Actor, Activist Charlton Heston Dies at 84
By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 6, 2008; 1:28 PM Charlton Heston, 84, an Academy Award-winning actor who starred in epics such as "Ben-Hur" and "The Ten Commandments" and then became a conservative political activist and influential president of the National Rifle... Sign in to see full entry.