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Charlton Heston

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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction films, and action films. He won an Academy Award in addition to earning nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards. He won numerous honorary accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1978, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1967, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1971, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1997, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003. Heston gained stardom for his leading roles as Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956) and as the title role of Ben-Hur (1959), the latter of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other notable credits include The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), Touch of Evil (1958), The Big Country (1958), El Cid (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Khartoum (1966), Planet of the Apes (1968), Julius Caesar (1970), The Omega Man (1971), Antony and Cleopatra (1972), Soylent Green (1973), The Three Musketeers (1974), Airport 1975 (1974), Earthquake (1974), and Crossed Swords (1978). He later acted in Mother Lode (1982), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Alaska (1996), and Hamlet (1996). In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors who openly denounced racism and he was also an active supporter of the civil rights movement. In 1987, Heston left the Democratic Party and became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston was a five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. After announcing that he had Alzheimer's disease in 2002, he retired from acting and the NRA presidency.

Infobox

Born
John Charles Carter(1923-10-04)October 4, 1923Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Died
April 5, 2008(2008-04-05) (aged 84)Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place
Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church ColumbariumPacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Northwestern University
Occupations
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Years active
1941–2003
Works
Filmography
Political party
mw- Republican (after 1987)Democratic (before 1987)
Spouse
mw- Lydia Clarke (m. 1944)
Children
2, including Fraser Clarke Heston
Awards
Academy Award for Best ActorHollywood Walk of Fame
Preceded by
Dana Andrews
Succeeded by
John Gavin
Branch
United States Army Air Forces
Years of service
1944–1946
Rank
Staff sergeant
Unit
77th Bombardment Squadron
Battles / wars
World War II
Service years
1944–1946

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Preceded byDana Andrews
Preceded byDana Andrews
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byDana Andrews
Non-profit organization positions
President of the Screen Actors Guild 1965–1971
Non-profit organization positions
Succeeded byJohn Gavin
National Rifle Association of America
National Rifle Association of America
Non-profit organization positions
National Rifle Association of America
Preceded byMarion Hammer
Preceded byMarion Hammer
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byMarion Hammer
Non-profit organization positions
President of the NRA 1998–2003
Non-profit organization positions
Succeeded byKayne Robinson
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byDana Andrews
President of the Screen Actors Guild 1965–1971
Succeeded byJohn Gavin
National Rifle Association of America
Preceded byMarion Hammer
President of the NRA 1998–2003
Succeeded byKayne Robinson

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