Actor and firearm enthusiast Charlton Heston died Saturday. In their obituary for the former NRA President and notorious gun control foe, CNN charitably referred to Heston as simply a “Hollywood Legend.” I know he used to act and stuff, but personally, I’ll remember him more for all of the work he did to spread the joys of high powered assault weapons through this great country of ours. Appropriately, his last film role was a portrayal of the Nazi murderer Dr. Josef Mengele in in the 2003 movie My Father, Rua Alguem 5555. After the jump, check out clips of three of the greatest moments from the life of a man who was, for better or worse, an American original.

Blogenfreude notes: CNN just reminded me that Heston used to campaign for Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond (the latter has now gone to that big cross-burning in the sky). A legacy littered with dead bodies and racism. Just dandy.

Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead at 84 [CNN]