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PLANET OF THE APES ORIGINAL TAYLOR ASTRONAUT COSTUME (CHARLTON HESTON) |
Updated: April 20, 2026
An astronaut costume as seen worn by Charlton Heston in the role of "George Taylor" in the classic sci-fi film, Planet of the Apes ( 20th Century Fox, 1968 ).
Displayed on a life size custom mannequin of Heston with a wooden gun in his hands and custom made boots. Morton Haack designed costumes for the film, which follows a group of astronauts who crash land on a mysterious planet on which apes are the dominant
species bent on exterminating the human race.
The costume comprises an intentionally damaged astronaut uniform, provided by Western Costume Company: one zip-up white tunic with
torn sleeves featuring an "ANSA" chest emblem and one pair of matching pants with zipper pockets ( The gun and boots are not from
the production ). The mannequin features high quality silicone skin with glass eyes and realistic, hand placed hair ( On the head,
face, chest, and arms ).
Heston can be seen wearing a uniform of this type following his crash landing and prior to his being fitted with slave attire. When Taylor and his fellow scientists remove their uniforms to swim nude in a waterfall pool, the animalistic future humans steal the garments and tear them to pieces. Item measures 74 x 38 x 28 inches.
Value: $10,000.
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