- Charlton Heston filmography
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This is a listing of the film and television appearances of actor Charlton Heston. Several of his radio credits are listed as well.
"There's a special excitement in playing a man who made a hole in history large enough to be remembered centuries after he died." — Charlton Heston[1] "If you can't make a career out of two DeMilles, you'll never do it." — Charlton Heston[1] "Doing a picture with Willie [Wyler] is like getting the works at a Turkish bath. You damn near drown, but you come out smelling like a rose." — Charlton Heston[2] Contents
Filmography
1941 – 1959
1961 – 1970
1971 – 1980
1982 – 2003
Television
1949-1960
Date Title Episode Role March 15, 1949 Suspense "Suspicion" ? June 15, 1949 Studio One "Smoke" ? September 26, 1949 Studio One "The Outward Room" ? October 24, 1949 Studio One "Battleship Bismark" ? November 8, 1949 Suspense "Suspicion" ? November 21, 1949 Studio One "Of Human Bondage" ? December 12, 1949 Studio One "Jane Eyre" Edward Rochester February 27, 1950 Studio One "The Willow Cabin" ? March 22, 1950 The Clock "The Hypnotist" ? June 5, 1950 Studio One "The Taming of the Shrew" Petruchio June 25, 1950 The Philco Television Playhouse "Hear My Heart Speak" ? October 30, 1950 Studio One "Wuthering Heights" Heathcliff December 4, 1950 Studio One "Letter from Cairo" ? October 2, 1951 Suspense "Santa Fe Flight" ? October 8, 1951 Lux Video Theatre "Route 19" ? October 13, 1951 Your Show of Shows "Episode: October 13, 1951" Himself October 22, 1951 Studio One "Macbeth" Macbeth November 12, 1951 Studio One "A Bolt of Lightning" James Otis November 23, 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars "One Is a Lonesome Number" ? December 22, 1951 Your Show of Shows "Episode dated 22 December 1951" Himself January 14, 1952 Robert Montgomery Presents "Cashel Byron's Profession" ? March 10, 1952 Studio One "The Wings of the Dove" ? August 22, 1952 Curtain Call "The Liar" ? December 29, 1952 Robert Montgomery Presents "The Closed Door" Peter Handley January 25, 1953 The Philco Television Playhouse "Elegy" ? December 12, 1953 Medallion Theatre "A Day in Town" ? January 16, 1954 Your Show of Shows "Episode: January 16, 1954" Himself February 2, 1954 Danger "Freedom to Get Lost" ? March 3, 1955 The George Gobel Show "Episode: March 3, 1955" Himself/Sketch Performer June 12, 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour "Episode #5.30" Himself - Host June 26, 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour "Episode #5.31" Himself - Host August 7, 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour "Episode #5.36" Himself August 28, 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour "Episode #5.38" Himself - Host September 4, 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour "Episode #5.39" Himself - Host September 26, 1955 Robert Montgomery Presents "Along Came Jones" ? October 9, 1955 Omnibus "The Birth of Modern Times" Actor October 14, 1955 Person to Person "Episode #3.7" Himself - Guest December 11, 1955 General Electric Theater "The Seeds of Hate" Tim December 29, 1955 Climax! "Bailout at 43,000 Feet" Lieutenant Paul Peterson October 4, 1956 Playhouse 90 "Forbidden Area" Major Jesse Price October 28, 1956 What's My Line? "Episode #8.6" Mystery Guest December 2, 1956 The Steve Allen Show "Episode #2.11" Himself May 17, 1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars "Switch Station" ? June 27, 1957 Climax! "The Trial of Captain Wirtz" Chipman November 17, 1957 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #11.8" Himself December 11, 1957 This Is Your Life "Dennis Weaver" Himself January 12, 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook "Beauty and the Beast" The Beast February 20, 1958 Playhouse 90 "Point of No Return" Charles Gray January 25, 1959 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #12.20" Himself March 15, 1959 The Steve Allen Show "Episode #4.26" Himself - Guest July 26, 1959 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #12.45" Himself December 27, 1959 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #13.15" Himself April 11, 1960 The Steve Allen Show "Episode #5.25" Himself - Guest May 1, 1960 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #13.31" Actor - Dramatic Reading May 5, 1960 The Revlon Revue "Tiptoe Through TV" Himself November 6, 1960 The Ed Sullivan Show "See America with Ed Sullivan: Chicago" Actor - Dramatic Reading 1961-1980
