Charlton Heston Charlton Heston, who won “Best Actor” Oscar for his starring role in Ben-Hur, died on Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills.

He also portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movies of the 1950s and 1960s.

While later in life he would become notable as the president of the NRA, he had been a vocal supporter of Martin Luther King and the 1960s Civil Rights movement.

A larger than life guy.

R.I.P sir.

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