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Charlton Heston Biography (1923?-)

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Full name, John Charles Carter; born October 4, 1923 (some sources say 1924),in Evanston, IL; son of Russell Whitford (a mill operator) and Lilla (maidenname, Charlton) Carter; married Lydia Marie Clarke (an actor and photographer), March 17, 1944; children: Fraser Clarke, Holly Anne. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, producer, writer
Birth Details
October 4, 1923?
Evanston, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Title role, Peer Gynt, Brandon, 1941
  • Danny Haley, Dark City, Paramount, 1950
  • Marc Braden, The Greatest Show on Earth (also known as Cecil B.DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth), Paramount, 1952
  • Marcus Antonius, Julius Caesar, Brandon, 1952
  • Boake Tackman, Ruby Gentry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
  • Ed Bannon, Arrowhead, Paramount, 1953
  • Christopher Leiningen, The Naked Jungle, Paramount, 1953
  • William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pony Express, Paramount, 1953
  • Andrew Jackson, The President's Lady, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
  • Warbonnet/Jim Ahern, The Savage, Paramount, 1953
  • Dr. Tom Owen, Bad for Each Other, Columbia, 1954
  • Harry Steele, The Secret of the Incas, Paramount, 1954
  • Bill Clark, The Far Horizons (also known as The Untamed West), Paramount, 1955
  • Casey Cole, Lucy Gallant (also known as Oil Town), Paramount, 1955
  • Major Bernard "Barney" Benson (title role), The Private War of Major Benson, Universal, 1955
  • Moses, The Ten Commandments, Paramount, 1956
  • Colt Saunders, Three Violent People, Paramount, 1956
  • The Maverick, 1956
  • Steve Leech, The Big Country, United Artists, 1958
  • General Andrew Jackson, The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
  • Ramon Miguel "Mike" Vargas, Touch of Evil, Universal, 1958
  • Judah Ben-Hur (title role), Ben-Hur (also known as Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
  • John Sands, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
  • Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (title role), El Cid, Allied Artists, 1961
  • Richard "King" Howland, Diamond Head, Columbia, 1962
  • Captain Paul MacDougall, Benny the Snatch, and narrator, The Pigeon That Took Rome, Paramount, 1962
  • Major Matt Lewis, 55 Days at Peking, Allied Artists, 1963
  • Narrator, The Five Cities of June, 1963
  • Michelangelo, The Agony and the Ecstasy (also known as Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
  • John the Baptist, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965
  • Major Amos Charles Dundee (title role), Major Dundee, Columbia, 1965
  • Chrysagon, The War Lord, Universal, 1965
  • General Charles "Chinese" Gordon, Khartoum, United Artists, 1966
  • Lionel Evans, Counterpoint, Universal, 1967
  • Narrator, While I Run This Race, 1967
  • Himself, Think Twentieth, 1967
  • Narrator, Maugli (also known as The Adventures of Mowgli, The Jungle Book, and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book), 1967
  • George Taylor, Planet of the Apes (also known as Monkey Planet), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
  • Title role, Will Penny, Paramount, 1968
  • The Battle Horns, 1968
  • Himself, Rowan & Martin at the Movies, 1968
  • Ron "Cat" Catlin, Number One (also known as The Pro), United Artists, 1969
  • George Taylor, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Whip Hoxworth, The Hawaiians (also known as Master of the Islands), United Artists, 1970
  • Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, American International, 1970
  • Narrator, King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery to Memphis, 1970
  • The Festival Game, 1970
  • Narrator, Vietnam! Vietnam!, 1971
  • Robert Neville, The Omega Man, Warner Bros., 1971
  • John Thorton, Call of the Wild (also known as L'appel de la foret, Naar villdyret vaakner, Il richiamo della foresta, Ruf der Wildnis, and La selva blanca), Intercontinental, 1972
  • Captain Henry O'Hara, Skyjacked (also known as Sky Terror),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
  • Marc Antony, Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antonio y Cleopatra), Rank, 1973
  • Detective Robert Thorn, Soylent Green, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
  • Alan Murdock, Airport 1975, Universal, 1974
  • Stewart Graff, Earthquake, Universal, 1974
  • Cardinal Richelieu, The Three Musketeers (also known as The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds and Los tres mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
  • Cardinal Richelieu, The Four Musketeers (also known as The Revenge of Milady, Los cuatro mosqueteros, and The Four Musketeers:Milday's Revenge), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
  • Sam Burgade, The Last Hard Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
  • Captain Matt Garth, Midway (also known as The Battle of Midway), Universal, 1976
  • Captain Peter Holly, Two-Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
  • King Henry VIII, Crossed Swords (also known as The Prince and the Pauper), Warner Bros., 1976
  • Narrator, America at the Movies, 1976
  • Captain Paul Blanchard, Gray Lady Down, Universal, 1978
  • Matthew Corbeck, The Awakening, Warner Bros., 1980
