Charlton Heston
American actor (1923-2008) · United States · Actors · Died at 84
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Something wrong?He parted the Red Sea, won the chariot race, and discovered what Soylent Green was really made of - then spent his final act as the NRA's most recognizable face, clutching a musket and daring anyone to take it.
A life in dates
Cats & DogsFilm, The Mastiff (voice)1999“NRA members are in city hall, Fort Carson, NORAD, the Air Force Academy and the Olympic Training Center.”In their words1 May 1999NRA annual meeting opening remarks, Denver, Colorado, 1999-05-01“Tragedy has been and will always be with us. Somewhere right now, evil people are planning evil things.”In their words1 May 1999NRA annual meeting closing remarks, Denver, Colorado, 1999-05-01; referring to the complaints that some had that the NRA should not proceed1998
ArmageddonFilm, Narration (voice)1997“You do not define the First Amendment. It defines you. And it is bigger than you. That's how freedom works. It also demands you do your homework.”In their words14 September 1997Speech to the National Press Club (September 14, 1997)“Now, I doubt any of you would prefer a rolled up newspaper as a weapon against a dictator or a criminal intruder.”In their words14 September 1997Speech to the National Press Club (September 14, 1997)Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1996
AlaskaFilm, Perry1995
The Outer LimitsSeries, Chief Justice Haden Wainwright1994
True LiesFilm, Spencer Trilby1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries1990
Almost an AngelFilm, God1989“Charlton Heston once told me that getting ahead in acting was more a matter of luck than talent and skill; but then he hastily amended that.”In their wordsJanuary 1989Jerry Pournelle, BYTE (January 1989)1982
WoganSeries1978Jean Hersholt Humanitarian AwardAward1976
MidwayFilm, Capt. Matthew Garth1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries1974
Dinah!Series1971
The Omega ManFilm, Robert Neville1968
Planet of the ApesFilm, George Taylor1966Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille AwardAward
KhartoumFilm, 1966Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon1963
55 Days at PekingFilm, Maj. Matt Lewis1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1960Academy Award for Best ActorAward1959
Ben-HurFilm, Judah Ben-Hur1956
The Ten CommandmentsFilm, Moses1953
The OscarsSeries1952
The Greatest Show on EarthFilm, Brad Braden1950Theatre World AwardAward
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries, 1950Cashel Bryon1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1923Born4 October 1923Also in Deutsch
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Charlton Heston in The Greatest Show on Earth trailer 1
Charlton Heston in The Greatest Show on Earth trailer 2
Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments film trailer
Charlton Heston in Ben Hur trailer
President George W. Bush Presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlton Heston
2017-10-17 1046 Chinese theatre prints
In their own words 10
, Political correctness is tyranny with manners.
NRA members are in city hall, Fort Carson, NORAD, the Air Force Academy and the Olympic Training Center.
Tragedy has been and will always be with us. Somewhere right now, evil people are planning evil things.
Filmography 40
HSHail Satan?
BCBowling for Columbine
PAPlanet of the ApesCDCats & Dogs
TOThe Order
ASAny Given SundayARArmageddon
HEHercules
HAHamletALAlaska
IMIn the Mouth of MadnessTLTrue Lies
TOTombstone
WWWayne's World 2
TITreasure IslandAAAlmost an Angel
TMThe Mountain MenMIMidway
TWTwo-Minute Warning
AIAirport 1975
EAEarthquake
TMThe Four Musketeers
SGSoylent Green
TMThe Three MusketeersTMThe Omega Man
BABeneath the Planet of the ApesPAPlanet of the Apes
WPWill PennyKHKhartoum
TTThe Greatest Story Ever Told
MDMajor Dundee
TEThe Agony and the EcstasyDP55 Days at Peking
ECEl CidBHBen-Hur
TETouch of Evil
TCThe Big CountryTCThe Ten Commandments
TJThe Naked JungleTEThe Greatest Show on Earth275 credits on file
Television 24
TLThe Outer Limits
FRFriends
SCSpace Ghost Coast to CoastLBLate Night with Conan O'Brien
SDseaQuest DSVWOWogan
DYDynasty
SLSaturday Night LiveLDLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
SCSpécial cinémaDIDinah!
TSThe Dick Cavett Show
TCThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTSThe Merv Griffin ShowTSThe Mike Douglas Show
CLClimax!TOThe Oscars
WLWhat's My Line?RPRobert Montgomery Presents
SOStudio One
TPThe Philco Television Playhouse
BABambi
TSThe Ed Sullivan ShowGAGolden Globe AwardsAwards
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Born John Charles Carter in 1923, Heston became Hollywood's go-to man for sweeping historical scale: Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), then the title role in Ben-Hur (1959), which won him the Oscar. Through the '60s and '70s he toggled between biblical epics like El Cid and The Greatest Story Ever Told and dystopian landmarks - Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man, Soylent Green - that have outlasted most of his sandal-and-sword work. In the '50s and early '60s he openly opposed racism and supported civil rights; by 1987 he'd left the Democrats, founded a conservative PAC, and backed Reagan. From 1998 to 2003 he served five terms as NRA president, a role that redefined his public image in his final years. He announced his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2002 and retired from both acting and the gun lobby, dying in 2008.
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