A tasteful thread about the passing of Charlton Heston [View All]

[ShaneGR]

From Wiki:

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American Academy Award-winning film actor

Heston is known for playing heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. Early in his career, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak out against racism and was active in the civil rights movement. During the latter part of his movie career, he starred in films such as The Omega Man and Soylent Green, which have a strong environmental message. However, he later became known for conservative politics and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.

While Heston didn't endear himself to many of us with his stance on guns, he also took many roles in his career that highlighted the problems of race, nuclear war, and the environment. I might not like what he did while he was with the NRA, but overall he was a standup guy who said what he believed. For film lovers out there, his interpretation of Colonel Taylor in Planet of the Apes is fantastic.