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Charlton Heston
Age: 84 (passed away Apr. 5th, 2008)
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Born: Oct. 4th, 1923
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Charlton Heston's Main TV Roles
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BIOGRAPHY: With features chiseled in stone, who else but Charlton Heston could you picture as Michelangelo, as Ben-Hur, as Moses? Heston's movie career took off with The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and reached light speed with Ben-Hur (1959). Although he has played a pantheon of larger-than-life roles, he usually prefers to talk about the day-to-day daily grind of the movie business, and especially credits the writers and directors he has worked for much of his success.
TRIVIA:
- Turned down 'Gary Cooper (I)' (qv)'s role in _High Noon (1952)_ (qv).
- Was asked by some Democrats to run for the California State Senate in 1969, but declined because he wanted to continue acting.
- He was a vocal opponent of a nuclear freeze in the early 1990s, and openly supported the 1991 Gulf war.
- Broke his nose in high school playing football. He later commented that this was ultimately to his advantage as an actor because it gave him "the profile of an Eagle.".
- Missed the start of his presentation at _The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)_ (qv), because of a flat tire on the Santa Monica freeway. 'Clint Eastwood' (qv) stood in for him, and before Eastwood finished the speech that Heston was due to give, Heston arrived, to some audience laughter and enjoyment.
- He campaigned for Republican presidential candidates 'Ronald Reagan (I)' (qv) in 1984, 'George Bush (I)' (qv) in 1988, 'George W. Bush' (qv) in 2000, and Republican candidate for governor of Virginia 'George Allen (III)' (qv) in 1993.
- Was sick with the flu during filming of _Planet of the Apes (1968)_ (qv). The producers decided to have him act through his illness, even though it was physically grueling, because they felt the hoarse sound of his voice added something to the character. Heston recounted in a diary he kept during filming that he "felt like Hell" during the filming of the scene where his character was forcefully separated from Nova (Linda Harrison), made worse by the impact of the fire hose used on him.
- Was the original choice to star in _Alexander the Great (1956)_ (qv), but declined so he could play Moses in _The Ten Commandments (1956)_ (qv). The part eventually went to 'Richard Burton (I)' (qv).
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