Charlton Heston passed away today

A true loss

My heart goes out to the family and friends. I have always found Heston to be awesome; one of the last true tough guys.

Great actor
 
OMG!!! That IS a true loss. Time for a Soylent Green/Planet of the Apes/Omega Man marathon. Perhaps I'll throw Tombstone in there, too. :(
 
My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) .... The father (Josef Mengele)
... aka Josef Mengele - My Father - Rua Alguém 5555 (Brazil: DVD title)
... aka Meu Pai (Brazil: festival title)
... aka Papà Rua Alguem 5555 (Italy)
... aka Rua Alguem 5555: My Father (International: English title)
Ben Hur (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Ben Hur
The Order (2001) .... Prof. Walter Finley
... aka Jihad Warrior (Philippines: English title)
Planet of the Apes (2001) (uncredited) .... Zaius, Thade's Father
Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice) .... The Mastiff
Town & Country (2001) .... Eugenie's Father
... aka Town and Country (Australia: TV title)
"The Outer Limits" .... Chief Justice Haden Wainwright (1 episode, 2000)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Chief Justice Haden Wainwright

Any Given Sunday (1999) .... Commissioner
Gideon (1999) .... Addison Sinclair
"Camino de Santiago" (1999) (mini) TV mini-series .... Professor Marcelo Rinaldi
... aka The Road to Santiago (Europe: English title)
Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 1 (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
"Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War" (1998) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
... aka Secrets of War (USA)
Armageddon (1998/I) (voice) .... Narrator
Bagpipe: Instrument of War - Part 2 (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
Hercules (1997) (voice) .... Narrator
Hamlet (1996) .... Player King
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Alaska (1996) .... Colin Perry the Poacher
The Dark Mist (1996) (voice) .... Narrator
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) .... Jackson Harglow
... aka John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (USA: complete title)
The Avenging Angel (1995) (TV) .... Brigham Young
"The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) (mini) TV mini-series (voice) .... Abraham Lincoln
True Lies (1994) .... Spencer Trilby
"SeaQuest DSV" .... Abalon (1 episode, 1994)
... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
- Abalon (1994) TV episode .... Abalon
Texas (1994) (TV) .... Narrator
... aka James A. Michener's Texas
Tombstone (1993) .... Henry Hooker
Wayne's World 2 (1993) .... Good Actor
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (2 episodes, 1987-1993)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Charlton Heston/Paul Westerberg (1993) TV episode .... Host
- Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis (1987) TV episode .... Host
Noel (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) (TV) .... Captain Al Haynes
... aka A Thousand Heroes
Gengis Khan (1992) .... Togrul
The Crucifer of Blood (1991) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
Cults: Saying No Under Pressure (1991) (V) .... Narrator
Almost an Angel (1990) (uncredited) .... God
The Little Kidnappers (1990) (TV) .... James MacKenzie
Solar Crisis (1990) .... Adm. 'Skeet' Kelso
... aka Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
Treasure Island (1990) (TV) .... Long John Silver
... aka Devil's Treasure (Australia: video title)

Original Sin (1989) (TV) .... Louis Mancini
Call from Space (1989) (voice) .... Alien
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV) .... Sir Thomas More
Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies (1987) (TV) .... Various Roles
"The Two Ronnies" (1 episode, 1987)
- 1987 Christmas Special (1987) TV episode
Proud Men (1987) (TV) .... Charley Mac Leod Sr.
"The Colbys" .... Jason Colby / ... (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
... aka Dynasty II: The Colbys (original title (first four episodes title))
- Crossroads (1987) TV episode .... Jason Colby (1985-1987)
- The Dead End (1987) TV episode .... Jason Colby (1985-1987)
- Betrayals (1987) TV episode .... Jason Colby
- Devil's Advocate (1987) TV episode .... Jason Colby
- Return Engagement (1987) TV episode .... Jason Colby
(44 more)
"Dynasty" .... Jason Colby (3 episodes, 1985)
- The Titans (1985) TV episode .... Jason Colby
- The Man (1985) TV episode .... Jason Colby
- The Californians (1985) TV episode .... Jason Colby
Nairobi Affair (1984) (TV) .... Lee Cahill
"Chiefs" (1983) (mini) TV mini-series .... Hugh Holmes
... aka Once Upon a Murder (UK)
Mother Lode (1982) .... Silas McGee/Ian McGee
... aka Search for the Mother Lode: The Last Great Treasure
The Awakening (1980) .... Matthew Corbeck
... aka The Wakening (UK)
The Mountain Men (1980) .... Bill Tyler

