Biography
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent s...

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023
as Self (archive footage)
A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender o...

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The incredible story of the mythical Russian-American actor and filmmaker Yul Brynner (1920-85), the most exotic sex-symbol since Rudolph Valentino; t...

Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of...

Hail Satan?
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic found...

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his ho...

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
2019
as (archive footage)
An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and Mexico influence Trump's imagination.

The Madding Crowd
2017
as Self (archive footage)
"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.

Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a fut...

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016
as Self
Filmmaker Peter Brosnan digs up the set of the 1923 film 'The Ten Commandments', long buried in the sands of California's Central Coast.

Spanish Western
2015
as Self (archive footage)
A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it pos...

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb ...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute...

Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Feature-length documentary chronicling Charlton Heston's life while filming Ben Hur. Includes behind-the-scenes content and home-movie footage from th...

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so cult...

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self – Interviewee
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first...

Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses
2008
as Self - Host / Moses
For more than 40 years, Charlton Heston has been captivating audiences with his thrilling portrayal of Biblical Heroes such as Moses, in The Ten Comma...

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self (archive footage)
10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.

De Madrid a la Luna
2006
as Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western...

Remembering Reagan at His Ranch
2004
as Host
Ronald Reagan said of his beloved Santa Barbara, California ranch, “No place before or since has ever given Nancy and me the joy and serenity it does....

Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and su...

The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B....

My Father
2003
as Josef Mengele
A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den
2003
as Self - Host
There are many heroes in the Old Testament. Some are great warriors. But others are men of quiet faith--men who display their courage not on the battl...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath
2003
as Self - Host
This is one of the most inspiring stories of all time. When the story begins, David is a mere shepherd boy. He is a lad of uncommon courage. But no on...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale
2003
as Self - Host
Jonah And The Whale is a great adventure story-but is much more than that. On its deepest level, it is a commentary on God;s willingness to punish sin...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah
2003
as Self - Host
Samson is one of the greatest heroes of the Old Testament. His legendary feats of strength have inspired children and adults alike. But Samson and Del...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden
2003
as Self - Host
"In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth..." With those words, the biblical story of creation beginsGod creates all the living creatur...

Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
2003
as Self - Host
As the story begins, we learn that the Israelites-under the leadership of Moses-have been wandering the wilderness for forty years. Now, they are abou...

Ben Hur
2003
as Ben Hur (voice)
During the first century A.D., Judah Ben-Hur is a young Hebrew prince who is thrown into slavery by the Romans after a tragic accident. He sets out t...

Lasting Love
2003
A one hour documentary debuting on PBS that looks at the "secrets" of creating a loving, lasting relationship. This is a show not only about love, it'...

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as (archive footage)
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou...

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich
2002
as Narrator (voice)
In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Germany after Adolf Hitler himself. The Allied plot to assassinate him, mastermind...

Bowling for Columbine
2002
as Self - NRA President
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough t...

Last Party 2000
2001
as Self
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democ...

The Making of Midway
2001
as Self
The making of the 1976 movie.

Planet of the Apes
2001
as Zaius (uncredited)
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes domi...

Cats & Dogs
2001
as The Mastiff (voice)
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs ...
The Gun Deadlock
2001
as Self
Documentary about gun control focusing on how women feel about owning guns. The program features both sides of the gun-control issue, including victim...

The Order
2001
as Professor Finley
When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now,...

Town & Country
2001
as Mr. Clayborne
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wif...

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self
Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew att...

Any Given Sunday
1999
as AFFA Football Commissioner
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
as Self
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of th...
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter ...

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998
as Self
The noted star of such epics as The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur discusses his career with TCM host Robert Osborne.

Gideon
1998
as Addison Sinclair
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their...

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self - 'Taylor'
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the s...

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Alaska... Here, in this vast and spectacularly beautiful land teeming with abundant wildlife, discover the "Spirit of the Wild." Experience it in the ...

Armageddon
1998
as Narration (voice)
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self
Known for his personification of the Western Hero, it was Montana-born Gary Cooper's horse-riding skills that first brought him bit parts in movies. A...

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis
1997
as Self - Host
Charlton Heston presents the Book of Genesis.

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

Hercules
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along...

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellen...

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible
1997
as Self - Narrator
Documentary - In the first of Heston's acclaimed four part series, the renowned actor serves as storyteller. An ancient Roman amphitheater and other l...

Hamlet
1996
as Player King
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Love in Hollywood
1996
as Self
Various Hollywood people talk about love.

