RIP Charlton Heston

[stockjock]

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[Not Shinola]

As long as heaven is not run by damn dirty apes, he will be golden.

 

[Mr.Wizard]

One of the greats.

Not good taste to mention, but I never forgave Michael Moore for his ambush job in that Bowling for Columbine.

 

[Eating Club]

 

[Macanudo]

I always thought Heston was a grade A bad ***. A man's man.

 

[wacohorn27]

A huge loss. Absolutely one of the greats. He will be missed.

wh

 

[blueglasshorse]

RIP.

Ben Hur is a favorite of mine.

I guess now they can take his guns.

 

[Rip76]

RIP

You know it's funny you don't hear much about this.

"Heston campaigned for Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and John F. Kennedy in 1960. In 1961, in Oklahoma on a publicity tour, he joined a picket line at the segregated theater premiering his movie. During the civil rights march held in Washington, D.C. in 1963, he accompanied Martin Luther King Jr., wearing a sign reading "All Men Are Created Equal." As he often said in speeches, Heston said he helped the civil rights cause "long before Hollywood found it fashionable." Heston planned to campaign for Lyndon Johnson, but was unable when filming on Major Dundee went over schedule."
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[Ranxerox]

Really no one else that comes to mind who could carry those epics of yore as did Heston. He made some potentially more idiosyncratic films huge and unforgettable (Planet of the Apes, for one).

RIP

 

[eflow24]

Huge loss...a great American!!

 

[RomaVicta]

Sad to hear it. I had the pleasure of sitting in on a few seminars where he spoke a few times. Super nice man and very patient with the few young radicals who challenged some of his politics.

I, too, was very unhappy with Moore's ambush. Heston was, as far as I could tell, a thoroughly decent human being.

RIP

 

[TexasTower]

I went and fired a couple .45 rounds in the air when hearing the news.

 

[Mister Falcon]

I'll take that gun now, Mr. Heston.

RIP

 

[Napoleon]

Saw him once. Was on set of a PSA on Alzheimer's being filmed at his house. His kitchen had every cabinet & drawer labelled with what was in it. His dress shirt was tucked into his underwear. He had an American flag hanging on his front gate on Coldwater Canyon (I think that's the canyon).

Those are my lasting impressions of Heston.

Alzheimer's doesn't lose.

 

[71grad]

He carried off portraying El Cid, Ben Hur and Moses, quite an accomplishment. And my favorite The Omega Man.

 

[random horn]

sad news indeed

planet of the apes and soylent green are two of my favorites

 

[Ralphie]

Great actor.

"Sometimes I like to sit and look at my vagina. Can I say 'fur burger'?" (SNL?)

Great sense of humor. Loved that guy.

 

[gobears92]

rip..

 

[Third Coast]

His most amazing accomplishment may be staying married to the same woman for 64 years.

RIP

 

[TheGallopinGoose]

RIP

 

[gecko]

Out of respect for CH, there will be no soylent green served at my house for a month.

Great actor...RIP.

 

[Basketball Jones]

Wizard:

That would be a picture of Burt Lancaster, not Heston.

 

[uberheadymagical]

Terrible actor. Seemed like a nice enough guy, although misguided.

 

[Michael Knight]

While I did not agree with some of his politics, he was a good man and a fine actor.

 

[smwhorn]

The original Planet of the Apes is such a great movie.

"Terrible Actor" ...Uber?

I disagree with your opinion.

 

[uberheadymagical]

Overact much?

 

[FAST FRED]

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One of his best movies.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

RIP Mr Heston!!

 

[austintex]

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[origino]

Great voice. He could make a wolverine purr. RIP.