Charlton Heston

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 04, 1923 (101 years old)

Charlton Heston

Known For

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
1h 41m
Movie 2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
0h 53m
Movie 2024

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent sequels have asked its viewers challenging questions about contemporary society under the guise of a bold science fiction saga: a fascinating look at a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
0h 53m
Movie 2023

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
0h 52m
Movie 2020

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

The incredible story of the mythical Russian-American actor and filmmaker Yul Brynner (1920-85), the most exotic sex-symbol since Rudolph Valentino; the story of the atypical destiny of an international nomad: from the Parisian cabarets to the stages of Broadway and the Hollywood studios. The rise to fame of a multidisciplinary genius who became a king of the screen.

Todos los nombres de Sara
0h 57m
Movie 2019

Todos los nombres de Sara

Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…

Hail Satan?
1h 31m
Movie 2019

Hail Satan?

The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
0h 54m
Movie 2019

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

I Am Richard Pryor
1h 32m
Movie 2019

I Am Richard Pryor

The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.

Emergency: Donald Trump’s
0h 5m
Movie 2019

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and Mexico influence Trump's imagination.

The Madding Crowd
0h 8m
Movie 2017

The Madding Crowd

"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.

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.

Acting

2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2023
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2020
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2019
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
Hail Satan?
2019
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2017
The Madding Crowd
2016
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2015
Spanish Western
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2008
Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2006
De Madrid a la Luna
2003
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
My Father
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
2003
Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003
Lasting Love
1999
Any Given Sunday
1999
Camino de Santiago
1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
Forever Hollywood
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
1998
Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich
1998
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War
1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1997
Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
Hercules
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1996
Hamlet
1996
Love in Hollywood
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
Andersonville Diaries
1996
The Mysterious Origins of Man
1995
Texas
1995
Eco-Challenge
1995
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
The Avenging Angel
1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
A Century of Cinema
1994
The Legacy of Malthus
1994
The Bible According to Hollywood
1993
Tombstone
1993
Wayne's World 2
1993
The Mystery of the Sphinx
1992
Solar Crisis
1991
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1990
Almost an Angel
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1989
Original Sin
1989
Call from Space
1988
Korea: The Unknown War
1987
Eclipse of Reason
1986
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1985
The Colbys
1956
The Ten Commandments

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