Happy Birthday: Charlton Heston (1923–2008)

Charlton Heston (1923–2008)

Born: October 4, 1923 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Died: April 5, 2008 (age 84) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Lydia Clarke (17 March 1944 – 5 April 2008) (his death) (2 children)

People don’t perceive me as a shy man. But I am. I am thought of mostly in terms of the parts I play. I am seen as a forbidding authority figure. I only wish I were as indomitable as everyone thinks.

The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 dir. Cecil B. DeMille Cast Betty Hutton Cornel Wilde

Planet of the Apes 1968 dir. Franklin J. Schaffner Starring Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall

Earthquake 1974 dir. Mark Robson Starring Heston Ava Gardner Airport 1975 1975 dir. Jack Smight Cast Charlton Heston Karen Black Any Given Sunday 1999 dir. Oliver Stone starring Jamie Foxx Al Pacino Tombstone 1993 dir. George P. Cosmatos Starring Kurt Russell