# Farewell, King (Charleton Heston dead at 84.)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 6, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-king-charleton-heston-dead-at-84/444155 "2008-04-06T04:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-king-charleton-heston-dead-at-84/444155/1 "2008-04-06T04:25:23Z")

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[link](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston;_ylt=Ajb4nt6.ojopQscfsXeaIC.s0NUE)

Is it totally sacriligious if I mention that my favorite performance of his is not any of his classic roles, but [The Player in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Hamlet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nonx0JmrcQ&eurl=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/charlton-heston-in-hamlet-act-ii-scene-ii/18303091)? (Warning: link goes to video and audio which plays immediately.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-king-charleton-heston-dead-at-84/444155/2 "2008-04-06T05:03:13Z")

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No it’s not, but another thread already has you beat.

> **[Charlton Heston - RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462665)**
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> I watched Planet of the Apes last night, too. Before my times, he was a great supporter of causes I agree with. Not quite so much after I became an adult. He was, however, an important actor who starred in a number of films that I loved as a...