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Though there are a number of actors who enter Hollywood with the aim of leaving their mark in the industry, only a few are successful in doing so. Charlton Heston was one of the few people in Hollywood who made a mark not just in films, but also theater and television.
Blessed with well chiseled features, his looks got him some prime roles that most other actors would have loved to perform. Through his extensive career in the film industry, he has worked in a number of movies with almost all of them becoming huge box office hits.
The movie ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ was the one in which he debuted as an actor. His moving performance in the movie made his a favorite among the movie producers and directors in that era. He went on to bag some of the best roles in movies such as Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, The Naked Jungle, The Big Country, Planet of the Apes and many more.
Though his performance in every movie was excellent, his rendition of the role in Julius Caesar garnered a lot of worldwide appreciation. The unparalleled performance in the movie Ben Hur also earned him laurels that catapulted him to fame. The Charlton Heston movies list is a lengthy one since he was a director’s favorite and was offered varied roles in a number of movies.
The other movies where Charlton Heston played a part are “The Agony and The Ecstasy”, “Touch of Evil”, ‘Soylent Green’, ‘Beneath the Planet of the Apes” and “The Omega Man”. Airport 1975 and Earthquake are also movies in which he played a role. As an evil cardinal in “The Four Musketeers”, a naval officer in “Midway”, a naval officer and sniper in “Gray Lady Down” and “Two Minute Warning” are the movies that added feathers to his cap.
He forayed into the television industry and made a mark there as well. He appeared in a number of episodes of The Colbys and Dynasty. The other TV series he can be seen in are A Man For All Seasons, Treasure Island and as a host in Saturday Night Live.