Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston Movies and TV Shows

Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1923-10-04 (101 years old)
Place of birth: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
nationality: American
height: 1.91 m
Net worth: $40,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in Canada

Hail Satan?

Hail Satan? (2019)

7.3

71%

role:
Self (archive footage)

2019

Documentary

7.3

71%

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

6.7

73%

role:
Self - Actor (archive footage)

2019

Documentary

6.7

73%

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

6.9

69%

role:
Self - Actor (archive footage)

2014

Documentary

6.9

69%

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)

6.7

76%

role:
Self - Actor (archive footage)

2014

Documentary

TV Movie

6.7

76%

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

7.1

70%

role:
Self (archive footage)

Not available

2014

Documentary

TV Movie

7.1

70%

Not available

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth (2011)

7.7

76%

role:
Prof. Walter Finley

2011

Drama

7.7

76%

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

7.7

71%

role:
Himself – Interviewee

2010

Documentary

7.7

71%

Project Runway

Project Runway (2004)

7.4

60%

role:
Taylor

2004

Reality TV

7.4

60%

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine (2002)

8.0

76%

role:
Himself - NRA President

2002

Documentary

8.0

76%

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (2001)

5.7

58%

role:
Zaius (uncredited)

2001

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7

58%

Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs (2001)

5.2

54%

role:
The Mastiff (voice)

2001

Comedy

Family

5.2

54%

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday (1999)

6.9

68%

role:
Commissioner

1999

Drama

6.9

68%

Armageddon

Armageddon (1998)

6.7

68%

role:
Narration (voice)

1998

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

68%

Hercules

Hercules (1997)

7.3

75%

role:
Narrator (voice)

1997

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3

75%

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

8.3

81%

role:
Narration (voice)

1997

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3

81%

Hamlet

7.7

75%

role:
Player King

1996

Drama

7.7

75%

Alaska

5.7

59%

role:
Perry

1996

Adventure

Family

5.7

59%

In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

7.1

72%

role:
Jackson Harglow

1995

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.1

72%

True Lies

True Lies (1994)

7.3

71%

role:
Spencer Trilby

1994

Action

Thriller

7.3

71%

Tombstone

Tombstone (1993)

7.8

76%

role:
Henry Hooker

1993

Action

Western

7.8

76%

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2 (1993)

6.2

61%

role:
Good Actor

1993

Comedy

Music

6.2

61%

Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel (1990)

5.6

58%

role:
God

1990

Comedy

5.6

58%

Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down (1978)

6.2

66%

role:
Captain Paul Blanchard

1978

Adventure

Drama

History

Thriller

6.2

66%

Midway

6.7

66%

role:
Capt. Matthew Garth

1976

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.7

66%

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers (1974)

6.9

64%

role:
Cardinal Richelieu

1974

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

6.9

64%

Airport 1975

Airport 1975 (1974)

5.7

56%

role:
Alan Murdock

1974

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

5.7

56%

Earthquake

Earthquake (1974)

5.9

61%

role:
Stewart Graff

1974

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.9

61%

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1973)

7.1

68%

role:
Cardinal Richelieu

1973

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

7.1

68%

Soylent Green

Soylent Green (1973)

7.0

69%

role:
Detective Robert Thorn

1973

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

69%

The Omega Man

The Omega Man (1971)

6.4

61%

role:
Robert Neville

1971

Action

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

61%

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

6.0

62%

role:
Taylor

1970

Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0

62%

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (1968)

8.0

77%

role:
George Taylor

1968

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0

77%

Will Penny

Will Penny (1967)

7.1

65%

role:
Will Penny

1967

Action

Adventure

Western

7.1

65%

Khartoum

Khartoum (1966)

6.8

63%

role:
Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

1966

Adventure

History

War & Politics

6.8

63%

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

7.2

71%

role:
Michelangelo

1965

Drama

History

7.2

71%

Major Dundee

Major Dundee (1965)

6.7

66%

role:
Major Amos Charles Dundee

1965

Western

War & Politics

6.7

66%

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

6.6

64%

role:
John the Baptist

1965

Drama

History

6.6

64%

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking (1963)

6.7

72%

role:
Maj. Matt Lewis

1963

History

6.7

72%

El Cid

7.2

69%

role:
El Cid

1961

Action

Drama

History

Romance

War & Politics

7.2

69%

Ben-Hur

8.1

79%

role:
Judah Ben-Hur

1959

Adventure

Drama

History

8.1

79%

The Big Country

The Big Country (1958)

7.9

76%

role:
Steve Leech

1958

Drama

Romance

Western

7.9

76%

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil (1958)

8.0

78%

role:
Ramon Miguel Vargas

1958

Crime

Thriller

8.0

78%

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1956)

7.9

78%

role:
Moses

1956

Drama

History

7.9

78%

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle (1954)

6.7

65%

role:
Christopher Leiningen

1954

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

6.7

65%

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

6.5

64%

role:
Brad Braden

1952

Drama

Family

Romance

6.5

64%

: Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Charlton Heston are, for example, Hail Satan?, I Am Richard Pryor and Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are iTunes, Google Play and Prime Video.
: The best StreamFat ratings are Ben-Hur (8.0), Touch of Evil (7.9) and The Ten Commandments (7.9).