Hollywood mourns one of its biggest stars on Saturday night - Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston passed away at the age of 84. According to a spokesperson for the Heston family, the big-screen legend, perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Moses in The Ten Commandments, passed away in his Beverly Hills home with his wife Lydia by his side.

While no cause of death has been confirmed, Heston had been coping with Alzheimer's disease for the better part of a decade.

Heston's first big-screen starring role came in the 1950 film noir, Dark City, and his fame quickly grew with star turns in The Greatest Show on Earth - the Best Picture winner for 1952 - and The Ten Commandments, which would forever cement the young actor as the go-to star for historic figures, including El Cid, Marc Antony, King Henry VII, John the Baptist and several others.

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