Charlton Heston: For All Seasons | The Hollywood Collection

Here, in his own words, is Heston’s life as well as highlights of a career that resulted in over 60 motion pictures.
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He has been king and slave, hero and villain, renowned throughout the movie-going world for the heroic figures he played during his early years in Hollywood: Moses, Ben-Hur, El Cid and Michaelangelo. In a wide range of roles, from classical to futuristic, he has shown himself a consummate actor. But Charlton Heston has always been more than a star.
Although he is a private man, he has often appeared to be a very public one, willing to speak up on issues he believes in-however controversial they may be. Includes scenes from The Greatest Show On Earth, The Ten Commandments, The Big Country, Ben-Hur, Will Penny, Soylent Green, and Planet of the Apes.

[@MelesaEFary]

I met him once at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion a week before "Oscar" Monday. He was the President of the Academy This was in 1980s. My mother talked me into taking a free tour of this beautiful building!! I would have never done the tour if not for her cajoling me. I didn't recognize him at first but when he took off his sunglasses, WOW...THOSE BLUE EYES!!! His deep beautiful tan!! And his beautiful white teeth!! He shook my hand thanking me for taking the tour to my chagrin!! Silently hoping my mother would keep quiet about me not wanting to go on the tour to this beyond handsome man shaking my hand!! Although he was a senior citizen by then ,he really caught my attention in those 5 minutes and he was definitely a head turner !! I was a twenty something year old and I have met many actors growing up in Los Angeles yet I am still impressed by Mr Heston's physical appearance and those unusually blue eyes. When I met Tony Curtis on a set , he had the same unusual blue eyes too but Chuck still was more striking!!!

[@clutzwinstead279]

Lucky you.

[@thepeskytraveller3870]

One of the best there is! Still watching his movies today and still awed by his performances!

[@65motowngirl]

I met him in 1965 when “The War Lord” premiered in Detroit. He was so gracious and humble. Exactly as I expected him to be.

[@charisserempel23]

Amazing man, inspiring actor and a legend of cinema. It saddens me though that the younger generation will most likely miss his brilliance of character and performance.

[@TimeStrider]

A co-worker told me many years ago that when he worked in Los Angeles as a nurse he walked in on Heston (who was a patient) and greeted him with a pointing finger and an ominous "LET MY PEOPLE GO" and had him laughing at his antics, so he definitely had a sense of humor.

[@jim5746]

One of the greatest voice's ever !

[@garethburch6015]

A classical actor. An old school actor. Who was also a natural actor at the same time. A stiff upper lip man. Truly missed to this day.

[@SusanKeefe]

Great to know he was from N.C. l live in S.C. he's from the South and does us proud. Sorry l never got to meet him. We miss you Charlton.

[@SusanKeefe]

Charlton is or was a great and real man. The men today aren't like him but they should be like him!

[@SueNewmeyer]

I fell in love with Charleton Heston when I was five years old. He was Moses and I was awestruck from then on. What a wonderful actor and a man's man. I miss those kind of actors. I know Ben Hur and Ten Commandments by heart. I've seen them both over 100 times and I will STILL watch them again and again. God bless you Mr.Heston

[@raesunshine3575]

Stef C. You're so gross!

[@benjamingotamco3308]

Sue Newmeyer a good

[@charliejohn1]

Sue Newmeyer "Seen both 100 times" I also love both films. I haven't seen them 100 times each, but I'm close. lol

[@gregwbbb]

Don't let the ravings of this ignorant wretch bother you. MOL is just another rabid anti-gun moron trying to win the debate on the 2nd Amendment by personal attack and fear vs fact. He's just an ignorant, little boy whose thumb he stopped sucking long enough to type this sad, vicious comment - or was that thumb somewhere else?

[@markrymanowski719]

100 times!! That must be a record.

[@cbi1991]

He was the most handsome man I ever laid eyes on.

[@nicoleolivier8365]

Wonderful life for him and his family.,

[@1171]

The best actor can play any role his voice is outstanding. We are losing our best actors so sad we will miss him but he left us so many great movies to watch an enjoy thanks

[@catman8670]

Everything about him was stunning !❤️

[@roxannealexander8936]

there will never be another actor like Heston! He was remarkable.

