Charlton Heston

Acting

1950 — 2001 · 38 films

Lived

4 October 1923 — d. 2008

From

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career on stage and in live television before transitioning to film. He first gained major attention in Cecil B.