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Claude Heater (Claude Lewis Heater) was born on 25 October, 1927 in Oakland, California, USA, is an actor. Discover Claude Heater's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

Popular As Claude Lewis Heater
Occupation actor
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 25 October 1927
Birthday 25 October
Birthplace Oakland, California, USA
Date of death 28 May, 2020
Died Place San Francisco, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Claude Heater Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Claude Heater's Wife?

His wife is Elfriede Biskupek (12 October 1970 - 5 October 1994), Maria (? - ?) ( 2 children)

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Wife Elfriede Biskupek (12 October 1970 - 5 October 1994), Maria (? - ?) ( 2 children)
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Claude Heater Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Claude Heater worth at the age of 92 years old? Claude Heater’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Claude Heater's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

1952

From barber to singer to portraying Jesus Christ onscreen, Claude Heater has had an interesting career. While a student at Richmond Union High in Oakland, California, Heater saw a performance of "Faust" in San Francisco which sparked his interest in opera. However, the young baritone wasn't sure he had the voice for opera. After high school, he joined the Marines, where one of his duties was cutting hair for his fellow servicemen at a boot camp in California. After his discharge from the Marines, Heater studied singing for two years, then joined the Mormon Church missionaries' choir as a soloist. But his desire to sing opera led him to New York, where he continued his studies with the American Theater Wing. In 1952, he appeared on Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scouts," winning the top prize. That same year, he took advantage of the GI Bill of Rights to study in Milan. Aboard the ship, he met a girl from Texas, Maria Dolores Mooers, who was going to Europe to marry her fiancé in France. That marriage never took place, as she and Claude hit it off. While the two were sightseeing in Italy, they saw some travel posters, including one for a tour of Egypt.

On New Year's Eve of 1952, the pair were married in Cairo. While in Milan, Heater got plenty of opportunities, singing with opera companies in Germany and Switzerland, as well as in West Berlin. The Austrian conductor, Herbert von Karajan, heard Heater sing in Berlin and invited the American to perform as a guest during performances in Vienna.

1958

In 1958, MGM production manager Henry Hennigson went to one of Heater's concerts in Rome. Hennigson told Director William Wyler and Producer Sam Zimbalist about Heater, and in short order, Heater was given a screen test, then cast as Jesus Christ in the blockbuster epic "Ben-Hur. " Unfortunately, while in Italy, Heater was robbed twice. First, in Milan, thieves broke into his parked car and made off with over $3000 of his personal belongings. Then, when Heater arrived in Rome, he discovered that his wife's furs had been stolen from a friend's house, where he had stored them for safekeeping. After "Ben-Hur" was completed, Heater became lead baritone of the Vienna State Opera. He met is second wife Elfriede Biskopek in Munich where she was a nurse when visiting the hospital for an throat infection.

1970

They were together for 7 years before marrying in 1970 and until Elfriede's death in 1994. He returned to the United States to appear opposite Joan Sutherland in a performance of "Lucia" in San Francisco. Among his other performances were the lead in "Othello" in Boston, and a duet from "Tristan and Isolde" with soprano Clara Barlow, in Italy.

1988

Heater embarked on a new project in 1988, when he was named the artistic director of the Oakland Opera. However, the position only lasted a few years, when the organization suspended operations due to lack of funds.

2002

Charlton Heston and Claude Heater were two of the guests at a screening of "Ben-Hur" as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 75th anniversary series in 2002.

2007

Wrote the book Fatal Flaws of the Most Correct Book on Earth (2007), about what he felt were inconsistencies with his Mormon experience.