History Creator / CharltonHeston

John Charles Carter,[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit as cool as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]] [[StageNames better known]] as [[RhymingNames Charlton Heston]] (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boy Scout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

He's best known for his leading roles in {{Epic Movie}}s of the late '50s and early '60s, his many HistoricalDomainCharacter roles, as well as starring in some notable ScienceFiction movies such as ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|1968}}'' and ''Film/SoylentGreen''. BigDamnHero moments happen a lot in his films, and he was something of a MrFanservice as well (having had quite a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s to show off his CarpetOfVirility in his career). He is sometimes unfairly dismissed as a LargeHam due to his tendency to play larger than life heroes and bellowing epic dialogue with that BadassBaritone voice of his - though in some cases that's exactly why his fans love him. The man was very fond of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays and it showed.

* ''{{Film/The Ten Commandments|1956}}'' (1956) as Moses and the voice of God

He's best known for his leading roles in {{Epic Movie}}s of the late '50s and early '60s, as well as some notable ScienceFiction movies such as ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|1968}}'' and ''Film/SoylentGreen''. BigDamnHero moments happen a lot in his films, and he was something of a MrFanservice as well (having had quite a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s to show off his CarpetOfVirility in his career). He is sometimes unfairly dismissed as a LargeHam due to his tendency to play larger than life heroes and bellowing epic dialogue with that BadassBaritone voice of his - though in some cases that's exactly why his fans love him. The man was very fond of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays and it showed.

* ''Film/ElCid'' (1961) as [[UsefulNotes/ElCidCampeador Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, aka "El Cid"]]

* ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' (1998) as the Narrator

* ''Film/ElCid'' (1961) as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, aka "El Cid"

John Charles Carter,[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]] [[StageNames better known]] as [[RhymingNames Charlton Heston]] (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boy Scout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

He's best known for his leading roles in {{Epic Movie}}s of the late '50s and early '60s, as well as some notable ScienceFiction movies such as ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|1968}}'' and ''Film/SoylentGreen''. BigDamnHero moments happen a lot in his films, and he was something of a MrFanservice as well. He is sometimes unfairly dismissed as a LargeHam due to his tendency to play larger than life heroes and bellowing epic dialogue with that BadassBaritone voice of his - though in some cases that's exactly why his fans love him. The man was very fond of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays and it showed.

He's best known for his leading roles in {{Epic Movie}}s of the late '50s and early '60s, as well as some notable ScienceFiction movies such as ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|1968}}'' and ''Film/SoylentGreen''. BigDamnHero moments happen a lot in his films, and he was something of a MrFanservice as well. He is sometimes unfairly dismissed as a LargeHam due to his tendency to play larger than life heroes and bellowing epic dialogue with that BadassBaritone voice of his - though in some cases that's exactly why his fans love him.

* ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' (1956) as Moses and the voice of God

John Charles Carter,[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]] [[StageNames better known]] as [[RhymingNames Charlton Heston]] (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boy Sscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

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John Charles Carter,[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]] [[StageNames better known]] as [[RhymingNames Charlton Heston]] (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boyscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

John Charles Carter[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]], [[StageNames better known]] as [[RhymingNames Charlton Heston]] (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boyscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

Heston was also known for his political activism. In TheFifties and TheSixties 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 Republicans and was president of the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanGunPolitics National Rifle Association]] from 1998 to 2003. The (in)famous [[BadassBoast "You'll get my rifle when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!"]] has angered many gun control advocates while Creator/MichaelMoore's controversial ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' seemed to hurt his image with some modern audiences. Sadly, he was also accused of being a homophobe later in life due to his apparent disagreement with the HoYay subtext of ''Ben-Hur'' and evidence suggesting the painter Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti, whom he portrayed in ''The Agony and the Ecstasy'', had been gay, even though Heston himself vehemently denied being a homophobe. Despite his critical stance on political correctness and affirmative action, he never preached what he couldn't practice, being able to shrug off a snarky comment by Creator/GeorgeClooney regarding his Alzheimer's affliction.

* ''Khartoum'' (1966) as General Charles "Chinese" Gordon

* ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1973}}'' (1973) as Cardinal de Richelieu

* The ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' franchise:

** ''Film/{{Planet Of The Apes|2001}}'' (2001) as Zaius, Thade's father (RemakeCameo)

* ''Film/TheWarLord'' (1965) as Chrysagon de la Cruex

* ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' (1970 film) as Mark Antony

* ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'' (1972 film) as Mark Antony

John Charles Carter[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]], [[StageNames better known as]] Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He was once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boyscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

Heston was also known for his political activism. In TheFifties and TheSixties 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 Republicans and was president of the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanGunPolitics National Rifle Association]] from 1998 to 2003. The (in)famous [[BadassBoast "You'll get my rifle when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!"]] has angered many gun control advocates while Creator/MichaelMoore's controversial ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' seemed to hurt his image with some modern audiences. Sadly, he was also accused of being a homophobe later in life due to his apparent disagreement with the HoYay subtext of ''Ben-Hur'' and evidence suggesting the painter Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti, whom he portrayed in ''The Agony and the Ecstasy'', had been gay, even though Heston himself vehemently denied being a homophobe. Despite his questionable stance on political correctness and affirmative action, he never preached what he couldn't practice, being able to shrug off a snarky comment by Creator/GeorgeClooney regarding his Alzheimer's affliction.

In an interesting case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, a handful of his films were originally offered to Creator/BurtLancaster, specifically ''Dark City'' (Heston's film debut), ''Literature/BenHur'' (for which Heston won his only Oscar for best actor), ''Film/TheAgonyAndTheEcstasy'', and ''Film/{{Khartoum}}''.

John Charles Carter[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]], [[StageNames better known as]] Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boyscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

Charlton Heston (real name John Charles Carter[[note]] You know you're awesome when your real name's every bit an AwesomeMcCoolName as your [[StageNames stage name]]! [[/note]]; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, once described by Creator/OrsonWelles as "Hollywood's Only Boyscout" due to his diligence as well as being a genuinely NiceGuy.

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