Charlton Heston

Also Credited As:

John Charles Carter
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Biography

With his imposing stature and sonorous voice, it did not take long before the stage actor was landing roles on early television and headlining in feature films like "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952). As impressive as these early roles were, Heston's performances in the biblical blockbusters "The Ten Commandments" (1956) and "Ben-Hur" (1959) cemented his stature as a leading man in Hollywood. He continued with a steady output of historical …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Other

Born

John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois, USA

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Proud Men

Charley MacLeod

Khartoum

General Charles Gordon

Crucifer of Blood

Sherlock Holmes

The Colbys

Jason Colby

Will Penny

Will Penny

The Private War of Major Benson

Major Bernard Benson

El Cid

Rodrigo Diaz--El Cid

Touch of Evil

Ramon Miguel "Mike" Vargas

The Mystery of the Sphinx

Host

Treasure Island

Long John Silver

The Patriots

Thomas Jefferson

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Taylor

Original Sin

Louis Mancini

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Michelangelo

Midway

Captain Matt Garth

The Omega Man

Neville

Planet of the Apes

George Taylor

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony

Major Dundee

Major Amos Charles Dundee

America at the Movies

Narration

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Capt Paul MacDougall

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Captain Al Haynes

A Man For All Seasons

Sir Thomas More

Call of the Wild

Actor

Julius Caesar

Marc Antony