Gray Lady Down (1978) .... Capt. Paul Blanchard
Crossed Swords (1977) .... Henry VIII
... aka The Prince and the Pauper (UK)
Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Capt. Peter Holly
Midway (1976) .... Capt. Matthew Garth
... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
The Last Hard Men (1976) .... Sam Burgade
The Fun of Your Life (1975) .... Narrator
Earthquake (1974) .... Stewart Graff
The Four Musketeers (1974) .... Cardinal Richelieu
... aka Cuatro mosqueteros, Los (Spain)
... aka The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (USA)
... aka The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady (UK: long title)
... aka The Return of the Three Musketeers (UK: video title)
... aka The Revenge of Milady
Airport 1975 (1974) .... Alan Murdock
... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
The Three Musketeers (1973) .... Cardinal Richelieu
... aka The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (USA)
Soylent Green (1973) .... Detective Robert Thorn
The Call of the Wild (1972) .... John Thornton
... aka Appel de la forêt, L' (France)
... aka Richiamo della foresta, Il (Italy)
... aka Ruf der Wildnis (West Germany)
... aka Selva blanca, La (Spain)
Skyjacked (1972) .... Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
... aka Sky Terror (USA: TV title)
The Special London Bridge Special (1972) .... Tennis player
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) .... Marc Antony
... aka Antoine et Cléopatre (Switzerland: French title)
... aka Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (Spain)
The Omega Man (1971) .... Robert Neville
The Hawaiians (1970) .... Whipple 'Whip' Hoxworth
... aka Master of the Islands (UK)
Julius Caesar (1970) .... Marc Antony
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) .... Taylor

Number One (1969) .... Ron (Cat) Catlan
Will Penny (1968) .... Will Penny
Planet of the Apes (1968) .... George Taylor
... aka Monkey Planet
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1968)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Elizabeth the Queen (1968) TV episode .... Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
- The Patriots (1963) TV episode .... Thomas Jefferson
Counterpoint (1967) .... Lionel Evans
All About People (1967) .... Narrator
Khartoum (1966) .... Gen. Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
"A Whole Scene Going" (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #1.23 (1966) TV episode
What Is a Boy (1966) (TV)
The War Lord (1965) .... Chrysagon
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) .... Michelangelo
... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
Major Dundee (1965) .... Major Amos Charles Dundee
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... John the Baptist
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
The Patriots (1963) (TV) .... Thomas Jefferson
55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Maj. Matt Lewis
Diamond Head (1963) .... Richard 'King' Howland
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) .... Captain Paul MacDougall/Benny the Snatch/Narrator
El Cid (1961) .... El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)
"Alcoa Premiere" .... Paul Malone (1 episode, 1961)
- The Fugitive Eye (1961) TV episode .... Paul Malone

