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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Actor, also director and writer · Died April 5, 2008, aged 84 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career on stage and in live television before transitioning to film. He first gained major attention in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth and then became an international star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston went on to headline a wide range of big‑budget films, including El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable leading men of mid‑20th‑century cinema. Beyond acting, he was active in public life, supporting civil rights in the 1960s and later becoming a prominent conservative voice and president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. He retired from public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002 and died on April 5, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as both a cinematic icon and a polarizing political figure.

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Born
October 4, 1923
Died
April 5, 2008 (aged 84)
From
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 143 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Charlton Heston's films like?

Across their 78 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
18%
Power
14%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Survival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 78 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 21 · Dark 36

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 29 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 34 · Intense 32

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 44 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 57 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 44 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 28 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 69 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

62 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 41 of 62 analyzed roles.

Hero
41 of 62
Shadow
6 of 62
Mentor
5 of 62
Herald
4 of 62
Shapeshifter
2 of 62
Threshold guardian
2 of 62
Trickster
1 of 62
Ally
1 of 62
Show the 62 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
53
Melancholic
31
Thrilling
20
Dread
15
Contemplative
14
Other
68

How their films linger

Bittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet33
  • Tragic11
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charlton Heston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charlton Heston's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

143 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 112 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Airports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (archive footage)

  • A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King(2011)

    as Neville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Religulous(2008)

    as George Taylor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Remembering Reagan at His Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Host

  • My Father(2003)

    as Josef Mengele

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ben Hur(2003)

    as Ben Hur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lasting Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Planet of the Apes(2001)

    as Zaius (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cats & Dogs(2001)

    as The Mastiff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2001)

    as Professor Finley

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Town & Country(2001)

    as Mr. Clayborne

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Weber Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlton Heston

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    as AFFA Football Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Camino de Santiago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Professor Marcelo Rinaldi

  • Gideon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Addison Sinclair

  • Armageddon(1998)

    as Narration (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(1996)

    as Player King

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Alaska(1996)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Andersonville Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • The Lord Protector(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Texas(1994)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eco-Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Justice Haden Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • In the Mouth of Madness(1994)

    as Jackson Harglow

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Avenging Angel(1995)

    as Brigham Young

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Celluloid Closet(1995)

    as Judah Ben-Hur

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlton Heston

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • True Lies(1994)

    as Spencer Trilby

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone(1993)

    as Henry Hooker

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wayne's World 2(1993)

    as Good Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mystery of the Sphinx(1993)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Abalon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator

  • Solar Crisis(1990)

    as Adm. "Skeet" Kelso

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232(1992)

    as Captain Al Haynes

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Symphony for the Spire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Noel's House Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Star guest

  • The Crucifer of Blood(1991)

    as Sherlock Holmes

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cults: Saying No Under Pressure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator

  • Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Host and Narrator

  • Almost an Angel(1990)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Little Kidnappers(1990)

    as James MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Island(1990)

    as Long John Silver

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Original Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Louis Mancini

  • Call from Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alien (voice)

  • A Man for All Seasons(1988)

    Director · as Sir Thomas More

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Korea: The Unknown War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · as General Douglas MacArthur (voice)

  • Proud Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Charley MacLeod Sr.

  • Eclipse of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Narrator

  • An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Colbys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 49 episodes · as Jason Colby

  • Nairobi Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lee Cahill

  • Chiefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hugh Holmes

  • Mother Lode(1982)

    Director · as Silas McGee / Ian McGee

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jason Colby

  • The Awakening(1980)

    as Matthew Corbeck

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Men(1980)

    as Bill Tyler

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gray Lady Down(1978)

    as Captain Paul Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Energy: A National Issue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Crossed Swords(1977)

    as Henry VIII

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Two-Minute Warning(1976)

    as Capt. Peter Holly

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • America at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Narrator

