Charlton Heston Dies over the weekend

[Geekyfanboy]

I may not have believed in some of his politics but he was a great humanitarian and a wonderful actor.. he will be missed. Here is something I pulled from Slice of Sci Fi website.

Charlton Heston--the Oscar winner best known to SF fans for starring in the original Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green and The Omega Man--has died, the Associated Press reported. He was 84.

Heston died April 5 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., with his wife, Lydia, at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers told the AP. He declined to comment on the cause of death or provide further details.

Heston revealed in 2002 that he had symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease.

The actor, a Medal of Freedom winner who was also known for championing conservative causes, lent his strong presence to some of the most acclaimed and successful films of the last century. Ben-Hur, in which he played the title role, won 11 Academy Awards. Heston's other hits included The Ten Commandments and Earthquake.

Planet of the Apes, released in 1968, marked his first science fiction role and was a huge hit. He had a cameo role in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the film.

1971's The Omega Man was the second major feature-film version of Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic novel I Am Legend; Heston played the role of Robert Neville, the last survivor of a viral epidemic that wiped out humanity.

Soylent Green, released in 1973, starred Heston as a homicide detective in a dystopian future New York ravaged by environmental disasters. It was notable for marking the final performance of Edward G. Robinson and for Heston's final line "Soylent Green is people!" which became a catchphrase.

In his later years, Heston appeared in several smaller SF and genre movies.

[Darth Gaos]

R.I.P. Charlton.

The Ten Commandments is still one of my favorite movies of all time.  The acting was great and the "graphics" were amazing for 1956.

[Rico]

Great actor and in some of my favorite movies.  Loved him in "Planet of the Apes."  RIP Chuck.

[moyer777]

This is sad news.  He will be missed.

I really enjoyed his acting. 

:(

[Meds]

Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape. Only he could say that line with such meaning. RIP.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

In the words of Lord Vader:


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I liked his performace in the Planet of the Apes.  So sad to see him go.

King

[MouseSlayer]

and so passes another Icon of humanity.

The ranks of the titans are lessened and we will be hard pressed indeed to see another cast of the same mold as Mr. Heston. i have lost another piece of my childhood.

[Jen]

An advocate of civil rights in addition to a great actor... he marched with Doctor King in the 60's

[iceman]

He is truly one of the greats who will be missed

[Blackride]

A Great American to say the least. He will be missed.