Filmography
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Known For
Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur (1959) -
The Ten Commandments Moses (1956) -
Soylent Green Detective Thorn (1973) -
Known For
Planet of the Apes George Taylor (1968) -
Actor
Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime Trogul (2010) -
Rua Alguem 5555: My Father The Father (Josef Mengele) (2003) -
Ben Hur Ben Hur (2003) -
The Order Professor Finley (2001) -
Planet of the Apes Zaius (2001) -
Cats & Dogs The Mastiff (2001) -
Town & Country Eugenie's Father (2001) -
The Outer Limits Chief Justice Haden Wainwright (2000) -
Any Given Sunday AFFA Football Commissioner (1999) -
Camino de Santiago Professor Marcelo Rinaldi (1999) -
Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 2 Narrator (1999)
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![Gideon]( "Gideon")
Gideon Addison Sinclair (1998) -
Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 1 Narrator (1998)
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![Armageddon]( "Armageddon")
Armageddon Narration by (1998) -
![Adventures from the Book of Virtues]( "Adventures from the Book of Virtues")
Adventures from the Book of Virtues Cincinnatus (1998) -
![Friends]( "Friends")
Friends Charlton Heston (1998) -
![Hercules]( "Hercules")
Hercules Narrator (1997) -
![The Dark Mist]( "The Dark Mist")
The Dark Mist Narrator (1996) -
![Hamlet]( "Hamlet")
Hamlet Player King (1996) -
![Alaska]( "Alaska")
Alaska Perry (1996) -
![The Avenging Angel]( "The Avenging Angel")
The Avenging Angel Brigham Young (1995) -
![The Great Battles of the Civil War]( "The Great Battles of the Civil War")
The Great Battles of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln (1994) -
![In the Mouth of Madness]( "In the Mouth of Madness")
In the Mouth of Madness Jackson Harglow (1994) -
![Texas]( "Texas")
Texas Narrator (1994) -
![True Lies]( "True Lies")
True Lies Spencer Trilby (1994) -
![SeaQuest 2032]( "SeaQuest 2032")
SeaQuest 2032 Abalon (1994) -
![Tombstone]( "Tombstone")
Tombstone Henry Hooker (1993) -
![The Bold and the Beautiful]( "The Bold and the Beautiful")
The Bold and the Beautiful Charlton Heston (1993) -
![Wayne's World 2]( "Wayne's World 2")
Wayne's World 2 Good Actor (1993) -
![Noel]( "Noel")
Noel Narrator (1992) -
![Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232]( "Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232")
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 Captain Al Haynes (1992) -
![The Crucifer of Blood]( "The Crucifer of Blood")
The Crucifer of Blood Sherlock Holmes (1991) -
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure Narrator (1991)
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![Almost an Angel]( "Almost an Angel")
Almost an Angel God (1990) -
![The Little Kidnappers]( "The Little Kidnappers")
The Little Kidnappers James MacKenzie (1990) -
![Solar Crisis]( "Solar Crisis")
Solar Crisis Adm. 'Skeet' Kelso (1990) -
![Treasure Island]( "Treasure Island")
Treasure Island Long John Silver (1990) -
Call from Space Alien (1989)
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![Original Sin]( "Original Sin")
Original Sin Louis Mancini (1989) -
![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons Sir Thomas More (1988) -
![The Two Ronnies]( "The Two Ronnies")
The Two Ronnies Bar Customer: Pinocchio II Segment (1987) -
![The Dame Edna Experience]( "The Dame Edna Experience")
The Dame Edna Experience Chuck (1987) -
![Proud Men]( "Proud Men")
Proud Men Charley MacLeod Sr. (1987) -
![The Colbys]( "The Colbys")
The Colbys Jason Colby (1985-1987) -
![Dynasty]( "Dynasty")
Dynasty Jason Colby (1985) -
![Nairobi Affair]( "Nairobi Affair")
Nairobi Affair Lee Cahill (1984) -
![Chiefs]( "Chiefs")
Chiefs Hugh Holmes (1983) -
![Mother Lode]( "Mother Lode")