Alaska
1996
as Perry
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper acro...

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the ...
Andersonville Diaries
1996
as Narrator
A documentary about the Confederate prison camp, known for its brutality.

The Mysterious Origins of Man
1996
as Self - Host
The documentary challenges what we have been taught about human evolution and the rise of early civilization.

The Dark Mist
1996
as Narrator (voice)
With the future of the world hanging in the balance, one fearless hero's quest to solve "The Riddle of the Chosen". As the Lord Protector makes his wa...

Texas
1995
as Narrator
In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between t...

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self
The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.

In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Jackson Harglow
An insurance investigator begins discovering the impact a horror writer's books has on his fans is more than inspirational.

The Avenging Angel
1995
as Brigham Young
Miles Utley is a professional Mormon commando/bodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involvin...

True Lies
1994
as Spencer Trilby
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with ...

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The first behind the scenes look revealing the movie magic of the men and women of the stunt profession, Hollywood's unsung heroes. Charlie Sheen and...

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes ...

The Legacy of Malthus
1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, ...

The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments...

A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

Tombstone
1993
as Henry Hooker
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining t...

Wayne's World 2
1993
as Good Actor
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headlin...

The Mystery of the Sphinx
1993
as Narrator
Hosted by Charlton Heston, it explores the possibility that the Sphinx maybe older than expected. John Anthony West examines that water erosion on the...

Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth
1993
as Self - Host
Documentary / Drama / Historical - "There's been more ink-and blood-spilled over this man since they nailed Him to the cross than over any single huma...

Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses
1993
as Self - Host
"Ever since playing Moses in The Ten Commandments," Charlton Heston has said, "I've felt a deep, personal connection with the Bible, which remains as ...

Noël
1992
as Narrator
The story of Noel, a cheerful Christmas ornament with a certain "happiness" that rubs off on the families he lives with.

Solar Crisis
1992
as Adm. "Skeet" Kelso
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial...

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
as Captain Al Haynes
Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on J...

The Crucifer of Blood
1991
as Sherlock Holmes
A beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen t...

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
1991
as Host and Narrator
Several important historical events occurred on the planes with call sign Air Force One. These events are described within the backdrop of the evoluti...

Almost an Angel
1990
as God
Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hosp...

The Little Kidnappers
1990
as James MacKenzie
Loosely based on a '50's movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join the...
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990
as Self
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.

Treasure Island
1990
as Long John Silver
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led...

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...

Original Sin
1989
as Louis Mancini
When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.

Call from Space
1989
as Alien (voice)
A movie director and his wanna-be actor/eccentric inventor nephew are filming a low-budget sci-fi movie. Things get interesting when the nephews' biza...

A Man for All Seasons
1988
as Sir Thomas More
Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integri...

A Man for All Seasons
1988
Director
Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integri...

Proud Men
1987
as Charley MacLeod Sr.
A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vie...
Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
1987
as Self - Host
Charlton Heston tells the fascinating story of the intertwining of Andrew Wyeth's biography and art. He discusses themes of regeneration and fertilit...

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Eclipse of Reason
1987
as Narrator
Charlton Heston-narrated anti-abortion documentary depicting a late-term abortion.

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
as Self
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pic...

Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Star studded show

Nairobi Affair
1984
as Lee Cahill
A former green beret is hired by the Kenyan government to stop increasingly bold and violent poachers. As if that wasn't hard enough, he has to deal w...

Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
as Self
Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does...

Mother Lode
1982
as Silas McGee / Ian McGee
A couple of youngish adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselve...

Mother Lode
1982
Director
A couple of youngish adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselve...

Let Poland Be Poland
1982
as Self - Co-Host
Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the t...
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981
as Self
30th anniversary special of This is Your Life, hosted by David Frost.

The Awakening
1980
as Matthew Corbeck
When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

The Mountain Men
1980
as Bill Tyler
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Runn...

Gray Lady Down
1978
as Captain Paul Blanchard
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a pote...

Energy: A National Issue
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Animated documentary talking about the United States' use of oil.

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Henry VIII
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide...

Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Capt. Peter Holly
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter ...

America at the Movies
1976
as Narrator
A compilation of scenes from 83 films, divided into 5 segments: The Land, The Cities, The Families, The Wars, The Spirit.

Midway
1976
as Capt. Matthew Garth
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

The Last Hard Men
1976
as Sam Burgade
In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yu...

