1923-10-04 Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
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Todos los nombres de Sara | Himself - Actor (archive footage) | 2019-12-15 |
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Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-04-14 |
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Hail Satan? | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-04-17 |
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The Madding Crowd | Himself | 2017-02-01 |
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The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille | Himself | 2016-02-11 |
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Bienvenido Mr. Heston | Himself (archive footage) | 2016-11-25 |
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Spanish Western | Self (archive footage) | 2015-05-04 |
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Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014-09-20 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014-02-01 | |
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Himself - Actor (archive footage) | 2014-12-12 |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Himself – Interviewee | 2010-05-05 |
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Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses | Introduction | 2008-03-31 |
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition | Himself | 2007-06-20 |
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De Madrid a la Luna | Himself (archive footage) | 2006-10-24 |
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema | Himself (2001 Interview) (archive footage) | 2005-09-13 |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-25 |
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My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 | Josef Mengele | 2004-10-12 |
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath | Narrator | 2003-04-01 |
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah | 2003-04-01 | |
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Christmas from Hollywood | 2003-11-13 | |
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale | Narrator | 2003-04-01 |
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | 2003-04-01 | |
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Ben Hur | Ben Hur (voice) | 2003-02-15 |
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Bowling for Columbine | Himself - NRA President | 2002-10-09 |
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Town & Country | Mr. Clayborne | 2001-04-27 |
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The Order | Prof. Walter Finley | 2001-12-10 |
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Cats & Dogs | The Mastiff (voice) | 2001-07-04 |
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Planet of the Apes | Zaius | 2001-07-25 |
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Forever Hollywood | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
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Any Given Sunday | Commissioner | 1999-12-16 |
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Armageddon | Narration by | 1998-07-01 |
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Gideon | Addison Sinclair | 1998-10-26 |
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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | 1998-03-17 |
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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild | Narrator (voice) | 1998-09-03 |
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Behind the Planet of the Apes | Himself - 'Taylor' (also archive footage) | 1998-09-05 |
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible | Narrator | 1997-01-01 |
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis | 1997-12-01 | |
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Hercules | Narrator (voice) | 1997-06-20 |
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Hamlet | Player King | 1996-12-25 |
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The Dark Mist | Narrator (voice) | 1996-01-01 |
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Alaska | Perry | 1996-08-14 |
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In the Mouth of Madness | Jackson Harglow | 1995-02-03 |
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The Avenging Angel | Brigham Young | 1995-01-01 |
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True Lies | Spencer Trilby | 1994-07-15 |
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Texas | Narrator | 1994-11-09 |
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A Century of Cinema | 1994-01-01 | |
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The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself | 1994-01-01 |
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Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular | Himself - (archive footage) | 1994-06-30 |
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The Mystery of the Sphinx | Narrator | 1993-11-10 |
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Wayne's World 2 | Good Actor | 1993-12-10 |
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: The Story of Moses | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
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Tombstone | Henry Hooker | 1993-12-25 |
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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
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Noel | Narrator | 1992-12-03 |
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Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Captain Al Haynes | 1992-02-24 |
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The Crucifer of Blood | Sherlock Holmes | 1991-11-04 |
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Almost an Angel | God | 1990-12-21 |
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Treasure Island | Long John Silver | 1990-06-08 |
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The Little Kidnappers | James MacKenzie | 1990-08-17 |
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With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film | Himself | 1990-02-05 |
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Solar Crisis | Adm. Skeet Kelso | 1990-07-14 |
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Original Sin | Louis Mancini | 1989-02-20 |
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Himself | 1989-09-24 |
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Call from Space | Alien (voice) | 1989-01-01 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck | Self | 1989-03-09 |
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A Man for All Seasons | Sir Thomas More | 1988-12-21 |
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Eclipse of Reason | Narrator | 1987-01-01 |
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Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures | Host | 1987-09-01 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck | Self | 1987-04-01 |
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Proud Men | Charley MacLeod Sr. | 1987-10-01 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | Self | 1986-04-26 |
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Directed by William Wyler | 1986-05-01 | |
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | Himself | 1985-01-01 |
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Nairobi Affair | Lee Cahill | 1984-01-01 |
