https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/04/05/chuck-heston-passes/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:12:57 -0400<![CDATA[I met Chuck Heston a few times years ago when he would come to a PEN fundraiser we used to give at Harry&#8217;s Bar in Century City and officiate at the Hemingway writing contest. Same old stuff. Lot of people writing &#8220;I met Harry and it was good.&#8221; That kind of thing. I looked down on Chuck in those days because he was a Republican and I thought they were mostly dumb. (Sorry, Chuck, I was the idiot.) Anyway, Heston himself was always gracious. So was I, actually, because he was, after all, Ben Hur and Moses. And besides that he was Ramon Miguel &#8216;Mike&#8217; Vargas in Welles&#8217; Touch of Evil. With a credit like that, you don&#8217;t have to do anything else. Requiescat in pace.]]>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:11:54 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/04/05/chuck-heston-passes-n215516