  • Midway(1976)

    as Capt. Matthew Garth

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Last Hard Men(1976)

    as Sam Burgade

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Earthquake(1974)

    as Stewart Graff

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Four Musketeers(1974)

    as Cardinal Richelieu

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Airport 1975(1974)

    as Alan Murdock

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1973)

    as Cardinal Richelieu

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Soylent Green(1973)

    as Detective Robert Thorn

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Call of the Wild(1972)

    as John Thornton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Skyjacked(1972)

    as Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Antony and Cleopatra(1972)

    Director · Screenplay · as Marc Antony

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Special London Bridge Special(1972)

    as Tennis Player

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vietnam! Vietnam! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Omega Man(1971)

    as Robert Neville

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Hawaiians(1970)

    as Whip Hoxworth

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar(1970)

    as Marc Antony

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970)

    as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Number One(1969)

    as Ron "Cat" Catlan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Planet of the Apes(1968)

    as George Taylor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Lord Essex

  • Counterpoint(1967)

    as Lionel Evans

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Will Penny(1967)

    as Will Penny

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • While I Run This Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Narrator

  • Khartoum(1966)

    as Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Planet of the Apes Test Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Thomas

  • The War Lord(1965)

    as Chrysagon

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Narrator

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965)

    as Michelangelo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Uncertain Verification (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as John the Baptist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Major Dundee(1965)

    as Major Amos Charles Dundee

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • F.D.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  • The Patriots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Thomas Jefferson

  • The Five Cities of June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Narrator

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    as Maj. Matt Lewis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Diamond Head(1962)

    as Richard 'King' Howland

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator

  • El Cid(1961)

    as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Malone (archive footage)

  • Ben-Hur(1959)

    as Judah Ben-Hur

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare(1959)

    as John Sands

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Buccaneer(1958)

    as Gen. Andrew Jackson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Big Country(1958)

    as Steve Leech

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Touch of Evil(1958)

    as Ramon Miguel Vargas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Beast

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Three Violent People(1956)

    as Colt Saunders

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Moses

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Area (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Col. Jesse Price

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Jesse Price

  • Lucy Gallant(1955)

    as Casey Cole

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Private War of Major Benson(1955)

    as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Far Horizons(1955)

    as Lt. William Clark

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The $64,000 Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 31 episodes · as Substitute Host

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Chipman · as Lt. Paul Peterson

  • Secret of the Incas(1954)

    as Harry Steel

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Jungle(1954)

    as Christopher Leiningen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bad for Each Other(1953)

    as Dr. Tom Owen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Arrowhead(1953)

    as Ed Bannon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Pony Express(1953)

    as Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The President's Lady(1953)

    as Andrew Jackson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim

  • Ruby Gentry(1952)

    as Boake Tackman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Savage(1952)

    as James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)

    as Brad Braden

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex · as Thomas Jefferson

  • A Bolt of Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as James Otis

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Studio One: Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Heathcliff

  • Dark City(1950)

    as Danny Haley

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Taming of the Shrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Petruchio

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mark Antony

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Cashel Bryon · as Melody Jones · as Peter Handley

  • Jane Eyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Edward Rochester

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 3 episodes · as Col. / Dr. Michael Knowle · as Commander Schneider · as Edward Rochester · as Heathcliff · as James Otis · as Macbeth · as Merton Densher · as Mitch Henderson · as Petruchio · as Philip Carey

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Peer Gynt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Peer Gynt

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 140 titles from 1941 to 2025; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

True Lies (1994)

$379M worldwide

Highest rated

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Film career

19412025

Peak 1973 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 41 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1950Screen debut· Dark City
  • 1950First top-billed film· Dark City
  • 1959Career best· Ben-Hur

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting140 of 140: 137 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting3 of 140: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 140: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

140 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1940s5 · acting1950s33 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew1980s14 · 14 acting · 2 crew1990s31 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 56% of 55 roles
50556070758095

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charlton Heston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 84; across their 78 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)

97th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 66 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charlton Heston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles38–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles7–45 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles7–60 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles13–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles37–64 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charlton Heston work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charlton Heston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fraser C. Heston shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles