Charlton Heston
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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.
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Merv Griffin Show
Studio One
General Electric Theater
Climax!
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
The Outer Limits
Friends
The Colgate Comedy Hour
MADtv
The Steve Allen Show
Golden Globe Awards
Dynasty
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Kennedy Center Honors
Your Show of Shows
Wogan
seaQuest DSV
Suspense
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bambi
Omnibus
Pebble Mill
The Weber Show
Noel's House Party
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Playhouse 90
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Armageddon
The Oscars
Wayne's World 2
Any Given Sunday
Hercules
The Legacy of Malthus
Cats & Dogs
Planet of the Apes
True Lies
In the Mouth of Madness
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tombstone
Almost an Angel
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
The $64,000 Question
The Buccaneer
Saturday Night Live
The Greatest Show on Earth
Lucy Gallant
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
The Naked Jungle
The Far Horizons
The Order
This Is Your Life
Forbidden Area
The Ten Commandments
Midway
Secret of the Incas
Arrowhead
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Jane Eyre
Chiefs
Will Penny
El Cid
The Savage
Dark City
Three Violent People
A Bolt of Lightning
Ben-Hur
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
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