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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.

Filmography

1994
True Lies

as Spencer Trilby

Movie
1993
Tombstone

as Henry Hooker

Movie
1977
The Prince and the Pauper

as Henry VIII

Movie
1973
The Three Musketeers

as Cardinal Richelieu

Movie
1968
Planet of the Apes

as George Taylor

Movie
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

as John the Baptist

Movie
1959
Ben-Hur

as Judah Ben-Hur

Movie