[@wanderingwade8877]

They tried to do a Ben Hur remake. Forget it.

[@johnparisi4362]

Gene terney

[@misteeq6467]

Your kidding me ????

[@armanroshdi2265]

I agree completely with you.

[@gregwbbb]

I support the 2nd Amendment as well, MOL, and CH was neither moronic, nor a gun nutjob. But he did support the 2nd Amendment rights. And Heston was very active in support of US troops all over the world, having visited our men in over a dozen different countries. He also donated his time, free, to narrate many US govt videos. You are a petty little anti-gun nutjob, and I pity you because you will never know how great a man, and actor, Charlton Heston was. Or at least your kind is so blinded by hate that your blinders won't allow you to see the truth.

[@hazelanglin5907]

There will never be another Charlton Heston. Amazing actor, such a gentleman and great husband and father

[@bernardinocerqueira2791]

Que geração fabulosa filmes. Épicos moises é muitos talvez nenhum ator de personagens bíblicas como Charles heston

[@dianaszabo4789]

He was one of the best actor!

[@prousaburttly1577]

The Ten Commandments , Omega Man , EARTHQUAKE .... My best as a Teen ...

[@judywilson2444]

My first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur then late that day I saw The Ten Commandments from that day on I was in love his beautiful blue eyes lit up the screen

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

What year did you first see Ben-Hur? We saw it at Grauman's Chinese Theater, about 2 or 3 months after it premiered. In person I saw Ben-Hur's chariot, with red velvet ropes around it. I reached out with my little hand (I was about four at the time) and touched one of the ropes. I don't remember, but I was told, one of the "humongous" statues during the chariot race was there too. It was only about 3 feet high! We went in about 8 P.M., but it didn't start until around 8:30, then the red curtains pulled back, I was getting sleepy, I fell asleep during, what I called the DEAD part of the movie (I was just a small kid then, what do you want?) when Judah was talking to Esther's in a certain blue room ( before the ruckus started). Later I woke up during the chariot race, when it was over I fell asleep until it was over! Since then, many years later I saw I twice, at a walk-in theatre and Torrance Drive-In ( the drive-in was torn down in the late 1980s). Yes, I stayed awake throughout ... ( saw IT twice)

[@judywilson2444]

1977 I was ten

[@SusanKeefe]

Charlton is a great man. There aren't any real men like him today! One of the greatest and handsome real man. He wasn't fake!

[@garethburch6015]

A great dramatic actor

[@MaryLov113]

Amazing actor

[@AletheaThomas_47]

He was indeed a man for all seasons. I loved the integrity that stood out in him...same could be said of Greg Peck and Sid Poitier. Those kinda men were loved by the majority and respected by their peers. They are a rare breed...let's honor them.

[@lisadunkley2166]

Alethea Thomas l

[@lisadunkley2166]

l love him

[@gregwbbb]

Really, more lies. No action to actually practice what you preach, just more keyboard clown prints. Instead of being on the front lines protesting or working you are typing inane nonsense, not even good propaganda. You are most amusing, Mohel, but support for the 2nd Amendment is equivalent to support for Freedom of Speech. Which you enjoy by wasting your time here, proving you don't have the courage of your convictions. So you are a little man, while Charlton Heston HAD the courage of his convictions, didn't he? which is why a little bit of refuse like you despises the great man.

[@sudhar889]

Charlton is not just greatness. but also possess Godly qualities. He was real and divine man. Whenever i look at him, he look like saint. who would create charisma. There are no words to describe. I suppose if he has not become an actor, he could have been a charismatic minister. He is divine. I respect him and i adore him.

[@Hugatree1]

Sudhar Son isn’t it incredible how one human being can be such a force of nature and have such a powerful and positive effect on so many across the generations. I first saw Ben Hur in ‘wide screen CinemaScope’ as they called it back then when I was eight years old. The story is so powerful and life changing I have probably seen it fifty or more times since then. Charlton Heston has managed to play and portray many diverse and unique characters but always his heart remains good and pure. Thank you for loving and appreciating this man as much as I do. Namaste

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@Hugatree1 true

[@jafethsalas6561]

Like Thomas Moro a man of courage! Thank God for those men who inspire your grace!

