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Charlton Heston
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Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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 was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston 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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Saturday Night Live
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Ed Sullivan Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Studio One
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
Climax!
Robert Montgomery Presents
Golden Globe Awards
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
Dynasty
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Kennedy Center Honors
Your Show of Shows
The Merv Griffin Show
seaQuest DSV
Suspense
Omnibus
The Weber Show
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Playhouse 90
Armageddon
Planet of the Apes
Any Given Sunday
Wayne's World 2
Hercules
Cats & Dogs
True Lies
In the Mouth of Madness
Tombstone
Almost an Angel
The Buccaneer
The $64,000 Question
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Naked Jungle
The Far Horizons
The Order
Lucy Gallant
Secret of the Incas
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Ten Commandments
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
This Is Your Life
The Philco Television Playhouse
Three Violent People
El Cid
Chiefs
Arrowhead
Will Penny
Jane Eyre
Ben-Hur
Forbidden Area
Dark City
The Savage
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