He co-starred with a chimp in the 1950s:AN OLD AGER RAN
In 1968, Heston starred in Planet of the Apes and in 1970, he had a 
smaller... [DOC] [TLE] Jungle fever clouds chimp obituary - Reuters [PAR] Dec 28, 2011 ... 24, wanted a Viking send-off from the press, he couldn't have picked a better time 
to expire.