Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Known For: Acting

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: October 4, 1923

Day of Death: April 5, 2008 (85 years old)

Place of Birth: Wilmette, Illinois, USA

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Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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.

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