Biography
Charlton Heston
Acting
Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, 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 sta…
Career works
249
Movies
194
Series
55
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
10/04/1923
Place of birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Date of death
04/05/2008
Filmography highlights
Movies
Airports
2025
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024 · 8.4
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023 · 8.5
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 · 7.5
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019 · 4.0
Hail Satan?
2019 · 7.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 · 7.0
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 · 6.9
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
The Madding Crowd
2017
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016 · 6.2
Spanish Western
2015 · 6.2
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 6.5
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 · 7.2
Series
Talking Pictures
2013 · 6.2
The Weber Show
2000 · 8.2
Camino de Santiago
1999 · 7.0
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
1998
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
1998 · 6.0
MADtv
1995 · 7.1
Eco-Challenge
1995 · 8.0
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
Friends
1994 · 8.4
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · 7.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · 7.3
seaQuest DSV
1993 · 7.1
Noel's House Party
1991 · 7.4
Korea: The Unknown War
1988
The Dame Edna Experience
1987 · 5.0