980 Os Homens da Montanha
Bill Tyler
 1978 S.O.S. - Submarino Nuclear
Capt. Paul Blanchard
 1977 Energy: A National Issue (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)
 1977 O Príncipe e o pobre
Henry VIII
 1976 Two-Minute Warning
Capt. Peter Holly
 1976 A Batalha de Midway
Capt. Matt Garth
 1976 A Lei do Ódio
Sam Burgade
 1975 The Fun of Your Life (Short)
Narrator
 1974 Terramoto
Graff
 1974 Aeroporto 75
Alan Murdock
 1973 Maugli
Narrator (English version, voice)
 1973 À Beira do Fim
Detective Thorn
 1972 O Grito da Floresta
John Thornton
 1972 Os Piratas do Ar
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
 1972 António e Cleópatra
Marc Antony
 1971 O Último Homem na Terra
Neville
 1970 O Senhor das Ilhas
Whip Hoxworth
 1970 The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1970 Júlio César
Mark Antony
 1969 Number One
Ron 'Cat' Catlan
 1960-1968 Toast of the Town (TV Series)
Actor - Dramatic Reading / Dramatic Reader
- See America with Ed Sullivan: Chicago (1960) ... Actor - Dramatic Reading
- Episode #13.31 (1960) ... Actor - Dramatic Reading
 1968 Sinfonia para um inimigo
Lionel Evans
 1968 O Homem Que Veio do Futuro
George Taylor
 1968 Elizabeth the Queen (TV Movie)
Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
 1967 Will Penny
Will Penny
 1966 What Is a Boy (TV Movie)
 1966 Khartoum
General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
 1965 O Senhor da Guerra
Chrysagon
 1965 A agonia e o êxtase
Michelangelo
 1965 Major Dundee
Maj. Amos Charles Dundee
 1965 A Maior História de Todos os Tempos
John the Baptist
 1963 The Patriots (TV Movie)
Thomas Jefferson
 1963 55 Dias em Pequim
Maj. Matt Lewis
 1962 A Fronteira do Pecado
Richard 'King' Howland
 1962 O pombo que conquistou Roma
Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
 1961 El Cid
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
 1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Paul Malone
- The Fugitive Eye (1961) ... Paul Malone
 1959 Ben-Hur
Judah Ben-Hur
 1958 O Corsário Lafitte
Gen. Andrew Jackson
 1958 Da Terra Nascem os Homens
Steve Leech
 1958 A Sede do Mal
Mike Vargas
 1956-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Charles Gray / Col. Jesse Price
- Point of No Return (1958) ... Charles Gray
- Forbidden Area (1956) ... Col. Jesse Price
 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series)
The Beast
- Beauty and the Beast (1958) ... The Beast
 1955-1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Chipman / Lt. Paul Peterson
- The Trial of Captain Wirtz (1957) ... Chipman
- Bailout at 43,000 Feet (1955) ... Lt. Paul Peterson
 1951-1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)
- Switch Station (1957)
 1956 Esquece o Meu Passado
Capt. Colt Saunders
 1956 Os Dez Mandamentos
Moses
 1955 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Tim
- The Seeds of Hate (1955) ... Tim
 1955 Orgulho Contra Orgulho
Casey Cole
 1952-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
Melody Jones / Peter Handley / Cashel Bryon
- Along Came Jones (1955) ... Melody Jones
- The Closed Door (1952) ... Peter Handley
- Cashel Byron's Profession (1952) ... Cashel Bryon
 1955 A Guerra Privada do Major Benson
Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
 1955 Horizontes Desconhecidos
Lt. William Clark
 1954 O Segredo dos Incas
Harry Steele
 1954 Marabunta
Christopher Leiningen
 1954 Danger (TV Series)
 1953 Three Lives (Short)
Commentator
 1953 Com a Vossa Vida nas Mãos
Dr. Tom Owen
 1953 Medallion Theatre (TV Series)
- A Day in Town (1953)
 1953 O Apache Branco
Ed Bannon
 1953 Buffalo Bill, o Indomável
Buffalo Bill Cody
 1953 A Dama Marcada
President Andrew Jackson
 1950-1953 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
- Elegy (1953)
 1952 A Fúria do Desejo
Boake Tackman
 1952 O Selvagem
James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
 1952 Curtain Call (TV Series)
- The Liar (1952)
 1949-1952 Studio One (TV Series)
Merton Densher / James Otis / Macbeth / ...
- The Wings of the Dove (1952) ... Merton Densher
- A Bolt of Lightning (1951) ... James Otis
- Macbeth (1951) ... Macbeth
- Letter from Cairo (1950) ... Mitch Henderson
- Wuthering Heights (1950) ... Heathcliff
 1952 O Maior Espectáculo do Mundo
Brad Braden
 1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
- Route 19 (1951)
 1949-1951 Suspense (TV Series)
- Santa Fe Flight (1951)
- Suspicion (1949)
 1950 A Cidade Tenebrosa
Danny Haley
 1950 The Clock (TV Series)
- The Hypnotist (1950)
 1950 Julius Caesar
Antony
 1941 Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in Herman Wouk's play, "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, with Ben Cross in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 15 Interviews | 64 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Charlton Easton | Captured Slave Charlton Heston

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on the cast of Os Dez Mandamentos (1956)] I was the greenest of them all, but I had the best part. See more »

Trivia:

On August 9, 2002, he issued a statement in which he advised his physicians have recently told him he may have a neurological disorder whose symptoms are consistent with Alzheimer's disease. See more »

Trademark:

Roles in biblical epics (Os Dez Mandamentos (1956), Ben-Hur (1959), and A Maior História de Todos os Tempos (1965)) See more »

Nickname:

Chuck

Star Sign:

Libra

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