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Arena: The Orson Welles Story | Self | 1982-05-17 |
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Mother Lode | Silas McGee / Ian McGee | 1982-08-06 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | 1981-04-18 | |
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The Mountain Men | Bill Tyler | 1980-06-01 |
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The Awakening | Matthew Corbeck | 1980-07-31 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda | Himself | 1978-03-15 |
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Gray Lady Down | Captain Paul Blanchard | 1978-03-10 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Henry VIII | 1977-06-03 |
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Energy: A National Issue | Narrator | 1977-11-22 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler | Himself | 1976-03-14 |
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Midway | Capt. Matthew Garth | 1976-06-18 |
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Two-Minute Warning | Capt. Peter Holly | 1976-11-12 |
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The Last Hard Men | Sam Burgade | 1976-04-22 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Orson Welles | Himself | 1975-06-10 |
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Airport 1975 | Alan Murdock | 1974-10-18 |
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The Four Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 1974-10-31 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney | Himself | 1974-03-18 |
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Earthquake | Stewart Graff | 1974-01-01 |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford | Himself | 1973-04-02 |
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Soylent Green | Detective Robert Thorn | 1973-04-18 |
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The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu | 1973-12-11 |
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The Special London Bridge Special | Tennis Player | 1972-01-01 |
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The Call of the Wild | John Thornton | 1972-11-30 |
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Antony and Cleopatra | Marc Antony | 1972-03-18 |
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Skyjacked | Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara | 1972-05-24 |
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The Omega Man | Robert Neville | 1971-08-01 |
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Vietnam! Vietnam! | Narrator (voice) | 1971-09-01 |
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Julius Caesar | Marc Antony | 1970-06-04 |
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The Hawaiians | Whip Hoxworth | 1970-06-17 |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self | 1970-03-24 |
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Taylor | 1970-04-23 |
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Number One | Ron "Cat" Catlan | 1969-08-21 |
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Rowan & Martin At the Movies | Himself | 1968-01-01 |
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Planet of the Apes | George Taylor | 1968-02-07 |
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Counterpoint | Lionel Evans | 1967-12-22 |
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While I Run This Race | Narrator | 1967-01-01 |
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Will Penny | Will Penny | 1967-12-19 |
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Khartoum | Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon | 1966-06-09 |
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Major Dundee | Major Amos Charles Dundee | 1965-04-07 |
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The War Lord | Chrysagon | 1965-11-17 |
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The Agony and the Ecstasy | Michelangelo | 1965-10-07 |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | John the Baptist | 1965-02-15 |
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La verifica incerta | 1965-05-31 | |
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55 Days at Peking | Maj. Matt Lewis | 1963-05-06 |
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The Five Cities of June | Narrator | 1963-01-01 |
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Diamond Head | Richard 'King' Howland | 1962-12-27 |
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The Pigeon That Took Rome | Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator | 1962-06-19 |
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El Cid | El Cid | 1961-10-24 |
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Ben-Hur | Judah Ben-Hur | 1959-12-26 |
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare | John Sands | 1959-11-17 |
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Touch of Evil | Ramon Miguel Vargas | 1958-03-30 |
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The Buccaneer | Gen. Andrew Jackson | 1958-12-11 |
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The Big Country | Steve Leech | 1958-09-30 |
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The Ten Commandments | Moses | 1956-10-05 |
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Three Violent People | Capt. Colt Saunders | 1956-12-01 |
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Forbidden Area | Col. Jesse Price | 1956-10-04 |
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Stars of Cabaret | 1956-01-01 | |
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Lucy Gallant | Casey Cole | 1955-10-20 |
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The Far Horizons | Lt. William Clark | 1955-05-20 |
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The Private War of Major Benson | Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson | 1955-08-02 |
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Secret of the Incas | Harry Steel | 1954-06-06 |
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The Naked Jungle | Christopher Leiningen | 1954-03-03 |
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Bad for Each Other | Dr. Tom Owen | 1953-12-24 |
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Arrowhead | Ed Bannon | 1953-08-03 |
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The President's Lady | Andrew Jackson | 1953-05-21 |
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Pony Express | Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | 1953-01-01 |
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The Greatest Show on Earth | Brad Braden | 1952-02-16 |
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The Savage | James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet | 1952-09-01 |
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Ruby Gentry | Boake Tackman | 1952-12-25 |
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Dark City | Danny Haley | 1950-10-17 |
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Studio One: Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 1950-10-30 |
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Julius Caesar | Mark Antony | 1950-03-08 |
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Peer Gynt | Peer Gynt | 1941-08-24 |
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Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents | Host and Narrator |