  • Bill Tyler, The Mountain Men, Columbia, 1980
  • Host, The Elite Force (vocational guidance film), U.S. Navy Department, 1981
  • Silas McGee and Ian McGee, Mother Lode (also known as Search for the Mother Lode: The Last Great Treasure), Agamemnon, 1982
  • Himself, The Fantasy Film World of George Pal, 1986
  • Himself, Directed by William Wyler, 1986
  • Voice of alien, Call from Space, Shorepark, 1989
  • (Uncredited) Moses, Almost an Angel, Paramount, 1990
  • Narrator, Cults: Saying No Under Pressure, 1991
  • Westmoreland/poetry reciter, Symphony for the Spire (also known asHRH The Prince of Wales' Symphony for the Spire and A Spectacle ofMusic and Theatre in Aid of the Salisbury Cathedral Spire Appeal), 1992
  • Himself, Dying for a Smoke, 1992
  • Admiral "Skeet" Kelso, Solar Crisis (also known as Starfire, Crisis, and Kuraishisu niju-goju nen), Vidmark Entertainment,1993
  • Henry Hooker, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Good actor, Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993
  • (Uncredited) Spencer Trilby, True Lies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
  • Himself, A Century of Cinema, 1994
  • Jackson Harglow, In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness), New Line Cinema, 1995
  • Colin Perry, Alaska, Castle Rock, 1995
  • Player King, Hamlet (also known as William Shakespeare's Hamlet), Columbia, 1996
  • Himself, Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right, 1996
  • Narrator, Lord Protector, Alpine Releasing, 1996
  • Voice of narrator, The Dark Mist, 1996
  • Narrator, Hercules (animated), Buena Vista, 1997
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's, 1997
  • Himself, Charlton Heston Presents the Bible (also known as Charlton Heston's Voyage through the Bible), 1997
  • Voice of narrator, Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, 1997
  • Narrator, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
  • Addison Sinclair, Gideon's Web (also known as Gideon), 1998
  • Henry Sr./Simon, Illusion Infinity, 1998
  • Toscano, 1999
  • Mr. Claybourne, Eugenie's father, Town and Country, New Line Cinema, 1999
  • AFFA Football Commissioner, Any Given Sunday, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Himself, Forever Hollywood, 1999
  • Himself, Last Party 2000, 2001
  • Voice of the mastiff, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
  • (Uncredited) Zaius (Thade's father), Planet of the Apes, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2001
  • Professor Finley, The Order (also known as Jihad Warrior),TriStar, 2001
  • (In archive footage) Himself, He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production "The Greatest Story Ever Told," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, Inc., 2001
  • Himself, Bowling for Columbine, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
  • Josef Mengele, Papa Rua Alguem 5555, 2002
  • Film Director
  • Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antoni y Cleopatra; based on the play by William Shakespeare),Rank, 1973
  • (With Joe Canutt) Mother Lode (also known as Search for the Mother Lode and Search for the Mother Lode: The Last Great Treasure),Agamemnon, 1982
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Substitute host, The $64,000 Question, 1955
  • Jason Colby, Dynasty, 1985-1986
  • Jason Colby, The Colbys (also known as Dynasty II: The Colbys), ABC, 1985-1987
  • The Story of Hollywood (also known as Talking Pictures), TNT, 1988
  • American Cinema, PBS, 1995
  • Movies
  • Lee Cahill, Nairobi Affair, CBS, 1984
  • Charley MacLeod, Sr., Proud Men (also known as The Tall Men), ABC, 1987
  • Sir Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons, TNT, 1988
  • Louis Mancini, Original Sin, NBC, 1989
  • James MacKenzie, The Little Kidnappers, The Disney Channel, 1990
  • Long John Silver, Treasure Island, TNT, 1990
  • Sherlock Holmes, The Crucifer of Blood, TNT, 1991
  • Captain Al Haynes, Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (also known as A Thousand Heroes), ABC, 1992
  • Brigham Young, The Avenging Angel, TNT, 1995
  • Narrator, The Adventures of Mowgli, HBO, 1997
  • Miniseries
  • Voice of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, F.D.R. (documentary), ABC, 1965
  • Hugh Holmes, Chiefs, 1983
  • Voice of Abraham Lincoln, Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War (documentary), The Learning Channel, 1994
  • Narrator, James A. Michener's Texas (also known as Texas),ABC, 1995
  • Camino de Santiago (also known as The Road to Santiago), 1999
  • Specials
  • Tiptoe through TV, CBS, 1960
  • Twelve Star Salute, ABC, 1961
  • Thomas Jefferson, "The Patriots," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1963
  • Himself, A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts, 1963
  • What Is a Boy, 1966
  • Host, Bogart, NBC, 1967
  • Milton Berle Spectacular, NBC, 1967
  • Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, "Elizabeth the Queen" (also known as "Elizabeth and Essex" and "George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Elizabeth the Queen"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1968
  • The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, CBS, 1970
  • Super Comedy Bowl I, CBS, 1971
  • Special London Bridge Special, NBC, 1972
  • Himself, The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles, CBS,1975
