Ben-Hur, 1959. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell, and Sam Jaffe. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and ...

Ever since Charlton Heston tackled the iconic role of Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur, it has become one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. A historical religious drama of epic ...

Actor Charlton Heston died last weekend at 84. The legendary film star is best known for his portrayal of the lead character in the 1959 film “Ben Hur,” for which he won an Oscar. Heston hadn’t ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of American gun ...

Charlton Heston, 83, one of the most prominent and politically active movie stars of his era, who won an Academy Award and played the hero in many major epics, died last night at his home in Beverly ...

Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He ...

Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ‘50s and ‘60s, has died. He ...