Unfortunately Charlton Heston will be most remembered for his latest actions than by their movies. Charlton Heston is the actor of Planet of the Apes, and he spent his last years defending the use of weapons by civilians, and as president of the NRA (National Rifle Association), a post that he held from 1998 to 2003, defended the use of arms. Charlton Heston made his work in the NRA almost a crusade, which was devoted to spreading the freedom to have a rifle in every Americans homes. But this actor was also a staunch defender of the rights of black people and the equality in civil rights.