How old was Charlton Heston in the movie Planet of the Apes?
Charlton Heston was 76 in Planet of the Apes when he played the character 'Zaius'.
That was over 23 years ago in 2001.
In 2008 he died aged 84, starring in 155 films in his career, 28 of those after Planet of the Apes was first released. If he were alive today he would be 100.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Planet of the Apes, I think Charlton Heston looks:
Did you know?
- Director Tim Burton has worked with Charlton Heston just once in his career.
- Charlton Heston's first movie was as 'Peer Gynt' in Peer Gynt, released in 1941 when he was 16
- Planet of the Apes scores 5.72 out of 10 on TMDB.
