Charlton Heston

Biography

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.

Known For

Friends

as Charlton Heston

Armageddon

as Narration (voice)

Hercules

as Narrator (voice)

True Lies

as Spencer Trilby

Planet of the Apes

as Zaius (uncredited)

Planet of the Apes

as George Taylor

Ben-Hur

as Judah Ben-Hur

Tombstone

as Henry Hooker

In the Mouth of Madness

as Jackson Harglow

Any Given Sunday

as AFFA Football Commissioner