Date Title Episode Role October 17, 1961 Alcoa Premiere "The Fugitive Eye" Paul Malone November 15, 1963 Hallmark Hall of Fame "The Patriots" Thomas Jefferson June 8, 1966 A Whole Scene Going "Episode #1.23" Actor 1966 What Is a Boy January 31, 1968 Hallmark Hall of Fame "Elizabeth the Queen" Robert Devereux March 31, 1968 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #21.30" Hilmself - Dramatic Reader June 9, 1968 The Ed Sullivan Show "Episode #21.39" Dramatic Reader June 4, 1970 The Merv Griffin Show "Episode: June 4, 1970" Himself October 1, 1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: October 1, 1970" Himself August 18, 1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: August 18, 1971" Himself August 21, 1971 The Irv Kupcinet Show "Episode: August 21, 1971" Himself November 26, 1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel "Episode #1.3" Himself December 12, 1971 Parkinson "Episode #1.21" Himself February 26, 1972 Film Night "Episode: February 26, 1972" Himself May 11, 1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: May 11, 1972" Himself December 12, 1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: December 12, 1972" Himself March 28, 1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: March 28, 1973" Himself August 23, 1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: August 23, 1973" Himself October 18, 1973 Jack Paar Tonite "Episode: October 18, 1973" Himself October 23, 1973 Dinah's Place "Episode: October 23, 1973" Himself May 29, 1974 ABC's Wide World of Entertainment "That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM" Himself October 15, 1974 The Mike Douglas Show "Episode: October 15, 1974" Himself May 3, 1976 Dinah! "Episode: May 3, 1976" Himself September 17, 1976 Dinah! "Episode: September 17, 1976" Himself December 10, 1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: December 10, 1976" Himself April 10, 1978 America 2-Night "60 Seconds of Fame" Himself 1981-1990
Date Title Episode Role December 15, 1981 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: December 15, 1981" Himself December 13, 1983 Chiefs (mini-series) Hugh Holmes October 17, 1984 Nairobi Affair (TV movie) Lee Cahill January 12, 1985 Aspel & Company "Episode #2.1" Himself October 9, 1985 Dynasty "The Californians" Jason Colby October 16, 1985 Dynasty "The Man" Jason Colby November 13, 1985 Dynasty "The Titans" Jason Colby November 20, 1985 The Colbys (Series regular — 48 episodes) Jason Colby December 4, 1985 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson "Episode: December 4, 1985" Himself April 3, 1986 Good Morning America "Episode: April 3, 1986" Himself November 9, 1986 The Wonderful World of Disney "Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration" Himself March 28, 1987 Saturday Night Live "Charlton Heston / Wynton Marsalis" Host October 1, 1987 Proud Men (TV movie) Charley Mac Leod Sr. October 10, 1987 The Dame Edna Experience "Episode #1.5" Himself December 25, 1987 The Two Ronnies "1987 Christmas Special" Actor December 25, 1987 Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies (Special) Various Roles December 21, 1988 A Man for All Seasons (TV movie) Sir Thomas More February 20, 1989 Original Sin (TV movie) Louis Mancini January 22, 1990 Treasure Island (TV movie) Long John Silver August 17, 1990 The Little Kidnappers (TV movie) James MacKenzie 1991-2003