Mother Lode Silas McGee / Ian McGee (1982) -
![The Awakening]( "The Awakening")
The Awakening Matthew Corbeck (1980) -
![The Mountain Men]( "The Mountain Men")
The Mountain Men Bill Tyler (1980) -
![Gray Lady Down]( "Gray Lady Down")
Gray Lady Down Capt. Paul Blanchard (1978) -
![Energy: A National Issue]( "Energy: A National Issue")
Energy: A National Issue Narrator (1977) -
![Crossed Swords]( "Crossed Swords")
Crossed Swords Henry VIII (1977) -
![Two-Minute Warning]( "Two-Minute Warning")
Two-Minute Warning Capt. Peter Holly (1976) -
![Midway]( "Midway")
Midway Capt. Matt Garth (1976) -
![The Last Hard Men]( "The Last Hard Men")
The Last Hard Men Sam Burgade (1976) -
The Fun of Your Life Narrator (1975)
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![Earthquake]( "Earthquake")
Earthquake Graff (1974) -
![The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge]( "The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge")
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge Cardinal Richelieu (1974) -
![Airport 1975]( "Airport 1975")
Airport 1975 Alan Murdock (1974) -
![Adventures of Mowgli]( "Adventures of Mowgli")
Adventures of Mowgli Narrator (1973) -
![The Three Musketeers]( "The Three Musketeers")
The Three Musketeers Cardinal Richelieu (1973) -
![Soylent Green]( "Soylent Green")
Soylent Green Detective Thorn (1973) -
![The Call of the Wild]( "The Call of the Wild")
The Call of the Wild John Thornton (1972) -
![Skyjacked]( "Skyjacked")
Skyjacked Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara (1972) -
![The Special London Bridge Special]( "The Special London Bridge Special")
The Special London Bridge Special Tennis Player (1972) -
![Antony and Cleopatra]( "Antony and Cleopatra")
Antony and Cleopatra Marc Antony (1972) -
![The Omega Man]( "The Omega Man")
The Omega Man Neville (1971) -
![The Hawaiians]( "The Hawaiians")
The Hawaiians Whip Hoxworth (1970) -
![Julius Caesar]( "Julius Caesar")
Julius Caesar Mark Antony (1970) -
![Beneath the Planet of the Apes]( "Beneath the Planet of the Apes")
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Taylor (1970) -
The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood Narrator (1970)
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![Number One]( "Number One")
Number One Ron 'Cat' Catlan (1969) -
![Counterpoint]( "Counterpoint")
Counterpoint Lionel Evans (1968) -
![Planet of the Apes]( "Planet of the Apes")
Planet of the Apes George Taylor (1968) -
![Elizabeth the Queen]( "Elizabeth the Queen")
Elizabeth the Queen Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex (1968) -
![Will Penny]( "Will Penny")
Will Penny Will Penny (1967) -
What Is a Boy (1966)
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![Khartoum]( "Khartoum")
Khartoum Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon (1966) -
![The War Lord]( "The War Lord")
The War Lord Chrysagon (1965) -
![The Agony and the Ecstasy]( "The Agony and the Ecstasy")
The Agony and the Ecstasy Michelangelo (1965) -
![Major Dundee]( "Major Dundee")
Major Dundee Major Amos Charles Dundee (1965) -
![The Greatest Story Ever Told]( "The Greatest Story Ever Told")
The Greatest Story Ever Told John the Baptist (1965) -
The Patriots Thomas Jefferson (1963)
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![Kraft Mystery Theater]( "Kraft Mystery Theater")
Kraft Mystery Theater Paul Malone (1963) -
![55 Days at Peking]( "55 Days at Peking")
55 Days at Peking Maj. Matt Lewis (1963) -
![Diamond Head]( "Diamond Head")
Diamond Head Richard 'King' Howland (1962) -
![The Pigeon That Took Rome]( "The Pigeon That Took Rome")
The Pigeon That Took Rome Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch (1962) -
![El Cid]( "El Cid")
El Cid El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar (1961) -
![Alcoa Premiere]( "Alcoa Premiere")
Alcoa Premiere Paul Malone (1961) -
