Charlton Heston dead at 84

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary actor, civil rights leader and political activist Charlton Heston passed away today, at the age of 84. He died at his home with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, at his side. Mr. Heston was loved by his two children, Fraser Clarke Heston and Holly Heston Rochell, and his three grandchildren, Jack Alexander Heston, Ridley Rochell and Charlie Rochell.

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[Lindley]

Now I've gotta go rent Ben-Hur. Or buy it. About time I bought it, I suppose.

A couple of months ago I looked him up on IMDB and was surprised he was still alive, actually.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Very sad news.

I loved him in The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur but most especially in Planet of the Apes. He will be missed.

Rest in peace, Charleton Heston.

 

[Danny99]

Great actor but down a few pegs with all that NRA nonsense.

RIP Mr. Heston

 

[bigdaddy]

Great actor but down a few pegs with all that NRA nonsense.

RIP Mr. Heston

*Raises shotgun*

FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!

That's not a joke, when he did that it was kick ass!

And he was married for 64 years, wow, what a great life.

 

[zenophite]

...but down a few pegs with all that NRA nonsense.

In the eyes of some maybe but thankfully not everyone.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Rest in peace, Mr. Heston.

I'm no fan of the NRA or any gun movement, but I had great respect for him as a legendary Hollywood actor.

 

[Sir Rhosis]

RIP, thanks for all the memorable performances.

Sir Rhosis

 

[TK421]

Read this a moment ago. Very sad

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Somewhere out there, Anthony Zerbe can sleep in peace.

Heston was cool.

He warned us of the dangers of talking apes, food made from people, skyjackings, albino mutants, and worshipping golden calves.

 

[tomalak301]

RIP. I remember Heston well in movies like The Ten Commandments and Planet of the Apes (But it was so long ago) but never saw Ben-Hur. still, this is sad news. He gave so many great performances.

 

[DarthPipes]

Rest in peace, Mr. Heston. You will be missed.

I was just watching him in The Ten Commandments last week. Was a big fan of his sci-fi movies in the seventies. Great presence on the screen.

 

[Trent Roman]

Time to go pry that gun out of his cold, dead hands.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

I didn't agree with his politics, but there's no denying his incredible contribution to film. He will be sorely missed.

R.I.P. Mr. Heston.

 

[StarTrek1701]

I *just* received the news on a CNN link. I was about to post it here but saw the thread already posted.

R.I.P Mr. Heston. I'll miss you a lot.

 

[TheBrew]

 

[James Bond]

Goodbye, Mr. Heston.

 

[Goliath]

I didn't agree with his politics, but there's no denying his incredible contribution to film. He will be sorely missed.

R.I.P. Mr. Heston.

To be fair to Heston, his 'politics' included support for the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

Since he once played Mark Antony onscreen, I think those who disliked Heston's later conservatism should keep in mind the following lines from Julius Caesar:

"The evil that men do lives after them;
the good is oft interred with their bones."

Hopefully, he's now enjoying a Sunday drive through the deserted city in the sky, behind the wheel of a big red early-70s convertible, chilling to the 'Theme from 'A Summer Place.'"

(With only an occasional pause to machine-gun albino post-apocalyptic mutants)

RIP, Mr. Heston. I enjoyed your work.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

^True. It's more his almost fanatical gun advocacy that I refer to. But let's not derail the thread with political debate.

 

[Skywalker]

I just read about this on Yahoo a few minutes ago. It's still kind of hard to believe. RIP, Mr. Heston.