Ben-Hur (1959) .... Judah Ben-Hur
... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) .... John Sands
The Buccaneer (1958) .... Gen. Andrew Jackson
The Big Country (1958) .... Steve Leech
Touch of Evil (1958) .... Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas
Screen Snapshots: Salute to Hollywood (1958) .... Charlton Heston
"Playhouse 90" .... Charles Gray / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
- Point of No Return (1958) TV episode .... Charles Gray
- Forbidden Area (1956) TV episode .... Major Jesse Price
"Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... The Beast (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
- Beauty and the Beast (1958) TV episode .... The Beast
"Climax!" .... Chipman / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- The Trial of Captain Wirtz (1957) TV episode .... Chipman
- Bailout at 43,000 Feet (1955) TV episode .... Lieutenant Paul Peterson
"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (2 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Switch Station (1957) TV episode
- One Is a Lonesome Number (1951) TV episode
Three Violent People (1956) .... Capt. Colt Saunders
The Ten Commandments (1956) .... Moses
"General Electric Theater" .... Tim (1 episode, 1955)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Seeds of Hate (1955) TV episode .... Tim
Lucy Gallant (1955) .... Casey Cole
... aka Oil Town (USA: reissue title)
"Omnibus" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Birth of Modern Times (1955) TV episode
"Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Peter Handley (3 episodes, 1952-1955)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Along Came Jones (1955) TV episode
- The Closed Door (1952) TV episode .... Peter Handley
- Cashel Byron's Profession (1952) TV episode
The Private War of Major Benson (1955) .... Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
The Far Horizons (1955) .... William Clark
... aka Untamed West (USA: reissue title)
Secret of the Incas (1954) .... Harry Steele
The Naked Jungle (1954) .... Christopher Leiningen
"Danger" (1 episode, 1954)
- Freedom to Get Lost (1954) TV episode
"Your Show of Shows" (3 episodes, 1951-1954)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 16 January 1954 (1954) TV episode
- Episode dated 22 December 1951 (1951) TV episode
- Episode dated 13 October 1951 (1951) TV episode
Bad for Each Other (1953) .... Dr. Tom Owen
"Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
- A Day in Town (1953) TV episode
Arrowhead (1953) .... Ed Bannon
Pony Express (1953) .... Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
The President's Lady (1953) .... President Andrew Jackson
"The Philco Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1950-1953)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Elegy (1953) TV episode
- Hear My Heart Speak (1950) TV episode
Ruby Gentry (1952) .... Boake Tackman
The Savage (1952) .... James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. aka War Bonnet
"Curtain Call" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Liar (1952) TV episode
"Studio One" .... Edward Rochester / ... (12 episodes, 1949-1952)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Wings of the Dove (1952) TV episode
- A Bolt of Lightning (1951) TV episode .... James Otis
- Macbeth (1951) TV episode .... Macbeth
- Letter from Cairo (1950) TV episode
- Wuthering Heights (1950) TV episode .... Heathcliff
(7 more)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) .... Brad Braden
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
"Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Route 19 (1951) TV episode
"Suspense" (3 episodes, 1949-1951)
- Santa Fe Flight (1951) TV episode
- Suspicion (1949) TV episode
- Suspicion (1949) TV episode
Dark City (1950) .... Danny Haley/Richard Branton
Julius Caesar (1950) .... Antony
"The Clock" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Hypnotist (1950) TV episode

Peer Gynt (1941) .... Peer Gynt
Director:
1980s
1970s
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV)
Mother Lode (1982)
... aka Search for the Mother Lode: The Last Great Treasure

Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
... aka Antoine et Cléopatre (Switzerland: French title)
... aka Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (Spain)
Writer:
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) (writer)
... aka Antoine et Cléopatre (Switzerland: French title)
... aka Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (Spain)
 
RIP, Chuck. :(

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:cry: Oh, man. An amazing guy and a terrible loss. He will truly be missed. He had one gargantuan resume, didn't he? For that, and his spectacular contribution to the entertainment business, he will never be forgotten. He was even the president of the NRA for a while; that's one cool dude. I will now begin a moment of silence in honor of this loss...
 
I saw him address the NRA in person, in Charlotte; yes, it was the speech you've seen a particular excerpt from. (Edit: was typing this as Terry posted his pic above.)

Anyway, the point is this . . . all of the speakers were on a stage, and there were two huge Bill Gates screens, one on either side of the stage. When all the other speakers were at the podium, everyone watched the screens.

When Heston stepped up and spoke, everyone kept their eyes on HIM. The guy filled the room.

Rumor had it that Cameron cast him in True Lies because he was the only actor who could credibly intimidate Arnold. I like to think it's a true story. In any case, I'll be durned if I can think of anyone else who could.
 
Not only the NRA, but in the early 60's marching with MLK for civil rights.

A great actor and a great person. R.I.P
 
R.I.P. He wrota a very interesting autobiography.


Weird. I had started a thread about this a little after ten last night as well. Now it's gone.
 
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