Charlton Heston: Quick Facts
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| Also Known As | John Charles Carter |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1923 • Evanston • Illinois |
| Died | April 5, 2008 (aged 84) • Beverly Hills • California |
| Awards And Honors | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003) • Kennedy Center Honors (1997) • Academy Award (1960) • Academy Award (1960): Actor in a Leading Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1967) • Golden Globe Award (1962): World Film Favorites • Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1978) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003) |
| Married To | Lydia Clarke (married 1944) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) | "Major Dundee" (1965) • "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958) • "Bad for Each Other" (1953) • "The Far Horizons" (1955) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "The Buccaneer" (1958) • "Tombstone" (1993) • "Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime" (2010) • "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1965) • "The Outer Limits" (2000) • "Peer Gynt" (1941) • "Three Violent People" (1956) • "The Two Ronnies" (1987) • "Climax!" (1955–1957) • "Soylent Green" (1973) • "Any Given Sunday" (1999) • "Julius Caesar" (1950) • "The Lord Protector" (1996) • "Alcoa Premiere" (1961) • "Cats & Dogs" (2001) • "Curtain Call" (1952) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1950–1953) • "The Savage" (1952) • "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1960–1968) • "Secret of the Incas" (1954) • "Number One" (1969) • "The Order" (2001) • "Wayne's World 2" (1993) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952–1955) • "Ruby Gentry" (1952) • "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951–1957) • "Counterpoint" (1967) • "Ben-Hur" (1959) • "Seaquest DSV" (1994) • "Touch of Evil" (1958) • "Gideon" (1998) • "The Naked Jungle" (1954) • "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" (1959) • "The Hawaiians" (1970) • "Arrowhead" (1953) • "Medallion Theatre" (1953) • "Planet of the Apes" (1968) • "Alaska" (1996) • "Suspense" (1949–1951) • "The Big Country" (1958) • "Solar Crisis" (1990) • "Mother Lode" (1982) • "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) • "Crossed Swords" (1977) • "My Father" (2003) • "Khartoum" (1966) • "Will Penny" (1967) • "Friends" (1998) • "True Lies" (1994) • "The Three Musketeers" (1973) • "Skyjacked" (1972) • "The Awakening" (1980) • "Diamond Head" (1962) • "Maugli" (1973) • "Chiefs" (1983) • "The President's Lady" (1953) • "The Last Hard Men" (1976) • "The Mountain Men" (1980) • "Armageddon" (1998) • "Midway" (1976) • "The Clock" (1950) • "The Four Musketeers" (1974) • "Studio One" (1949–1952) • "Antony and Cleopatra" (1972) • "The Omega Man" (1971) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1951) • "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" (1998) • "The Private War of Major Benson" (1955) • "Dynasty" (1985) • "Pony Express" (1953) • "55 Days at Peking" (1963) • "The Ten Commandments" (1956) • "General Electric Theater" (1955) • "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) • "Gray Lady Down" (1978) • "Two-Minute Warning" (1976) • "Lucy Gallant" (1955) • "Earthquake" (1974) • "Hercules" (1997) • "The War Lord" (1965) • "Camino de Santiago" (1999) • "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) • "In the Mouth of Madness" (1994) • "Danger" (1954) • "The Call of the Wild" (1972) • "The Pigeon That Took Rome" (1962) • "El Cid" (1961) • "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) • "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1993) • "Playhouse 90" (1956–1958) • "The Colbys" (1985–1987) • "Airport 1975" (1974) • "Dark City" (1950) • "Julius Caesar" (1970) • "Town & Country" (2001) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) | "Antony and Cleopatra" (1972) • "Mother Lode" (1982) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) | "Antony and Cleopatra" (1972) |
Top Questions
When was Charlton Heston born?
Charlton Heston was born on October 4, 1923.
Is Charlton Heston married?
Lydia Clarke (married 1944)
Where was Charlton Heston born?
Charlton Heston was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
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