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Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire.He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film Gandhi. ...
Jan 8, 1990 · Ian Charleson, who won international fame in the 1981 film ''Chariots of Fire'' as a devout Scottish runner competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics, died of AIDS on Saturday night at his home in London.
Ian Charleson. Actor: Chariots of Fire. Being born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend Edinburgh University. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. He won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after graduating from Edinburgh.
In memory of my best friend Ian Charleson, who performed the greatest Hamlet ever. Thirty years ago today the ‘Chariots of Fire’ star died of Aids.
Ian Charleson. Actor: Chariots of Fire. Being born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend Edinburgh University. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. He won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after graduating from Edinburgh.
Charleson’s role in Chariots of Fire, as a Scottish runner whose religious beliefs almost caused him to forfeit the chance to win an Olympic medal, was his best known.He also had featured roles in the films Jubilee (1978) and Gandhi (1982) and in television productions of Julius Caesar and All’s Well That Ends Well.He was acclaimed for his performance as Hamlet at the National Theatre two ...
Jan 8, 1990 · film Chariots of Fire, has died at his home in London. Mr Charleson, aged 40, died on Saturday from septicaemia following a courageous struggle against the Aids virus. He made his final ...
Jan 8, 1990 · Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who starred in the film "Chariots of Fire" as an Olympic sprinter who refused to compete on a Sunday for religious reasons, has died of complications from AIDS, a ...
Jan 6, 1990 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire. He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film Gandhi. Charleson was a ...
Actor. Ian Charleson was the first British show business celebrity whose death from AIDS was reported in the media, despite him being a closeted gay man who never acknowledged his first screen role as the gay Angel, complete with frontal nudity, in Derek Jarman's Jubilee (1978). He gained international stardom as Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire (d. Hugh Hudson, 1981), followed by Gandhi (UK ...