![Ben-Hur]( "Ben-Hur")
Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur (1959) -
![The Wreck of the Mary Deare]( "The Wreck of the Mary Deare")
The Wreck of the Mary Deare John Sands (1959) -
![The Buccaneer]( "The Buccaneer")
The Buccaneer Gen. Andrew Jackson (1958) -
![The Big Country]( "The Big Country")
The Big Country Steve Leech (1958) -
![Touch of Evil]( "Touch of Evil")
Touch of Evil Mike Vargas (1958) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Charles Gray (1956-1958) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook The Beast (1958) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Chipman (1955-1957) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse (1951-1957) -
![Three Violent People]( "Three Violent People")
Three Violent People Capt. Colt Saunders (1956) -
![The Jackie Gleason Show]( "The Jackie Gleason Show")
The Jackie Gleason Show Guest (1956) -
![The Ten Commandments]( "The Ten Commandments")
The Ten Commandments Moses (1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Tim (1955) -
![Lucy Gallant]( "Lucy Gallant")
Lucy Gallant Casey Cole (1955) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents Melody Jones (1952-1955) -
![The Private War of Major Benson]( "The Private War of Major Benson")
The Private War of Major Benson Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson (1955) -
![The Far Horizons]( "The Far Horizons")
The Far Horizons Lt. William Clark (1955) -
![Secret of the Incas]( "Secret of the Incas")
Secret of the Incas Harry Steele (1954) -
![The Naked Jungle]( "The Naked Jungle")
The Naked Jungle Christopher Leiningen (1954) -
![Danger]( "Danger")
Danger (1954) -
Three Lives Commentator (1953)
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![Bad for Each Other]( "Bad for Each Other")
Bad for Each Other Dr. Tom Owen (1953) -
Medallion Theatre (1953)
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![Arrowhead]( "Arrowhead")
Arrowhead Ed Bannon (1953) -
![Pony Express]( "Pony Express")
Pony Express Buffalo Bill Cody (1953) -
![The President's Lady]( "The President's Lady")
The President's Lady President Andrew Jackson (1953) -
![The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse]( "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse")
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (1950-1953) -
![Ruby Gentry]( "Ruby Gentry")
Ruby Gentry Boake Tackman (1952) -
![The Savage]( "The Savage")
The Savage James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet (1952) -
Curtain Call (1952)
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![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood Merton Densher (1949-1952) -
![The Greatest Show on Earth]( "The Greatest Show on Earth")
The Greatest Show on Earth Brad Braden (1952) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre (1951) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense (1949-1951) -
![Dark City]( "Dark City")
Dark City Danny Haley (1950) -
![The Clock]( "The Clock")
The Clock (1950) -
![Julius Caesar]( "Julius Caesar")
Julius Caesar Antony (1950) -
Actor
![Peer Gynt]( "Peer Gynt")
Peer Gynt Peer Gynt (1941) -
Director
![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons (1988) -
![Mother Lode]( "Mother Lode")
Mother Lode (1982) -
Director
![Antony and Cleopatra]( "Antony and Cleopatra")
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) -
Soundtrack
![Bad for Each Other]( "Bad for Each Other")
Bad for Each Other (1953) -
Writer
![Antony and Cleopatra]( "Antony and Cleopatra")
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) -
Archive footage
![1968: The Year That Changed America]( "1968: The Year That Changed America")
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![The Joe Rogan Experience]( "The Joe Rogan Experience")
The Joe Rogan Experience (2018) -
![Jeopardy!]( "Jeopardy!")
