Charlton Heston

Born John Charles Carter, he discovered his passion for acting in school and went on to study drama at Northwestern University. After beginning his career on stage and in live television, he transitioned to film, gaining major attention in Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth. His performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur earned him widespread recognition, with the latter winning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He established himself as a leading man in big-budget films like El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man.