[@judyevancic4926]

Charlton Heston was a excellent role model for young men in this nation. He married his wife and they lived a wonderful life together with their children. God Bless you Mr. Heston.

[@kelleykelkel3370]

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[@sudhar889]

i would add here same goes for Gregory Peck. Two great and saintly actors.

[@angelrain7618]

Sudhar Son and Jimmy Stewart

[@fakenewsfaketitsrealaliens5408]

RIP Mr Heston

[@charltonheston7333]

you're really creepy O_O

[@ruthstacey6291]

UCharlton Heston as

[@gregwbbb]

Wow, most impressive as I can see you know at least 2 words that end in P. This really raises my low opinion of your IQ, Mol. You know, I think your nickname should be MOL, short for Gun Moll since you have clearly demonstrated how much of a petty, little, Cword you are!

[@agibaugustin4694]

Admiration only to this man

[@ritaroberts1265]

To me Charlton Heston was the best actor who ever lived and I was lucky enough to meet him when he was at the Dorchester Hotel in England, where he signed the book I had called "Charlton Heston an Actors Life" which I will treasure all my life. My favourite film was Ben Hur and I watch all his films even now, He was not only a brilliant actor, he was a wonderful family man who adored his wife and children.

[@roberthiorns7584]

Chuck A True Great. Many thanks for sharing so much.

[@paulineburns2042]

loved that man

[@debc9114]

An EPIC actor and an Epic man in real life. Just finished reading his autobiography, best autobiography I have ever read.

[@HannatjiePienaar]

Wonderful actor. I thought of him as the only actor that could bring the Bible true. He did not do strange things. I’m from South Africa and I had this opportunity to learn this actors play. Thank you Charles. There where God took you, you will now know you did wonderful work.🙏

[@suzyq4982]

Love and Miss you Mr Heston ❤

[@lala-gj4oo]

amazing actor, rip

[@Augustes1]

Huge actor alway

[@jacquelinebuchanan625]

I so enjoyed this program thank you.

[@ocsugar]

Underrated by Hollywood and the woke media-- I think due to his politics. Should be considered top 20 or top 10 all time based on his masterful performances and wide variety of characters he played.

[@victorpulis5113]

Moses, Mark Anthony, El Cid, Andrew Jackson, Judah Ben Hur, John the Baptist, Michelangelo, Cardinal Richelieu, King Henry VIII, all these historical characters looked like Charlton Heston.

[@billolsen4360]

He was really kind of scary as John the Baptist. Wouldn't want to be caught sinning by that guy.

[@jacquelinesewell2858]

There will never be another like Yul Brenner, I just loved that man.

[@sonnyalcaras777]

thanks to Holy week His Movies 10 Commandments and BenHur, I'm able to watch these movies every year . Its in these movies I came to know him

[@AnaMariaCSanz]

Que lastima que no sea subtitulado, el es mi actor favorito de todos los tiempos, desde niña cuando vi el Cid campeador me enamoré de él y nunca me ha gustado ningún actor más que el, que Dios lo tenga en Su Gloria

[@robmlisanti]

The Best!

[@charltonheston7333]

ikr

[@rickyj5547]

Must be a Democrat

[@annacannon1386]

Wow, he aged well...very well

[@markpaz193]

Good old Guns and Moses! I met him once, nice guy.

[@NobleBruv]

If lord of the rings were made in his time, he would be Aragorn.

[@MiracleBaby1987]

He showed movie fans, a really good time

[@bonniebrown6960]

I heard a story that Elvis Presley called him " Cowboy Moses " . lol ! I loved when he played Moses .

[@imeedebarras6885]

Great extra ordinary actors deserves real full supports of the people all over the world 'till end do they part.

[@rickipacaci1338]

Marvelous actor as well as a man❤

[@GenX21Chris_2cents]

Happy Birthday to the late John Charles Carter aka Charleton Heston.10-4-23.IL

[@althearivette1813]

I love all his films ,handsome sexie.

