Birth of Charlton Heston
Birth of Charlton Heston
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Charlton Heston Biography and Timeline
Follow Charlton Heston through 18 dated historical records for United States of America.
Charlton Heston, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1923–2008Years on this page
1923
1950
Dark City
Heston earned recognition for his appearance in his first professional movie, Dark City, a 1950 film noir
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
His breakthrough came when Cecil B. DeMille cast him as a circus manager in The Greatest Show on Earth, which was named by the Motion Picture Academy as the best picture of 1952
1956
The Ten Commandments
Heston becomes an icon for portraying Moses in the hugely successful film The Ten Commandments
1958
Touch of Evil
Plays a Mexican police officer named Ramon Miguel Vargas in Orson Welless widely acclaimed film noir Touch of Evil
1960
Academy Award
Winner of the best male actor for "Ben Hur"
1961
El Cid
Stars in, "El Cid"
1963
55 Days at Peking
Stars in, "55 Days at Peking"
1965
Screen Actors Guild
Appointed President of the Screen Actors Guild
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Stars in, "The Agony and the Ecstasy"
1966
Khartoum
Stars in, "Khartoum"
1968
Will Penny
Stars in, "Will Penny". Stars in, "Planet of the Apes"
1970
Julius Caesar Film
Portrays Mark Antony in the 1970 film version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Role range: 2008
1973
Soylent Green
Stars in, "Soylent Green"
1974
Earthquake
Stars in, "Earthquake"
1998
National Rifle Association
Appointed President of the National Rifle Association
2003
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush
2008
Death of Charlton Heston
Death of Charlton Heston
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.