Earthquake
1974
as Stewart Graff
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

The Four Musketeers
1974
as Cardinal Richelieu
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

Airport 1975
1974
as Alan Murdock
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls....

The Three Musketeers
1973
as Cardinal Richelieu
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, ea...

Soylent Green
1973
as Detective Robert Thorn
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer i...

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
as Self
This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The ...

The Call of the Wild
1972
as John Thornton
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person dari...

Skyjacked
1972
as Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

Antony and Cleopatra
1972
as Marc Antony
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. Th...

Antony and Cleopatra
1972
Director, Screenplay
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. Th...
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Tennis Player
In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befud...

Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Inspired by a series of articles by Thomas Duggan Goss. Part One - Vietnam:The People and the War - The Vietnamese in their normal daily routine. Thei...

The Omega Man
1971
as Robert Neville
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a...

The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man
1971
as Self - Narrator
Vintage documentary that briefly looks at the making of several parts of the film and showcases Heston discussing the film and philosophizes with fame...

The Hawaiians
1970
as Whip Hoxworth
A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

Julius Caesar
1970
as Marc Antony
All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ide...

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Taylor
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...

Number One
1969
as Ron "Cat" Catlan
A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.

Planet of the Apes
1968
as George Taylor
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him...

Elizabeth the Queen
1968
as Lord Essex
In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I (Dame Judith Anderson) is the ruler of England. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (Charlton Heston) is he...

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out tha...

Counterpoint
1967
as Lionel Evans
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-libe...

Will Penny
1967
as Will Penny
Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters....

While I Run This Race
1967
as Narrator
While I Run This Race is a 1967 American short documentary film about poverty in the United States directed by Edmond Levy. The film follows VISTA (V...

Khartoum
1966
as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from...

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
as Thomas
A make-up test to determine the feasibility of 'Planet of the Apes' (1968).

The War Lord
1965
as Chrysagon
A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the ...

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
as Michelangelo
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes ...

Uncertain Verification
1965
as (archive footage)
A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as John the Baptist
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...

Major Dundee
1965
as Major Amos Charles Dundee
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on a...
The Patriots
1963
as Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson has just returned from France, hoping to relax with his daughters at Monticello. George Washington however, has a favor to ask of him...

The Five Cities of June
1963
as Narrator
The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. This United States Information Agency-sponsored film...

55 Days at Peking
1963
as Maj. Matt Lewis
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebe...

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963
as Self
This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'Toole.

Diamond Head
1962
as Richard 'King' Howland
Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstro...

The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962
as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

El Cid
1961
as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeed...

Ben-Hur
1959
as Judah Ben-Hur
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of t...

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as John Sands
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a resu...

The Buccaneer
1958
as Gen. Andrew Jackson
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will ...

The Big Country
1958
as Steve Leech
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...

Touch of Evil
1958
as Ramon Miguel Vargas
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along ...

Fun in the Big Country
1958
as Self
Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."

Three Violent People
1956
as Capt. Colt Saunders
A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

The Ten Commandments
1956
as Moses
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal qu...

Forbidden Area
1956
as Col. Jesse Price
Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with a terrifying explanation, but will an...

Stars of Cabaret
1956
as Self (archive footage)
A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

Lucy Gallant
1955
as Casey Cole
A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.

The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC ...

The Far Horizons
1955
as Lt. William Clark
Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and ...

Secret of the Incas
1954
as Harry Steel
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

The Naked Jungle
1954
as Christopher Leiningen
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dr. Tom Owen
A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.

Three Lives
1953
as Self
A short film made for the United Jewish Appeal, reuniting the main players behind The Sniper, writers Edna and Edward Anhalt, director Edward Dmytryk,...

Arrowhead
1953
as Ed Bannon
Director Charles Marquis Warren's 1953 western stars Charlton Heston and Jack Palance. Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, ...

Pony Express
1953
as Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten...

The President's Lady
1953
as Andrew Jackson
The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot conc...

Ruby Gentry
1952
as Boake Tackman
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

The Savage
1952
as James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet
The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as an Indian...

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Brad Braden
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won c...

A Bolt of Lightning
1951
as James Otis
The story of James Otis who was a part of the American revolution. He contested in court the right of the British to search colonists' homes.

Dark City
1950
as Danny Haley
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Julius Caesar
1950
as Mark Antony
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to ass...

Jane Eyre
1949
as Edward Rochester
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...

Peer Gynt
1941
as Peer Gynt
Based on the play by Henrik Ibsen, Gynt, an imaginative young man looked down upon by most everybody, is banished from his village for running away wi...