[@fernandaramos5352]

The best of my time even today I like is moving

[@MiracleBaby1987]

Brilliant and great actor!

[@ellygreaves9793]

What a lovely man, always a favourite since I was a little girl. Shame he didnt wait for me to grow up and marry me like I wanted him to. Haha yes me and my dreams. RIP Charlton sadly missed.

[@yaafowaa4149]

Always think the same

[@gregwbbb]

Lies, and more lies, as CH never advocated anything of the kind. 2nd Amendment is a Constitutional Right. So please enlighten us all as to where in the Constitution is it that mass murder is mentioned MOL? You have a lot of hot air and personal attacks, and yet supply no actual proposal to resolve the ills you rant and rave against. So please tell me something that hasn't been tried already and failed?

[@gregwbbb]

Most Interadasting, MOL. And your solution to this problem is? .................. waiting, and reading, and see nothing. Wait, maybe you think that posting nasty, pointless comments on You Tube will solve this? Or perhaps you hope to inflame opinion against 2nd Amendment supporters such that violence is their reward, right? so you are fighting the fight against gun violence by using MOL violence? hmmmmm seems like an extreme case of Derangement syndrome, which is brought on by an overdose of Leftist propaganda designed to instill such fear and hate. Good Luck with that. So pull that thumb out of your brainhole, and type out the answer for us all?

[@coiledsteel8344]

gregwbbb - Thumb was up his arse.

[@coiledsteel8344]

Elly Greaves - Bless you!😁👍

[@MickeyZ428]

he was also a man of faith

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

If there is such a thing, as an American legend, I reckon Chuck, is it 🇺🇸

[@danielbrown7619]

Solent Green is PEOPLE. Love Chuck

[@lindagullotta8147]

Attore e uomo di grande carisma e Personalità, unico al mondo.

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

We always win the "chariot race" of every situation when we channel our unstoppable actor/"pretender" of people. Stay safe everyone!

[@louk231]

Excellent and accurate.

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

That's a movie star!

[@eizhowa]

Frankly, Charlton should never wear anything but a toga.

[@deemariedubois4916]

I love him in a toga true but in Ben Hur when he just has the slave rag wrapped around his hips...oh my!! I never tire of that scene.

[@randallschuster3172]

Deemaree Dubois

[@liliyaanisimov925]

I agree

[@patriciausa3588]

Dee Marie Dubois He was so fine!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@crossinthevillage]

Moses, Judah Ben-Hur, Michelangelo, John the Baptist, Rodrigo Diaz.

[@juliettebryan3806]

I always love Charlton Heston in every thing he played .hello I like everything child has employers in he is my favourit

[@consueloterceroales9292]

ME GUSTA TODASLAS PELICULAS CHARLTON HESTON, PERO SBRE TODOS BEN HUR LOS DIEZ MANDAMIENTO Y CESAR.

[@Risa201000]

New Trier was in Evanston -- a right next door suburb of Chicago. And, yes, it was the top High school in the US.

[@tiffsaver]

I'll tell you this... he was a HANDSOME son of a bitch. That chiseled face, his towering form, that resonant voice. I can't think of ANYONE else playing Ben Hur or Moses. Can you see Tom Cruise, or Leonardo DiCaprio, or Ryan Gosling (or Reynolds), or Johnny Depp, or any other top Hollywood star driving that 4-horse chariot around that Roman race track 20 times?? The mere thought of it makes me laugh! The only "tablet" these wannabees would be holding are made by Apple, not made of stone. Many people may have disagreed with Heston's politics later in life, but his presence and contribution to Hollywood's glorious film history is indisputable and truly without peer. RIP.

[@nancyvalle2807]

You laid out to the point the demise of Hollywood "maleness" where you have MEN up on the big screen so pleasing to look upon and knowing that they were decent MEN, Heston a MAN, a respectable MAN with standards and a sense of decency that would be mocked in this present time of our history.

[@achillesdanieladam9486]

He was just magnificent. He had this real male's attitude and look. No more men like him today. His ethics, values and commitment were superb! We miss men like him.

[@lisadunkley2166]

Nancy Valle de RC

[@zingarabeduina]

💐⚘My respects!

