As Actor, As Director
Mother Lode
1982
5.6
Charlton Heston
Acting
Born
October 4, 1923
Place of Birth
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Deceased
April 5, 2008
Biography
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
The Filmography
As Actor
The Mountain Men
1980
5.9
As Actor
Gray Lady Down
1978
6.4
As Actor
Energy: A National Issue
1977
5.0
As Actor
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
6.0
As Actor
Two-Minute Warning
1976
6.2
As Actor
Midway
1976
6.6
As Actor
Earthquake
1974
6.1
As Actor
The Four Musketeers
1974
6.5
As Actor
Airport 1975
1974
5.7
As Actor
Soylent Green
1973
6.9
As Actor
The Call of the Wild
1972
6.0
As Actor
Skyjacked
1972
6.2
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
5.5
As Actor
The Omega Man
1971
6.2
As Actor
The Hawaiians
1970
5.6
As Actor
Julius Caesar
1970
5.7
As Actor
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
6.1
As Actor
Number One
1969
5.1
As Actor
Planet of the Apes
1968
7.7