Charlton Heston
Anne Baxter and Charlton Heston in a scene from the movie "The Ten Commandments" (1955). Heston, who died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 84, was a towering figure both in his politics and on screen, where his characters had the ear of God ("The Ten Commandments"), survived apocalyptic plagues ("The Omega Man") and endured one of Hollywood's most-grueling action sequences (the chariot race in "Ben-Hur").
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP
