For his role in which film did Charlton Heston get an Academy Award?

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.

As a Hollywood star, he appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, 'The Ten Commandments' (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in 'Touch of Evil' (1958) with Orson Welles,' Ben-Hur' (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, 'El Cid' (1961), and 'Planet of the Apes' (1968). He also starred in the films 'The Greatest Show on Earth' (1952), 'Secret of the Incas' (1954), 'The Big Country' (1958) and 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (1965).

After Marlon Brando, Burt Lancaster, and Rock Hudson turned down the title role in Ben-Hur (1959), Heston accepted the role, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, one of the unprecedented 11 Oscars the film earned. After Moses and Ben-Hur, Heston became more identified with Biblical epics than any other actor. He later voiced Ben-Hur in an animated television production of the Lew Wallace novel in 2003.