Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter in Wilmette, Illinois, October 4, 1923, died April 5, 2008) starred in epic films like The Ten Commandments (1956) by Cecil B. deMille, Ben-Hur (1959) by William Wyler, El Cid (1961) with Sophia Loren, 55 Days at Peking (1963) with Ava Gardner, The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) with Rex Harrison, Khartoum (1966) with Laurence Olivier, Planet of the Apes (1968). He also acted in Dark City (1950) by William Dieterle, Touch of Evil (1958) by Orson Wells, The Big Country (1958) by William Wyler with Gregory Peck.

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Golden Globe Awards

1963 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- The Pigeon That Took Rome
- Charlton Heston
1962 Winner

World Film Favorites
- Charlton Heston
1960 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Ben-Hur
- Charlton Heston
1957 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Ten Commandments, The
- Charlton Heston