  • The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart, CBS, 1980
  • The Way They Were, syndicated, 1981
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982
  • Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday at Annapolis (alsoknown as Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis and All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis), NBC, 1982
  • The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983
  • The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, ABC, 1985
  • An All-Star Party for "Dutch" Reagan, CBS, 1985
  • Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming, NBC, 1985
  • An All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle, syndicated, 1986
  • Himself, Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
  • "Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
  • Himself, An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.,1986
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987
  • Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
  • Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Primetime TV (documentary), PBS, 1987
  • America's Tribute to Bob Hope (also known as America at Its Finest: A Tribute to the Bob Hope Cultural Center), NBC, 1988
  • The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute To Hollywood's Stuntmen, ABC, 1988
  • The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills (also known as Beverly Hills 75th Diamond Jubilee), ABC, 1989
  • Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
  • Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
  • With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (documentary), TNT,1990
  • Host, The Hollywood Road to OZ, 1990
  • Grand Marshall, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1991
  • Panelist, Firing Line Special Debate, PBS, 1991
  • The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
  • Grand Marshall, The 43rd Annual Foley's Thanksgiving Day Parade, ABC, 1992
  • Host and narrator, Charlton Heston Presents the Bible, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • Narrator, Noel (animated), NBC, 1992
  • Voice of General Douglas MacArthur, The Year of the Generals (documentary), CBS, 1992
  • Hollywood and Politics, CNN, 1992
  • MGM: When the Lion Roars (documentary; also known as The MGM Story), TNT, 1992
  • Host, The Mystery of the Sphinx (documentary), NBC, 1993
  • "Addicted to Fame," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994
  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (documentary),NBC, 1994
  • Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1995
  • Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, The Disney Channel, 1995
  • Narrator, Happily Ever After?, The Discovery Channel, 1995
  • Host, The Mysterious Origins of Man, NBC, 1996
  • Interviewee, Edward G. Robinson: Little Big Man, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
  • Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Janet Leigh, Lifetime, 1996
  • Interviewee, Jack Benny: Now Cut That Out!, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
  • Jimmy Stewart, The Discovery Channel, 1996
  • Narrator, Andersonville Diaries, 1996
  • Interviewee, Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • Interviewee, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (documentary), TNT, 1997
  • Narrator, Fleet Command, The Discovery Channel, 1997
  • Himself, I Am Your Child, ABC, 1997
  • Interviewee, Jimmy Stewart, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • Interviewee, Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (also known asAFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies), CBS, 1997
  • Himself, Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (also known as To theGalaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill), 1997
  • (Uncredited) Interviewee, Behind the Planet of the Apes, AMC, 1998
  • Interviewee, Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Interviewee, John Wayne: The Unquiet American, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Interviewee, John Wayne: American Legend, Arts and Entertainment,1998
  • Interviewee, Private Screenings: Charlton Heston, TCM, 1998
  • Interviewee, Rex Harrison, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Interviewee, Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Interviewee, Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Narrator, Sworn to Secrecy (also known as Secrets of War and Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War), History Channel, 1998
  • Narrator and host, The DeMille Dynasty, AMC, 1998
  • Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: In Search of, CBS, 1998
  • The Best of Hollywood (also known as 50 Years: The Best of Hollywood), 1998
  • Himself, The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows, 1999
  • The Great American History Quiz, History Channel, 1999
  • Interviewee, Reconstructing Evil, Encore, 1999
  • Interviewee, Barry Levinson on the Future in the 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows, Showtime, 1999
  • Narrator, Prisoners of War: Code of Conduct, History Channel, 2000
  • Interviewee, Outer Limits Farewell Tribute, Showtime, 2000
  • Interviewee, Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of Chinese Theatre Footsteps, AMC, 2000
  • Interviewee, 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, AMC, 2000
