Charlton Heston
10/4/1923-4/5/2008 (94)
Actor; Played Astronaut George Taylor
From Wikipedia
"Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter) was an American actor and political activist.
He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical epics, historical drama films, science-fiction films,
and action films ... In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors who openly denounced racism and he was also an active
supporter of the civil rights movement ... [After Heston's death] President George W. Bush called Heston 'a man of character and integrity, with a big heart ... He served his country during World War II,
marched in the civil rights movement, led a labor union and vigorously defended Americans' Second Amendment rights.'"
Roddy McDowall
9/17/1928-10/3/1998 (70)
Actor; Played Doctor Cornelius; Caesar
From Wikipedia
"Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was a British and American actor with a career spanning six decades
on stage and screen ... He subsequently appeared in a variety of film and television roles, notably as Cornelius and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes films (1968–73), and ... was a founding
member of the National Film Preservation Board and represented the Screen Actors Guild on that board until his death. He was also active as a photographer and journalist."
Kim Hunter
11/12/1922-9/11/2002 (79)
Actor; Played Doctor Zira
From Wikipedia
"Kim Hunter (born Janet Cole) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of
Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which she reprised for the 1951 film adaptation, and won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress."
Maurice Evans
6/3/1901-3/12/1989 (87)
Actor; Played Doctor Zaius
From Wikipedia
"Maurice Herbert Evans was an English actor, noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles include
Dr. Zaius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and Maurice on Bewitched."
Linda Harrison
7/26/1945-Alive (81)
Actor; Played Nova
From Wikipedia
"Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played Nova in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes
(1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the original."
Jeff Burton
3/28/1924-1/18/1988 (63)
Actor; Played Astronaut Thomas Dodge
From IMDB
"Jeff Burton was born on 28 March 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Planet of the Apes (1968), Black Hooker (1974) and Coffy (1973).
He died on 18 January 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA."
Robert Gunner
7/27/1931-12/18/2001 (70)
Actor; Played Astronaut John Landon
From IMDB
"Robert Gunner was an American actor who played the role of Lieutenant John Landon in the film, Planet of the Apes (1968) ... [he] became a professional model - the 'Marlboro Man' in TV commercials and magazine ads and the
'Quiet Man' in Ford video commercials. He had been seen previously in the smaller role of a detective in Caprice (1967)."
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