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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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The Ed Sullivan Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Studio One
General Electric Theater
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
The Steve Allen Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
The Outer Limits
Robert Montgomery Presents
Friends
Climax!
The Colgate Comedy Hour
MADtv
Golden Globe Awards
Dynasty
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Kennedy Center Honors
Your Show of Shows
The Merv Griffin Show
seaQuest DSV
Suspense
The Philco Television Playhouse
Omnibus
The Weber Show
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Playhouse 90
Armageddon
Planet of the Apes
The Oscars
Wayne's World 2
Any Given Sunday
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 Order
Lucy Gallant
The Naked Jungle
The Far Horizons
Dark City
Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents
Secret of the Incas
This Is Your Life
Ben-Hur
Chiefs
Three Violent People
Jane Eyre
Forbidden Area
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Will Penny
El Cid
The Savage
The Ten Commandments
Arrowhead
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