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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter 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 star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston went on to headline a wide range of big‑budget films, including El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable leading men of mid‑20th‑century cinema. Beyond acting, he was active in public life, supporting civil rights in the 1960s and later becoming a prominent conservative voice and president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. He retired from public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002 and died on April 5, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as both a cinematic icon and a polarizing political figure.

  • Nacimiento: 1923-10-04, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
  • Fallecimiento: 2008-04-05
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,2 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • El planeta de los simios (1968) — George Taylor
  • Ben-Hur (1959) — Judah Ben-Hur
  • Los Diez Mandamientos (1956) — Moses
  • Sed de mal (1958) — Ramon Miguel Vargas
  • Mentiras arriesgadas (1994) — Spencer Trilby
  • Cuando el destino nos alcance (1973) — Detective Robert Thorn
  • Regreso al planeta de los simios (1970) — Taylor
  • Friends (1994) — Charlton Heston

Filmografía

  • Airports (2025)
  • My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) — Josef Mengele
  • Ben Hur, la pelicula animada (2003) — Ben Hur (voz)
  • Lasting Love (2003)
  • El planeta de los simios (2001) — Zaius (sin acreditar)
  • Como perros y gatos (2001) — The Mastiff (voz)
  • The Order (2001) — Professor Finley
  • Enredos de sociedad (2001) — Mr. Clayborne
  • The Weber Show (2000) — Charlton Heston
  • Un domingo cualquiera (1999) — AFFA Football Commissioner
  • Camino de Santiago (1999) — Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
  • Gideon (1998) — Addison Sinclair
  • Armageddon (1998) — Narration (voz)
  • Hamlet (1996) — Player King
  • Alaska (1996) — Perry
  • Eco-Challenge (1995)
  • Más allá del límite (1995) — Chief Justice Haden Wainwright
  • En la boca del miedo (1995) — Jackson Harglow
  • Los ángeles vengadores (1995) — Brigham Young
  • Friends (1994) — Charlton Heston
  • Mentiras arriesgadas (1994) — Spencer Trilby
  • Tombstone: La leyenda de Wyatt Earp (1993) — Henry Hooker
  • Wayne's World 2: ¡Qué desparrame 2! (1993) — Good Actor
  • SeaQuest DSV (1993) — Abalon
  • Solar Crisis (1992) — Adm. "Skeet" Kelso
  • 100 héroes (Mil héroes al rescate) (1992) — Captain Al Haynes
  • Noel's House Party (1991) — Star guest
  • El crucifijo de sangre (1991) — Sherlock Holmes
  • Casi un ángel (1990) — God
  • The Little Kidnappers (1990) — James MacKenzie
  • La isla del tesoro (1990) — Long John Silver
  • Original Sin (1989) — Louis Mancini
  • Call from Space (1989) — Alien (voz)
  • A Man for All Seasons (1988) — Sir Thomas More
  • Hombres orgullosos (1987) — Charley MacLeod Sr.
  • Los Colby (1985) — Jason Colby
  • Nairobi Affair (1984) — Lee Cahill
  • Jefes (1983) — Hugh Holmes
  • Duelo en las profundidades (1982) — Silas McGee / Ian McGee
  • Dinastía (1981) — Jason Colby
  • El despertar (1980) — Matthew Corbeck
  • El valle de la furia (1980) — Bill Tyler
  • Alerta roja: Neptuno hundido (1978) — Captain Paul Blanchard
  • El príncipe y el mendigo (1977) — Henry VIII
  • Pánico en el estadio (1976) — Capt. Peter Holly
  • La batalla de Midway (1976) — Capt. Matthew Garth
  • Los últimos hombres duros (1976) — Sam Burgade
  • Terremoto (1974) — Stewart Graff
  • Los cuatro mosqueteros (1974) — Cardinal Richelieu
  • Aeropuerto 75 (1974) — Alan Murdock
  • Los tres mosqueteros. Los diamantes de la reina (1973) — Cardinal Richelieu
  • Cuando el destino nos alcance (1973) — Detective Robert Thorn
  • La selva blanca (1972) — John Thornton
  • ¡Alarma! Vuelo 502 secuestrado (1972) — Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
  • Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1972) — Marc Antony
  • The Special London Bridge Special (1972) — Tennis Player
  • El último hombre... vivo (1971) — Robert Neville
  • Los indomables (1970) — Whip Hoxworth
  • El asesinato de Julio César (1970) — Marc Antony
  • Regreso al planeta de los simios (1970) — Taylor
  • El número uno (1969) — Ron "Cat" Catlan
  • El planeta de los simios (1968) — George Taylor
  • Elizabeth the Queen (1968) — Lord Essex
  • Una tumba al amanecer (1967) — Lionel Evans
  • El más valiente entre mil (1967) — Will Penny
  • Kartum (1966) — Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966) — Thomas
  • El señor de la guerra (1965) — Chrysagon
  • El tormento y el éxtasis (1965) — Michelangelo
  • La historia más grande jamás contada (1965) — John the Baptist
  • Mayor Dundee (1965) — Major Amos Charles Dundee
  • F.D.R. (1965) — Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • The Patriots (1963) — Thomas Jefferson
  • 55 días en Pekín (1963) — Maj. Matt Lewis
  • El señor de Hawaii (1962) — Richard 'King' Howland
  • Aventura en Roma (1962) — Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
  • El Cid (1961) — El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961) — Paul Malone (archive footage)
  • Ben-Hur (1959) — Judah Ben-Hur
  • Misterio en el barco perdido (1959) — John Sands
  • Los bucaneros (1958) — Gen. Andrew Jackson
  • Horizontes de grandeza (1958) — Steve Leech
  • Sed de mal (1958) — Ramon Miguel Vargas
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) — Beast
  • La ley de los fuertes (1956) — Colt Saunders
  • Los Diez Mandamientos (1956) — Moses
  • Forbidden Area (1956) — Col. Jesse Price
  • Playhouse 90 (1956) — Col. Jesse Price
  • Orgullo contra orgullo (1955) — Casey Cole
  • La guerra privada del mayor Benson (1955) — Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
  • Horizontes azules (1955) — Lt. William Clark
  • Climax! (1954) — Lt. Paul Peterson / Chipman
  • El secreto de los incas (1954) — Harry Steel
  • Cuando ruge la marabunta (1954) — Christopher Leiningen
  • Malo para todos (1953) — Dr. Tom Owen
  • Hoguera de odios (1953) — Ed Bannon
  • El triunfo de Buffalo Bill (1953) — Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
  • La dama marcada (1953) — Andrew Jackson
  • General Electric Theater (1953) — Tim
  • Pasión bajo la niebla (1952) — Boake Tackman
  • El salvaje (1952) — James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
  • El mayor espectáculo del mundo (1952) — Brad Braden
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Thomas Jefferson / Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
  • A Bolt of Lightning (1951) — James Otis
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
  • Studio One: Wuthering Heights (1950) — Heathcliff
  • Ciudad en sombras (1950) — Danny Haley
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1950) — Petruchio
  • Julius Caesar (1950) — Mark Antony
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) — Cashel Bryon / Peter Handley / Melody Jones
  • Jane Eyre (1949) — Edward Rochester
  • Suspense (1949)
  • Studio One (1948) — Col. / Dr. Michael Knowle / Philip Carey / Petruchio / Heathcliff / Edward Rochester / Mitch Henderson / James Otis / Macbeth / Merton Densher / Commander Schneider
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
  • Peer Gynt (1941) — Peer Gynt