Charlton Heston - Just Act Chuck????!
Question: Anytime Heston opened his mouth, he put his foot in it. He undoubtedly was a Freemason and like John Wayne probably a rightwing redneck nutcase.
Still he was one of the best actors ever. He, along with James Mason, were my mother`s favourite actors. And whilst James Mason is among my top five (including Eduardo Noriega and Colin Firth) Heston is only a favourite.
Amazing to think that DeMille`s `The Greatest Show on Earth` was his first major Hollywood film. He was so assured....so accomplished.
I met him once, just briefly....he was about 6`6''. Impressive!
So what`s your favourite Chuck-flick? `Touch of Evil` with Janet Leigh or those he did with Ava Gardner (superb).
And what was so great about Heston? That tremulous quality of self-denial appearing ever so often and softening something of that great hulk of a man. Some call it religious deference. Sexual deference. Whatever.
With Heston it worked.
Answers: Anytime Heston opened his mouth, he put his foot in it. He undoubtedly was a Freemason and like John Wayne probably a rightwing redneck nutcase.
Still he was one of the best actors ever. He, along with James Mason, were my mother`s favourite actors. And whilst James Mason is among my top five (including Eduardo Noriega and Colin Firth) Heston is only a favourite.
Amazing to think that DeMille`s `The Greatest Show on Earth` was his first major Hollywood film. He was so assured....so accomplished.
I met him once, just briefly....he was about 6`6''. Impressive!
So what`s your favourite Chuck-flick? `Touch of Evil` with Janet Leigh or those he did with Ava Gardner (superb).
And what was so great about Heston? That tremulous quality of self-denial appearing ever so often and softening something of that great hulk of a man. Some call it religious deference. Sexual deference. Whatever.
With Heston it worked.
He's finally given up his gun.
"From his cold dead hands" . . .
I'll remember him mainly for Ben Hur and his brave appearance on the Dame Edna show.
I can remember him in 'Ben Hur'.
He was superb in that, the rest of it
didn't really bother me.
Planet Of The Apes. It was the first movie I ever saw him in, and I was mesmorized by the film.
What was so great about Heston? He fought to protect my guns from the wacky Hollywood lefty nitwits. That's enough for me to pay homage to him.
I, too, met him once or twice and I have a signed letter from him. Your assessment of him as a 'redneck rightwing nutcase' is a compliment. I take it as such and so would he.
When he had that huff on 'Bowling for Columbine'. It showed him up to be an intolerant conservative. Really funny!
Heston Supported Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement he was a man of principle and substance.