https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/lp/9808d06087469892d21f0404af7ec241/ https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/9808d06087469892d21f0404af7ec241/Charlton-Heston-dead-at-84-in-Beverly-Hills/ Charlton Heston, October 4, 1924 to April 5, 2008, American, Academy Award, winning, film actor, heroic roles, Moses, The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor, Planet of the Apes, Judah Ben-Hur, Ben-Hur, against racism, civil rights supporter, conservative politics, friend, confidant, President Ronald Reagan, President, National Rifle Association, NRA, born John Charles Carter, married Lydia Marie Clarke, El Cid, 55 Days at Peking, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Khartoum, The Pigeon that Took Rome, Screen Actors Guild president, Julius Caesar, opposed affirmative action, supported gun rights, changed from Democratic to Republican UPI UPI https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/9808d06087469892d21f0404af7ec241/CHARLTON-HESTON.jpg

Charlton Heston dead at 84 in Beverly Hills



Charlton Heston dead at 84 in Beverly Hills

Charlton Heston died at the age of 84 at his home in Beverly Hills on April 5, 2008. He is seen in this undated file photo standing near an old water fountain in Rome dressed as a soldier during the filming of "The Pigeon That Took Rome," which premiered in 1961. (UPI Photo/Files)

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