[@ronnowack8588]

Chuck Heston the great great Actor. was high talent and Gifted Man. because of his ability to reach a wide range in the many people he played. I once saw him when i was 15 years of age. in a play did very well he was the hero on the screen. before Sly Stallone or Arnold he was there teacher. They must of learned a lot from him.

[@catchaser52]

HERE ,, HERE !!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@robinghosh5627]

Charlton Heston the Most Spectacular, Gigantic, Heroic , Iconic Performer of Great Classical , Historical Character roles ...Remembered and Cherished for All Eternity ❤❤❤

[@samiam74]

It's not that they don't just make movies like these anymore, it's that they don't have amazing men like Mr. Heston to play the roles anymore. Much respect.

[@laro802]

You can't understate what you said here; especially considering all that is going on in the world today.

[@hazelanglin5907]

True

[@richardmorehouse9369]

I love Charlton Heston. He was such a great actor, which we can use in the world today. Rest In Peace Charlton Heston. Gone but never forgotten.

[@marjoriegarner5369]

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[@hopelines1397]

Here's to you, Charlton Heston - a superb actor and a man of integrity.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

Seeing these wonderful videos about screen actors of a bygone era demonstrates the contrast with today’s movies. Heroic roles and players are pitifully few. Heston, Cooper, Peck, all great actors.

[@patriciausa3588]

He was a beautiful man inside and out. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@markmeade478]

as Juda Ben Hurr, this is one of the finest portrayals of a caractor on film. The power, the emotion, the love and the hate is fully expressed. And in the end he found love and peace in the end seane when he sees his mother and sister on the stairs is one of the most emotionally charged endings ever. A true legend.....

[@arelidelong1188]

Great actor, and VERY handsome man, but what I appreciate most is his loyalty to his wife and his family. I love his movies. The Ten Commandments, and Ben-Hur are my favorites. May his memory be blessed!

[@bath-seba8521]

I agree every word. Thank you for your comment

[@davsny5]

He was legendary and since he left the NRA before his passing, the organization nothing without him.

[@tonykelly109]

Loyalty, particularly...in a relationship or marriage, is everything!

[@fluffgirl1000]

He had a classic beautiful face…he had a great voice and he was tall..he was perfect

[@sweetbitter2]

Even as an elder he was still very handsome. 😍

[@carolynkingsley4421]

A good actor and a good man. His book An Actor's Life did not sell well, because, as he said, "my life was void of scandal and that's what sells books." He was married to one woman his entire life. He was a very traditional man, a rare breed in Hollywood.

[@pmajudge]

R.I.P. CHARLTON HESTON. There's NO ONE like YOU !!! THANKS for the up-load.

[@sheilab5319]

He is still one of my favorites, Him and Peck todays actors can't hold a candle next to these two fine actors and they were fine men also...

[@BubblyOne]

@Leo Peridot 😮😂😂😜

[@Melinda8162]

Chris Hoyt 👍😆😆😆. Chuck Norris, David Hasselhoff, Dwayne Johnson, Steven Seagal, Ashton Kutcher, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL....❓❓❓❓❓O M G,,, they are defuses!!😆🤣😆🤣😆😬

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

@@Melinda8162 Denzel washington is one of the greatest actors in our generation please.

[@Melinda8162]

@@joshuaj.chinda9873 Never said he wasn’t! Denzel is great, of course!

[@giselaprimavera8641]

I degree

[@Beartracks777]

He was a good Man. Anything he played was good.

[@RAFFALX7]

One of the best actors of all times !!

[@kpopahjussi]

Such a hero to me growing up.

[@beatricewoods8377]

He march with M L King

[@coiledsteel8344]

Very cruel of Michael Moore to insult the elder Heston in his own home in movie, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Michael Moore is very against Mr. Heston's pro 2nd Amendment stand, but didn't have to disrespect him!

[@nicoangel690]

Michael Moore is an Ass. We all know that....and he knows it

[@rickyj5547]

Moores movie has gone to the land fill

[@bonniebrooks7745]

The true king of cinema...EVERYTHING HE PLAYED WAS A MASTERPIECE

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

Not quite. We saw the "Khartoum" movie at Torrance Drive-In when it was new, and it was so dull and boring.

