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Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction films and action films.
Charlton Heston. Actor: Ben-Hur. With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing a long list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, well-built and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's top leading men of his prime and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty years.
May 28, 2024 · Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1923, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.—died April 5, 2008, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor who was known for his chiseled features and compelling speaking voice and for his numerous roles as historical figures and famous literary characters.
Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. Heston was born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in No Man's Land, Illinois, to Lila (Charlton) and Russell Whitford Carter, who operated a sawmill. He had English and Scottish ancestry, with recent Canadianforebears.
Charlton Heston was an American actor best known for playing historical figures and literary characters. He was critically acclaimed for portraying ‘Moses’ in the epic film ‘The Ten Commandments.’
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. He had many big roles, such as playing Moses in the movie The Ten Commandments, astronaut Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), the dystopian The Omega Man (1971), and Soylent Green (1973).
HESTON, Charlton (b. 4 October 1923 in Evanston, Illinois), Academy Award–winning screen and stage actor and narrator who starred as unforgettable historical figures or fictional heroes in numerous epic films and who, during the 1960s, was president of the Screen Actors Guild, a civil rights supporter, and an appointee on national arts programs.
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction films and action films.
Charlton Heston, orig. John Charles Carter, (born Oct. 4, 1923, Evanston, Ill., U.S.—died April 5, 2008, Beverly Hills, Calif.), U.S. actor. He made his Broadway debut in Antony and Cleopatra (1947) and his film debut in Dark City (1950).
Apr 7, 2008 · Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston died Saturday at the age of 84. Heston, who starred in epic films such as Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments, later made a name for himself as a ...
