Legendary actor Charlton Heston dead at 84


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s, has died. He was 84.

Heston spokesman Bill Powers says the actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia was at his side.
Heston revealed in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer’s disease, saying, “I must reconcile courage and surrender in equal measure.”
With his large, muscular build, well-boned face and sonorous voice, Heston proved the ideal star during the period when Hollywood was filling movie screens with panoramas depicting the religious and historical past. “I have a face that belongs in another century,” he often remarked.
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*21-gun salute*

Get your hands off him, you damn dirty reaper.

I feel bad. While out last night somehow it got to me doing an immitation of Phil Hartman Immitating him...

Now they're both dead!

Snap.
I loved his movies.
most of them were so cheesy, they had to be great.
Plus, I've been an NRA member since I was young. met the guy once.
gonna miss him.

Too bad, but at age 84, what can you expect?

I love the little bit of text he posted alongside the strip.

He was one o' my favorite crazy ol' coots.

*pries gun from his cold dead hand*

Wow!
Of course its always sad when someone you respect passes on, but...

At 84, with a strong career doing something he loved - this really is something to celebrate.

We should all be so lucky.

Behold his mighty hands

I agree with Hunter--he had quite the storied career and it's not like he was taken "in his prime" (i.e. before 35).

And yeah, we should be so lucky to have a career like that.

*goes to watch Ten Commandments*

here here. I couldn't hope to do half the crap he did before I die.

I'm gonna go outside and play with my guns for a while. maybe go shoot michael moore.

no, no. I cant get opinionated now. must respect the old man.
then I'll get Moore...

is it too soon for a "Soylent Green will be made from him" joke?

yes.
But -

none the less....

The funny thing is that even Michael Moore put his pic up & paid tribute to him on his website.

I found out this morning when I received a text message from a friend that read:

"Out of my cold dead hands died"

He ruled in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet.



...in case anyone else saw that <_<

but yeah, I should be so lucky as to live to be 84 and have an awesome career and have the power to make women orgasm at the sound of my voice

That movie was awesome.

WTF? I don't remember seeing him in that. Who did he play?


I mean,

He lived his life, a good long life and made a big impact on the film world.

He was the "Player King" in the whole "the play's the thing" trap Hamlet set.

Which was the best casting ever BTW.

"Do we have to put up with this? I mean, can't we get a better actor? I know it's a small part, but I think we can do better than this."

That was genius.