[@yolandamonteza4717]

I agree. He was a great actor. He was convincing in his roles and he gave a seal of success in most of his movies.

[@Nimgimmer1492]

@@bobbyfrancis8957 How so? Please explain.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

@@Nimgimmer1492 I only saw "Khartoum" a few times, but it was slow moving with hardly any action at all, even that movie critic, Leonard Maltin, said it was dull.

[@TicklerDude]

Soylent Green was terrible

[@paulchristiansonajo2548]

Charlton is considered real the King of movies 👑

[@sniwashitu]

Great man. We need men like this today

[@giorgakis2008]

" From my dead cold hands!" You (along with Gr. Peck and Victor Mature) were real MEN!!!! And taught us to be men!!! Farewell Judah Ben Hur!!!

[@roxannealexander8936]

So true

[@randolphpinkle4482]

Well, his hands are dead all right. Feel better?

[@giorgakis2008]

@@randolphpinkle4482 no I do not!!!

[@rickyj5547]

​@@randolphpinkle4482 you can't even respect him

[@anthonycooper6427]

Wonderful Actor and Great Gentleman. I was lucky enough to see him on stage in Manchester starring inCaine Mutiny Court Martial where he kindly signed his Book for me. He received great reviews for his performance and couple of years later was back on the Stage for the part of Sir Thomas Moore in A Man For All Seasons and afterwardsI was invited to remain in my seat till all other patrons had left. Mr Heston came from his Dressing Room and spent considerable time with My Wife & I chatting about his career, posing for photographs with me and signing many items for my collection. Be many years before a man of such stature will be on Film, Stage, TV etc., and the willingness to spend time with his admiters

[@גקליןיפה]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

I love Heston for another reason entirely: Years on when his old friend and co-star from THE PRESIDENT'S LADY, Susan Hayward was gravely ill, she made an appearance at the Oscar ceremony. Decked out in a magnificent green Nolan Miller gown, red wig, and jewelry, she looked every inch the princess. No one in the audience could have suspected just how ill she was - her wheelchair was offstage in the wings. Heston walked her across the stage, to the enthusiastic applause of the audience. He steadied her and made her look so lovely, in that final appearance. This took a very special kind of generosity and kindness. We would lose him to Alzheimer's. How tragic and, ironic. Lucky we are to have his films to watch and enjoy..

[@elsarubianes8333]

R😂😂🎉😂😂😂🎉😂🎉🎉He is one of a kind, an actor by nature!!

[@avathapliyal4300]

I saw Benhur as a young girl and the impact it had on me was for a life time.

[@ritaroberts1265]

Me too !!

[@winniem1989]

what I admire the most about him?? how much he loves his wife...

[@sonnyalcaras777]

I admire him and Pat Boone for that

[@pamelahall2791]

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[@juanrosales7353]

He was a man of only one woman. He was so loyalty to his wife, in spite of the beautiful actresses he worked with.

[@RFED2O]

Ben Hur alone puts him up there as the greatest for me !!! He must be in most of all the scenes in Ben Hur,imagine how difficult that is to do !!!

[@bala9257]

He doesn't require any make up to play a King's role. Respect for a Legend.

[@humbertladanga4500]

Here in the Philippines, we have Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ, the king of Philippine movies but in Hollywood or in all the world, we have that great man Charlton Heston as the most gifted and successful actor. Really blessed.

[@MsShannruggles]

Charlton Heston: An Origional, One of a Kind, Larger Than Life; He was The Best of The Best🙄💜❤💜❤Thank-you For All Your Amazing and Inspirational Movies. You Taught Us All More of Ancient and Biblical History "Brought-to-Life" than Any College or Book Could Ever Hope. THANK YOU.☺ GOD BLESS YOU & Your Family

[@georgecarberry9222]

No one other then Heston could've played Moses. That character had to have the presence of Charlton Heston to make him real to the audience & only Yul Brynner could've played pharaoh. Perfect casting. Luckily these 2 actors were available.

[@hazelanglin5907]

Yes I agree