Charlton Heston Trivia Questions

Heston announced his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2002, saying he had symptoms consistent with the disease, and used his platform to promote research.

He was a vocal gun rights advocate and famously said 'from my cold, dead hands' at the 2000 NRA convention.

Val Kilmer voiced Moses in 'The Prince of Egypt'. Heston voiced the character of 'Moses' in the 1956 film 'The Ten Commandments'.

Many earlier biblical films existed, like 'The Ten Commandments' (1923) and 'The King of Kings' (1927). Heston starred in the 1956 remake.

'The Omega Man' (1971) starred Heston as Robert Neville, a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world fighting mutant vampires.

He won the Oscar for Best Actor for 'Ben-Hur' (1959), but it was competitive—he beat out Laurence Harvey, Jack Lemmon, etc. So this is true; the statement is false.

Heston participated in the March on Washington and later supported civil rights, though his politics shifted rightward in later decades.

Heston was a skilled magician and frequently performed tricks on talk shows, including with Johnny Carson. So this is actually true—the statement is false only if you think it's a myth.