Los Angeles - Actor Charlton Heston, who won a best actor Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, died on Saturday at his home in Beverley Hills, a spokesman for his family said.

Heston stepped down from his role as president of the National Rifle Association, the US gun lobby, in 2003 for reasons of ill- health. dpa mu fsxue002 ee eq ecs tra 000

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Los Angeles(dpa) - Actor Charlton Heston, who won a best actor Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, died on Saturday at his home in Beverley Hills, a spokesman for his family said.

Heston stepped down from his role as president of the National Rifle Association, the US gun lobby, in 2003 for reasons of ill- health. (dpa)