  • (Uncredited) Himself, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show, ABC, 2000
  • Interviewee, Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet, Fox, 2001
  • Narrator, Mussolini's Henchman, History Channel, 2001
  • Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Shirley Jones, Lifetime, 2001
  • Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
  • Himself, The Gun Deadlock, Lifetime, 2001
  • Himself, Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love, 2001
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (also known as A&E Biography: Jennifer Jones Portrait of a Lady), Arts andEntertainment, 2001
  • Narrator, Eco Challenges: US Armed Forces Championship, USA, 2001
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 32nd Annual Academy Awards, 1960
  • Himself, The 48th Annual Academy Awards, 1976
  • Himself, The 50th Annual Academy Awards, 1978
  • The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980
  • The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
  • The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1986
  • The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentations, ABC, 1990
  • The 11th Annual CableACE Awards, syndicated, 1990
  • The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
  • The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
  • The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1995
  • Presenter, Family Film Awards, CBS, 1996
  • Honoree, The Kennedy Center Honors (also known as The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1997
  • The 70th Annual Academy Awards Presentations, 1998
  • Episodic
  • (Television debut) "Julius Caesar," Studio One, CBS, 1949
  • "Suspicion," Suspense, CBS, 1949
  • "Smoke," Studio One, CBS, 1949
  • "The Outward Room," Studio One, CBS, 1949
  • "Of Human Bondage," Studio One, CBS, 1949
  • "Jane Eyre," Studio One, CBS, 1949
  • "The Hypnotist," The Clock, CBS, 1950
  • Petruchio, "The Taming of the Shrew," Studio One, CBS, 1950
  • "Hear My Heart Speak," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1950
  • "Letter From Cairo," Studio One, CBS, 1950
  • "The Willow Cabin," Studio One, 1950
  • Heathcliff, "Wuthering Heights," Studio One, 1950
  • "Santa Fe Freight," Suspense, CBS, 1951
  • "Route 19," Lux Video Theatre, CBS, 1951
  • Title role, "Macbeth," Studio One, CBS, 1951
  • James Otis, "A Bolt of Lightning," Studio One, CBS, 1951
  • Your Show of Shows, 1951
  • "Cashel Byron's Profession," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1952
  • "The Wings of the Dove," Studio One, CBS, 1952
  • "The Liar," Curtain Call, NBC, 1952
  • "Dr. Gatskill's Blue Shoes," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1952
  • Peter Handley, "The Closed Door," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC,1952
  • "Elgy," Philco Playhouse, NBC, 1953
  • "Three Lives," Film of Faith, syndicated, 1953
  • "A Day in Town," Medallion Theater, CBS, 1953
  • Guest, Toast of the Town, 1953
  • Your Show of Shows, 1954
  • "Freedom to Get Lost," Danger, 1954
  • "Along Came Jones," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1955
  • "The Renaissance," Omnibus, 1955
  • "The Seeds of Hate," G.E. Theater, CBS, 1955
  • "Bailout at 43,000," Climax, CBS, 1955
  • Guest host, The Colgate Variety Hour, NBC, 1955
  • Danger, CBS, 1955
  • "The Birth of Modern Times," Omnibus, 1955
  • Major Jesse Price, "Forbidden Area," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1956
  • What's My Line?, 1956
  • Chipman, "The Trial of Captain Wirz," Climax, CBS, 1957
  • "Switch Station," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1957
  • The Ed Sullivan Show, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968
  • Beast, "Beauty and the Beast," Shirley Temple's Storybook, NBC, 1958
  • "Point of No Return," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958
  • "The Fugitive Eye," Alcoa Premiere, ABC, 1961
  • Episode host, "Company K," Repertoire Workshop, syndicated, 1963
  • Thomas Jefferson, "The Patriots," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1963
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985
  • Guest, America 2-Night, 1978
  • "Gutzon Borglum," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
  • "The Californians," Dynasty, ABC, 1985
  • "The Man," Dynasty, ABC, 1985
  • Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1987, 1989, 1993
  • Reflection on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, American Movie Classics, 1990
  • Abalon, "Avalon," SeaQuest DSV, NBC, 1994
  • Himself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1995
  • Late Show with David Letterman, NBC, 1995
  • Himself, "Gun Control," Dennis Miller Live, 1997
  • Himself, "The One With Joey's Dirty Day," Friends, NBC, 1997
  • Himself, "Dam," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1997
  • Chief Justice Haden Wainwright, "Final Appeal: Parts 1 & 2," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2000
  • Himself, " ... And Then Larry Brought Charlton Heston Home," Cursed (also known as The Weber Show), NBC, 2000
  • Also appeared in Chrysler Medallion Theater, CBS; Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, NBC; The Dick Cavett Show, ABC; Fernwood 2-Night, syndicated; as himself, Parkinson; himself, Des O'Connor Tonight; voice, Adventures from the Book of Virtues; himself, Ruby Wax Meets.
