Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston is a American Acteur . Its true name is John Charles Carter and it was born the October 4th 1924 with Evanston in the Illinois.

In 1944, it returns in United States Army Air Body and served 2 years in a B-25.

It quickly will become the actor specialist in the historical roles in the large spectaculars of Hollywood of the years 1950/1960. This orientation is made possible by the athletic breadth of the actor and a hard face. Thus during its career Charlton Heston was successively Moïse, Cid, Saint Jean Baptiste, Marc-Antoine twice, the general Gordon, the president Jackson, Henri VIII and Richelieu.

Revealed in Under the big top of the world in 1952 it obtains the dedication with especially the Ten Commands of Cecil B. DeMille in 1956 then with Ben-Hur of William Wyler in 1959 for which it obtains a Oscar. the 55 days of Beijing (1963), with dimensions of Ava Gardner, then Cid and finally Antoine and Cléopâtre in 1972 which it puts itself in scene confirm its interest for films with large spectacle. At that time, Charlton Heston takes an active part in the civic life: Go for the rights of the black people, member and then president of Actor Guild, participation has engaged fims (" King has filmed record… Montgomery to Memphis" of S Lumet) But it feels that the " kind; large spectacle" blow yourself and makes a success of its reconversion towards films of anticipation to the beginning of the year 1970 with the survivor (1971), in whom only survivor of a ground devastated by the vampirism it must each night renew an eternal fights for survival. He also played in green Sun (1973) putting in scene a world dystopic and over-populated. But in this second career its film the most famous remainder the Planet of the monkeys , turned in 1968 by Schaffner.

He is honorary member with life of the National Riffle American Association (National association of the firearms, NRA) of which he was the president. This association, for which Charlton Heston was implied much while taking part in particular in many televisual clips, defends with eagerness the Second amendment with the American Constitution authorizing the possession of firearms for the private individuals.

He suffers today from the Maladie of Alzheimer.

Partial catalog of films

Rewards

External bond

  • Agamemnon films

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