RIP Charlton Heston

Posted by Nostalgiaholic | on April 6, 2008

Charlton Heston, Oscar winner and one of the most prolific actors of the 60s and 70s passed away Saturday night (April 5th) at the age of 84.He will be remembered for his iconic performances in historical dramas such as Julius Caesar (1970), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), and The Ten Commandments (1956)…. Oh who […]

Charlton Heston from Planet of The Apes (1968)Charlton Heston, Oscar winner and one of the most prolific actors of the 60s and 70s passed away Saturday night (April 5th) at the age of 84.He will be remembered for his iconic performances in historical dramas such as Julius Caesar (1970), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), and The Ten Commandments (1956)…. Oh who am I kidding… You and I both know he’ll always be known as the lone hero in the first two Planet Of The Apes movies (1968-70), Soilent Green (1973) and The Omega Ma (1971). The doomed, starry-eyed centurion of all things decent and human, and a hero for a generation of drive-in addicts and late night nuclear TV vampires.

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