Charlton Heston Net Worth

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Charlton Heston was an American actor who had a net worth of $40 million at the time of his death. Heston’s career in Hollywood spanned six decades. Among his best-known films are “The Ten Commandments,” “Touch of Evil,” “Ben-Hur,” “Planet of the Apes,” and “Soylent Green.” He won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in “Ben-Hur” in 1959. In 2002, Heston retired from both acting and the NRA after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

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Career

In 1944, Heston joined the United States Army Air Forces, and went on to serve for two years as an aerial gunner and radio operator. Following the end of the war, he moved with his family to New York City, and took up work as an artists’ model. In 1948, Heston appeared in a Broadway revival of “Antony and Cleopatra,” and the year after that, played Mark Antony in a film version of “Julius Caesar.” He also appeared in many roles on the CBS anthology series “Studio One.”

Personal Life

In 1944, Heston wed fellow Northwestern University student Lydia Clarke; together, they had two children named Fraser and Holly.

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You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA.

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You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.

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It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

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What acting offered me was the chance to be many other people.

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Acting, taken to the highest level, requires a fierce, total focus of your time and energy at the cost of just about everything else.

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