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Author Topic: Charlton Heston has passed away at 84 Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-06-2008 12:57 AM                     Legendary actor Charlton Heston has passed away Saturday at age 84.  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-06-2008 01:16 AM                        May he rest in peace. He certainly was a great actor.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 04-06-2008 02:09 AM                     From CNN: LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Charlton Heston died at Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said. Heston was suffering the late stages of Alzheimer's Disease. Heston, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including Moses and Ben Hur, was suffering the late stages of Alzheimer's Disease. Heston's wife of 64 years, Lydia, was by his side at the time of his death, according to the family statement. Heston is survived by a son, a daughter and three grandchildren. "We knew him as an adoring husband, a kind and devoted father, and a gentle grandfather, with an infectious sense of humor," the family said. "He served these far greater roles with tremendous faith, courage and dignity. He loved deeply, and he was deeply loved." While no funeral plans have been announced, the family said it would hold a private memorial service. The Internet Movie Database listed 126 movies and television production credits for Heston, starting in 1941. He rose to fame in the 1950s with starring movie roles including Ben Hur, for which he won an Oscar. He played Moses in the Ten Commandments. Heston's last acting credit was for playing an elderly Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz Nazi surgeon who performed medical experiments on concentration camp refugees during World War Two in the 2003 movie My Father, Rua Alguem 5555. Heston was also known for his political activism. He was a high-profile supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his civil rights movement. He attended King's 1963 March on Washington and stood near the podium as King delivered his "I have a dream" speech. He was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2002, a role that cast him as a conservative. Heston was Born John Charles Carter in Evanston, Illinois on Oct. 4, 1924. He took the surname Heston after his mother divorced and remarried when he was 10. Source  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 04-06-2008 06:24 AM                        Yes definitely legendary. from 1941 PEER GYNT to 2002 PAPA RUA ALGUEM 5555 mostly an action man I recall many 70's disaster action films which entertained us ,His most noted I guess would be Ben Hur. One of my favorites being Soylent Green. RIP Charlton.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 04-06-2008 06:58 AM                        [scowls at Ava Gardner] "GARDDAMMIT!!!"  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-06-2008 09:25 AM                     Quick, someone pry that gun from his cold dead hands.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-06-2008 09:44 AM                     His most perfectly cast role and my most favorite was in "Bowling For Columbine"! I'll second what Ian says... Mark  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-06-2008 10:04 AM                       Heston was one of the greatest - a true legend, and a larger-than-life presence. I always liked how he could make run of the mill curse words like, "hell" and "damn," sound powerful. Well, it didn't take but five posts before it started. Nice of Ian to come out of the woodwork, after nearly a year since his last post, for that jab. You must've been waiting a long time to use that line.  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-06-2008 10:15 AM                     "It's a MADHOUSE!"  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-06-2008 01:05 PM                     Yeah, I was wondering when this thread would go douchey, and it took only what 5 or 6 posts? That's a record.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 04-06-2008 04:18 PM                        I cried a little on the inside.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-06-2008 05:36 PM                  He certainly provided me with many hours of entertainment. Among my favorites of his: Midway Earthquake The Greatest Show on Earth The Omega Man Two-Minute Warning Gray Lady Down Ben-Hur The Wreck of the Mary Deare and of course, The Ten Commandments I never was into the Planet of the Apes series. RIP Mr. Heston.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-06-2008 05:39 PM                     Regardless of how people feel about Charlton Heston, no one can dispute the absolute fact Heston had one hell of a film career. Heston was a Hollywood icon. His memory will live on via the more than 100 films in which he appeared. I thought it was pretty cool that he was able to repeat his immortal "God damn you all to hell" line in the remake of Planet of the Apes. Heston is mainly known for older movies like Ben Hur, but played in quite a few more recent movies like Any Given Sunday, Tombstone and True Lies. I'm hoping the attention now being paid to Heston's lifetime of film work might result in some additional push for a better DVD version and Blu-ray version of True Lies to get made. The Region 1 US market has been stuck with the old non-anamorphic DVD since the late 1990s. A new 1080p BD is clearly in order. Oh, and no one who has seen Soylent Green can forget that line he says at the end of the movie.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-06-2008 07:02 PM                        A legend, for sure. I never did care about his political agenda, he was a great actor and that's all that counts. I don't know if I like Ben-Hur or The Ten Commandments better. They're both great movies. I never saw ALL of Ben-Hur until we played it at the Roxy in about 1991. Up until then I'd only seen the chariot race and the crucifixion parts. Heston's commentary on the Ben-Hur DVD is really good. I remember playing "Earthquake" back in our mono sound days, and cranking up the volume to give the best simulation of Sensurround that we could!  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-06-2008 07:10 PM                        The world will never be the same without 'em. He was a great actor. Now that Moses has died, does that mean the world is going to end?  |  IP: Logged

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