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Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson

Actor

Born August 11, 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died January 6, 1990

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Opera
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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Reilly: Ace of Spies
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Gandhi
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Wogan
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Chariots of Fire
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Antony & Cleopatra
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All's Well That Ends Well
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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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.

Charleson was a noted actor on the British stage as well, with critically acclaimed leads in Guys and Dolls, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Fool for Love, and Hamlet, among many others. Over the course of his life Charleson performed numerous major Shakespearean roles, and the annual Ian Charleson Awards were established in his honour in 1991, to reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors aged under 30.

The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography describes Charleson as "a leading player of charm and power" and "one of the finest British actors of his generation." Alan Bates wrote that Charleson was "definitely among the top ten actors of his age group." Ian McKellen said Charleson was "the most unmannered and unactorish of actors: always truthful, always honest."

Charleson was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, and died in 1990 at the age of 40. He requested that it be announced after his death that he had died of AIDS, in order to publicize the condition. This was the first show-business death in the United Kingdom openly attributed to AIDS, and helped to promote awareness of the disease.

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Terror at the Opera (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Opera | Modern Trailer

Chariots of Fire - Trailer

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Filmography

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Year

Fifty Years on Stage Poster

Fifty Years on Stage Documentary2013

Codename: Kyril Poster

Codename: Kyril Mini-Series1988

Troubles Poster

Troubles Mini-Series1988

Opera Feature Film1987

Car Trouble Poster

Car Trouble Feature Film1986

There Was a Lad Documentary1986

A Month in the Country Poster

A Month in the Country TV Movie1985

A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars TV Special1985

Harty Goes To... TV Series1985

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Poster

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Feature Film1984

Louisiana Poster

Louisiana TV Movie1984

Master of the Game Poster

Master of the Game Mini-Series1984

Oxbridge Blues Poster

Oxbridge Blues TV Series1984

Scotland's Story TV Series1984

The Devil's Lieutenant Poster

The Devil's Lieutenant TV Movie1984

The Sun Also Rises Poster

The Sun Also Rises Mini-Series1984

Ascendancy Poster

Ascendancy Feature Film1983

Breakfast Time Poster

Breakfast Time TV Series1983

Carols from Christ Church TV Special1983

Good Morning Britain Poster

Good Morning Britain TV Series1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies Poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies Mini-Series1983

Gandhi Feature Film1982

Sunday, Sunday Poster

Sunday, Sunday TV Series1982

The Variety Club Awards for 1981 TV Special1982

Wogan TV Series1982

All's Well That Ends Well Poster

All's Well That Ends Well TV Movie1981

Antony & Cleopatra Poster

Antony & Cleopatra TV Movie1981

Chariots of Fire Poster

Chariots of Fire Feature Film1981

Grace Kennedy TV Series1981

Osprey Watch Documentary1981

The Search for Alexander the Great Poster

The Search for Alexander the Great Mini-Series1981

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Poster

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark TV Movie1980

Lady Killers Poster

Lady Killers TV Series1980

Newsnight Poster

Newsnight TV Series1980

Jubilee Feature Film1978

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978

Rock Follies of '77 Poster

Rock Follies of '77 TV Series1977

Plays for Britain Poster

Plays for Britain TV Series1976

A Private Matter TV Movie1974

Churchill's People Poster

Churchill's People TV Series1974

Intimate Strangers Poster

Intimate Strangers TV Series1974

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat TV Movie1972

Pebble Mill at One Poster

Pebble Mill at One TV Series1972

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Songs of Praise Poster

Songs of Praise TV Series1961

Today TV Series1952

Thanks

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Year

Wings on Their Heels: The Making of 'Chariots of Fire' Documentary2005

My Life So Far Poster

My Life So Far Feature Film1999

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