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Charlton Heston
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Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
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Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theater, and television. He is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Merv Griffin Show
Studio One
General Electric Theater
Climax!
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
The Outer Limits
Friends
The Colgate Comedy Hour
MADtv
The Steve Allen Show
Golden Globe Awards
Dynasty
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Kennedy Center Honors
Your Show of Shows
Wogan
seaQuest DSV
Suspense
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bambi
Omnibus
Pebble Mill
The Weber Show
Noel's House Party
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Playhouse 90
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Armageddon
The Oscars
Wayne's World 2
Any Given Sunday
Hercules
The Legacy of Malthus
Cats & Dogs
Planet of the Apes
True Lies
Hallmark Hall of Fame
In the Mouth of Madness
Tombstone
Almost an Angel
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
The $64,000 Question
The Buccaneer
Saturday Night Live
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Naked Jungle
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
The Order
Lucy Gallant
The Far Horizons
A Bolt of Lightning
The Savage
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
The Ten Commandments
El Cid
Secret of the Incas
Dark City
Midway
Three Violent People
Chiefs
Jane Eyre
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Will Penny
Ben-Hur
Arrowhead
Forbidden Area
This Is Your Life
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