I was so sorry to hear of Charlton Hestons passing away, he was my favourite actor of altime.There are no more actors left now like him, and they do not make such good films any more like ben hur el cid, I have seen them all there is not one actor today I could easily name who would fit into the roles he played. at least there was always a good story and beautiful actress he played opposite. I say to these people who say they do not like him start comparing the weak films today and actors to the ones he made my boyfriends mum died last year of Alzhemiers disease so I know what it is like first hand. Nowadays it really has to be a good film to me to go the cinema which is not very often. Because I like him so much I changed my surname to Charlton he once came to my town my only regret is now that I missed the chance to meet him.

I was very sad to hear of his passing. He truly was a great man. He did so many things in life and inspired a lot of people of different generations.

When his country was at war, he enlisted in the Air Force. When the advent of television took away the popularity of movies, he was there making grand historical epics that brought people back into the theater and helped save the movie industry. At a time when the law suppressed blacks and few in liberal Hollywood said anything about it, he spoke out against racism and fought with Dr. Martin Luther King for civil rights. He even joined a picket line for desegregation at one of his own movie premieres. The NRA surged in popularity after he became president in 1998. I am sorry that he won't be here when the Supreme Court delivers its decision declaring the 2nd Amendment to be an individual right as is widely expected, but I am sure he knew they would. Through all this, he was married to the same woman for 64 years.

He was a great man, and I am happy that he felt he lived two lives. He certainly did. Even Us Weekly's removal of spam and hate blogs from this thread is a testament to the respect this dignified and accomplished man commanded everywhere. He was one of a kind and will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Charlton Heston.

Well, Charlton Heston always used to say we could have his guns when we pried them from his cold, dead hands, so I guess it's about time to start prying.

3:31 and 9:02 -- intelligent. Nice to see on this page.

He was a great actor, definitley a legend and will be missed. My prayers are with his family especially his wife of 64 years.

At least this man had lived a long and full life. Whatever his beliefs on gun control he never hurt anyone or by any accounts of mine been a drug or alcohol abuser. I say farewell Mr. Heston and thanks for the wonderful movies you leave behind!

totally agree with you marcia... good riddance

We should all own guns because we'll all feel safer?!? If there were fewer guns in the general population, maybe we wouldn't all feel the need to own one. And for those citing the Second Amendment as a basic freedom: it was written in 1791 and had much different implications at that time than in today's world. The US was under British control previously and had fought a war to gain the right to self-governance. This addition to the Constitution had to do with the right of citizens to form standing militias and is not explicitly worded for the individual. Besides our founding fathers could not have foreseen something like an Uzi, let alone an easily concealed handgun, being out in the streets. There have been lots of amendments to the constitution. It's a living document and by no means, (to use a phrase most of you gun-toting, squirrel-shooting, bible-banging supporters of the NRA are familiar with) straight from the mouth of God.

An amazing actor has passed away and his family is going through a great deal of pain. We should not critisize him for his beliefs regarding guns- it is a right guaranteed by the constitution and until that changes we can't fault anyone for embracing their rights. He is too be remembered for his body of work- and the joy his movies have given people for countless of years. But there is one post that I serious problems with- and it irritates beyond belief that US doesn't take efforts to stop this- those ridiculous dating website posts. The people that post these have shown horrible taste- saying they saw a man who just passed on a dating site. Its one thing that they pop up on every article from Brittny to probaly the "pregnant man"- but by posting on articles about Heath Ledger/Charleston Heston after they have passed shows how tactless these people are. I hope nobody in their right mind would visit thses sites- and US magazine you should do a better job of eliminating these!!

I agree, Marcia! This guy was a spokesperson for the NRA. Enough said. You're not going to change their minds. Ever.

As said in the past . . . "America . . . where everyone has the right to bear arms and the right to arm bears." The statistics don't lie. More people who own guns are shot than the people who don't own guns. and on and on . . . do the research yourselves. I don't care. Intelligent people know this. The dullards never will.

10:58 AM Marcia Says:

You are a MORON!

to 12:08...

11:17 here, and thats the only comment i've made today. i just thought that 10:58's comment was heinously insensitive, ignorant, and just plain innapropriate.

with someone like that, you can only assume that their only education on the subject of charlton heston and guns is from michael moore's movie

Grow up Marcia . We live in a free country. He chose to carry , his freedom to. May he rest in peace. He was a great actor , and when I met him a gracious man .

I may not like the NRA much or the way they do things, but I have thoroughly enjoyed "Ben-Hur." Marvelous, well done movie. He was a great actor; sorry to see him go. RIP

wonder if anybody took that gun when he died