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Producer, Treasure Island, TNT, 1990
  • Director, A Man for All Seasons, TNT, 1998
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Broadway debut) Proculeuis, Antony and Cleopatra, Martin Beck Theatre, 1947
  • State of the Union, Thomas Wolfe Memorial Theatre, 1947
  • The Glass Menagerie, Thomas Wolfe Memorial Theatre, 1947
  • Glenn Campbell, Leaf and Bough, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1949
  • A2, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Lenox Hill Playhouse, NY, 1949
  • John Clitherow, Design for a Stained Glass Window, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1950
  • The Traitor, 1952
  • Doug Roberts, Mister Roberts, City Center Theatre, New York City,1960
  • Kell, The Tumbler, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1960
  • Sir Thomas Moore, A Man for All Seasons, Mill Run Playhouse, Skokie, IL, 1965
  • John Proctor, The Crucible, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1972
  • Title role, Macbeth, Ahmanson Theatre, 1972
  • James Tyrone, Long Days Journey into Night, Ahmanson Theatre, 1977
  • Sir Thomas Moore, A Man for All Seasons, Ahmanson Theatre, 1980
  • Sherlock Holmes, The Crucifer of Blood, Ahmanson Theatre, 1980
  • McLeod, Detective Story, Ahmanson Theatre, 1984
  • Captain Queeg, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Queen's Theatre, London, 1985
  • A Man for All Seasons, c. 1987
  • Love Letters, Theatre Royal, London, 1999
  • Stage Work
  • Director, Kiss and Tell, Thomas Wolfe Memorial Theatre, Asheville,NC, 1947
  • Radio Appearances
  • Double Indemnity, 1952
  • Narrator, Kaleidoscope, 1953
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • Narrator, Melville: Moby Dick, Caedmon, 1975
  • Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea, Caedmon, 1976
  • Narrator, Hemingway: The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Caedmon, 1989
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Aristotle, Knowledge Products,1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Baruch Spinoza, Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: David Hume, Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Plato, Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: St. Augustine, Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: St. Thomas Aquinas, KnowledgeProducts, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Immanuel Kant, Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegal,Knowledge Products, 1990
  • Narrator, The Giants of Philosophy: Arthur Schopenhauer, KnowledgeProducts, 1990
  • Narrator, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, HarperAudio, 1998
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine etCleopatre andMarco Antoni y Cleopatra; based on the play by William Shakespeare),Rank, 1973
  • Television
  • (Original material) Charlton Heston Presents the Bible, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • Books
  • The Actor's Life: Journals, 1956-1976, Dutton, 1978
  • Beijing Diary, Simon and Schuster, 1990
  • In the Arena: An Autobiography, Simon and Schuster, 1995
  • To Be A Man--Letters to My Grandson, Simon and Schuster, 1997
  • Charlton Heston Presents the Bible, GT, 1997
  • (With Jean-Pierre Isbouts) Charlton Heston's Hollywood: 50 Years in American Film, 1998
  • The Courage to Be Free, 2000
  • Contributor of articles to such periodicals as National Review andAmerican Film.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books

    • Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 57, Gale, 1997
    • Crowther, Bruce, Charlton Heston: The Epic Presence, Columbus, 1986
    • Druxman, Michael B., Charlton Heston, Pyramid, 1976
    • Munn, Michael, Charlton Heston, St. Martin's, 1986
    • Newsmakers 1999, Gale Group, 1999
    • Rovin, Jeff, The Films of Charlton Heston, Citadel, 1977
    • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
    • Williams, John, The Films of Charlton Heston, BCW Publishing, 1977

    Periodicals

    • New Republic, October 30, 1995, pp. 43-46
    • People Weekly, June 22, 1998, p. 13; August 26, 2002, p. 62
    • Time, July 6, 1998, pp. 44-47
    • U.S. News & World Report, May 19, 1997, p. 16