Jeopardy! (2017) -
![Defunctland]( "Defunctland")
Defunctland (2017) -
Voyage vers Proxima b (2017)
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![I Am Not Your Negro]( "I Am Not Your Negro")
I Am Not Your Negro (2016) -
![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2016) -
![Bienvenido Mr. Heston]( "Bienvenido Mr. Heston")
Bienvenido Mr. Heston (2015) -
![Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture]( "Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture")
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![Orson Welles: Shadows and Light]( "Orson Welles: Shadows and Light")
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![Spanish Western]( "Spanish Western")
Spanish Western (2014) -
![Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles]( "Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles")
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![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
![The March]( "The March")
The March (2013) -
![Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia]( "Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia")
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![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (2013) -
![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (2000-2012) -
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![Timeshift]( "Timeshift")
Timeshift (2011) -
![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2011) -
![The Parade]( "The Parade")
The Parade (2011) -
![A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King]( "A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King")
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![Making the Boys]( "Making the Boys")
Making the Boys (2011) -
![Sing Your Song]( "Sing Your Song")
Sing Your Song (2011) -
Welsh Greats (2011)
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Cine catastrófico (2010)
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Die großen Kriminalfälle (2010)
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![20 to 1]( "20 to 1")
20 to 1 (2010) -
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![Hollywood on the Tiber]( "Hollywood on the Tiber")
Hollywood on the Tiber (2009) -
![The 81st Annual Academy Awards]( "The 81st Annual Academy Awards")
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![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2008) -
![The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![The O'Reilly Factor]( "The O'Reilly Factor")
The O'Reilly Factor (2008) -
![Religulous]( "Religulous")
Religulous (2008) -
![Il falso bugiardo]( "Il falso bugiardo")
Il falso bugiardo (2008) -
![La rentadora]( "La rentadora")
La rentadora (2007) -
![AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition]( "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition")
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![Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore]( "Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore")
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![La tele de tu vida]( "La tele de tu vida")
La tele de tu vida (2007) -
![La mandrágora]( "La mandrágora")
La mandrágora (2007) -
Hollywood Burn (2006)
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![De Madrid a la Lluna]( "De Madrid a la Lluna")
De Madrid a la Lluna (2006) -
![I Love the '70s: Volume 2]( "I Love the '70s: Volume 2")
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006) -
![Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters]( "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters")
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Battleground (2006)
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![The Naked Archaeologist]( "The Naked Archaeologist")
The Naked Archaeologist (2006) -
The Originals (2005)
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La Marató 2005 (2005)
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Sexes (2005)
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![Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema]( "Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema")
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![Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood]( "Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood")
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![Mondo Thingo]( "Mondo Thingo")
Mondo Thingo (2004) -
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The Thief of Bagdad (2004)
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A Patriot at the Podium (2003)
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![Christmas from Hollywood]( "Christmas from Hollywood")
Christmas from Hollywood (2003) -
Circle of Honor (2003)
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![Sex at 24 Frames Per Second]( "Sex at 24 Frames Per Second")
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) -
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![El informal]( "El informal")
El informal (2001) -
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![The Best of Film Noir]( "The Best of Film Noir")
The Best of Film Noir (1999) -
Heroes of Comedy (1999)
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1996) -
![Get Shorty]( "Get Shorty")
Get Shorty (1995) -
![A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies]( "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies")
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![Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater]( "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995) -
![Northern Exposure]( "Northern Exposure")
Northern Exposure (1995) -
![Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular]( "Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular")
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![100 Years at the Movies]( "100 Years at the Movies")
100 Years at the Movies (1994) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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![Saturday Night Live]( "Saturday Night Live")
Saturday Night Live (1983) -
![The Horror Show]( "The Horror Show")
The Horror Show (1979) -
Film Review (1968)
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![Mondo Hollywood]( "Mondo Hollywood")
Mondo Hollywood (1967) -
![Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase]( "Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase")
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![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) -
Archive footage
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1953-1957) -
![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
A frail-looking Heston was presented with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, at the White House by George W. Bush in July, 2003.
Quotes
[after hearing an unkind remark made about his condition by George Clooney, nephew of Rosemary Clooney] It's funny how class can skip a generation, isn't it?
Trademark
Frequently played heroic or larger-than-life characters
Nickname
Chuck
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
John Charles Carter
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 84)
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m)User Polls
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