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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

58 movies on Netflix

Biography

An American actor who became a leading man in Hollywood epics, Charlton Heston appeared in biblical epics, historical dramas, science fiction films, and action pictures. His first professional movie appearance was a leading role in Dark City (1950), and he broke through in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), playing a circus manager. He gained stardom as Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956) and in the title role of Ben-Hur (1959), which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other notable credits included Touch of Evil (1958), The Big Country (1958), El Cid (1961), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Omega Man (1971), Soylent Green (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Earthquake (1974), Tombstone (1993), and True Lies (1994). He directed Antony and Cleopatra (1972) and Mother Lode (1982), was president of the Screen Actors Guild between 1965 and 1971, and provided narration for Disney's Hercules (1997). He died in 2008.

84years old at death

  • Born Evanston
  • Died Beverly Hills
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • John Charles Carter (birth name)Also credited as Charlton John Carter, John Carter, Charlton Carter and John Heston

Movie Career

Films
58
Career span
69 years1950 to 2019

Genres

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  1. First role

    Heston made his first professional movie appearance at 26, playing the leading role in Dark City, a 1950 film noir that Hal Wallis produced.

  2. A role that slipped away

    In 1953, Billy Wilder picked Heston first to play Sefton in Stalag 17, but William Holden got the part and took home an Oscar for it.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Heston chose Benn W. Levy's play The Tumbler, directed by Laurence Olivier, over the lead opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love. After a troubled out-of-town tryout in Boston, it closed after five Broadway performances in February 1960.

  4. Early training

    Heston earned a drama scholarship to Northwestern University from his work at the Winnetka Community Theatre, where he was active.

  5. Behind the camera

    Heston directed for the first time in 1972 and played Mark Antony in a film version of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Reviews were scathing, so it never opened in theaters and is rarely shown on television.

Charlton Heston movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ben-Hur1959 Adventure, Drama, Historyas Judah Ben-Hur

    IMDb rating 8.1274K votes

  2. Touch of Evil1958 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thrilleras Mike Vargas

    IMDb rating 7.9116K votes

  3. The Ten Commandments1956as Moses

    IMDb rating 7.986K votes

  4. Soylent Green1973as Detective Thorn

    IMDb rating 7.075K votes

  5. The Omega Man1971as Neville

    IMDb rating 6.436K votes

  6. True Lies1994as Spencer Trilby

    IMDb rating 7.3304K votes

  7. Beneath the Planet of the Apes1970as Taylor

    IMDb rating 6.057K votes

  8. Midway1976as Capt. Matt Garth

    IMDb rating 6.824K votes

Most often with

William Wyler directed two of these films, Cecil B. DeMille two and Richard Fleischer two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Charlton Heston's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

31 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 58 films: 31 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 16Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    True Lies1994as Spencer Trilby
    $379M23.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Hercules1997as Narrator (voice)
    $253M15.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Ben-Hur1959as Judah Ben-Hur
    $164M10.1% of the total
  4. 4
    $123M7.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Airport 19751974as Alan Murdock
    $103M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Any Given Sunday1999as AFFA Football Commissioner
    $100M6.2% of the total
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    Midway1976as Capt. Matt Garth
    $100M6.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Earthquake1974as Graff
    $80M4.9% of the total
Tombstone (1993), $73.2 millionThe Greatest Show on Earth (1952), $36.0 millionBowling for Columbine (2002), $35.6 millionEl Cid (1961), $26.6 millionThe Three Musketeers (1973), $22.0 millionBeneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), $19.0 millionThe Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), $15.5 millionAlaska (1996), $11.8 million55 Days at Peking (1963), $10.0 millionIn the Mouth of Madness (1994), $8.9 millionThe Four Musketeers (1974), $8.8 millionThe Omega Man (1971), $8.7 millionThe Awakening (1980), $8.4 millionAlmost an Angel (1990), $6.9 millionTwo-Minute Warning (1976), $6.7 millionSkyjacked (1972), $6.5 million

$326 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 20% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 1950 to 2003, three of them major.

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Charlton Heston's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1960Best ActorBen-HurWon
Golden Globes
1966Cecil B. DeMille AwardWon
SAG Awards
Life Achievement AwardWon
Other honors
2003Presidential Medal of FreedomWon
1997Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Won
1978Jean Hersholt Humanitarian AwardWon
1950Theatre World AwardWon
Kennedy Center HonorsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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