Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston passed away a few weeks back. Young people have little appreciation for his body of work, as his last major role, as Captain Matthew Garth in the WWII film Midway, was released in 1976. But he leaves behind an impressive selected filmography, the equal of nearly every contemporary star. A square-jaw action hero, comparable in many ways to Ah-nuld, he was arguably much more a star than an actor, but his best films are rousing in the best sense.
I think his peak period was 1965-1971, which saw the release of The Agony and the Ecstacy, Khartoum, Will Penny, Planet Of the Apes, and The Omega Man, but his highest profile roles occurred earlier, in Touch of Evil and Ben Hur.
Ten best roles
10) Midway 9) El Cid 8) Khartoum 7) The Three Musketeers 6) The Agony and the Ecstasy 5) Will Penny 4) The Omega Man 3) Touch of Evil 2) Ben Hur 1) Planet Of the Apes
Percentile score (when compared to contemporary actors): 99.24
June 6th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
the finest Cardinal Richelieu I can imagine, he never used more subtlty. His role as the butler in “The Nanny” was a forgettable afterthought