Date Title Episode Role February 20, 1991 The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1991 remake) (documentary) Narrator November 4, 1991 The Crucifer of Blood (TV movie) Sherlock Holmes 1991 Cults: Saying No Under Pressure (documentary) Narrator February 24, 1992 Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (TV movie) Captain Al Haynes December 1, 1992 Noel (TV movie) December 4, 1993 Saturday Night Live "Charlton Heston /Paul Westerberg" Host April 13, 1994 This Is Your Life "Charlton Heston" Himself May 1, 1994 SeaQuest DSV "Abalon" Abalon December 26, 1994 The Great Battles of the Civil War (documentary) Abraham Lincoln (voice) January 22, 1995 The Avenging Angel (TV movie) Brigham Young April 16, 1995 Texas (TV mini-series) Narrator November 17, 1995 Clive Anderson Talks Back "Episode #10.8" Himself December 2, 1995 Corazón, corazón "Episode: December 2, 1995" Himself January 22, 1996 Àngels de nit "Episode #1.2" Himself February 25, 1996 The Mysterious Origins of Man Controversial documentary Host[5] February 25, 1996 Ruby Wax Meets... "Goldie Hawn" Himself December 2, 1996 Corazón, corazón "Episode: December 2, 1996" Himself January 17, 1997 Dennis Miller Live "Gun Control" Himself March 17, 1997 Biography "Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style" Himself June 4, 1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show "Episode:June 4, 1997" Himself December 5, 1997 Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Dam" Himself January 1, 1998 Private Screenings "Charlton Heston" Himself February 5, 1998 Friends "The One with Joey's Dirty Day" Himself March 15, 1998 Biography "John Wayne: American Legend" Himself July 13, 1998 Sword to Secrecy: Secrets of War (documentary) Narrator August 13, 1998 Biography "Rex Harrison: The Man Who Would Be King" Himself October 8, 1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien "Episode: October 8, 1998" Himself October 8, 1998 Biography "Roddy McDowell: Hollywood's Best Friend" Himself May 8, 1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show "Episode: May 8, 1999" Himself September 1, 1999 Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Parts 1 & 2 (documentary) Narrator September 3, 2000 The Outer Limits "Final Appeal" Chief Justice Haden Wainwright December 14, 2000 Cursed "...And Then Larry Brought
Charlton Heston Home"Himself January 1, 2001 Intimate Portrait "Shirley Jones" Himself August 18, 2001 Biography "Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" Himself November 24, 2001 Mad TV (comedy) Himself January 1, 2002 Film Genre "Epic" Himself December 20, 2002 20/20 "Episode: December 20, 2002" Himself February 15, 2003 Ben Hur (animated) Ben-Hur (voice) Radio
Selected appearances:
Date Series Episode Role Co-star September 21, 1952 Hollywood Star Playhouse "The Last Chance" November 3, 1952 Lux Radio Theatre "Viva Zapata!" Emiliano Zapata Jean Peters February 2, 1953 Lux Radio Theatre "Captain Carey, U.S.A." Webster Carey Wanda Hendrix September 28, 1953 Lux Radio Theatre "The President's Lady" Andrew Jackson Joan Fontaine June 7, 1954 Lux Radio Theatre "The Naked Jungle" Christopher Leiningen Donna Reed December 14, 1954 Lux Radio Theatre "Secret of the Incas" Harry Steele Nicole Maurey References
- ^ a b Halliwell, Leslie (1983). The Filmgoer's Companion (Eighth Edition). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 507. ISBN 0-684-18410-9.
- ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1983). The Filmgoer's Companion (Eighth Edition). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 1092. ISBN 0-684-18410-9.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1980). The Films of Charlton Heston. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-0741-0.
- ^ a b Charlton Heston at the Internet Movie Database — main filmography
- ^ Thomas, Dave (March 1996). "NBC's Origins Show". Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. http://www.csicop.org/sb/9603/origins.html. Retrieved 2008-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ Charlton Heston at the Internet Movie Database — filmography by TV series
- ^ "The Tarnished Prophet of the 16th Century". M. Kurt Goedelman. http://www.pfo.org/tarnishe.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Hollywood Star Playhouse". Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs. http://www.otrsite.com/logs/logh1020.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ "Lux Presents Hollywood". Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs. http://www.otrsite.com/logs/logl1008.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
See also:
- Heston, Charlton; Jean-Pierre Isbouts (1998). Charlton Heston's Hollywood. New York: GT Publishing. ISBN 1-57719-357-1.
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