Ian Charleson

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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 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 per…

  • Acting
  • Born 11 August 1949
  • Died 6 January 1990 (age 40)
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • 27 credits

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Most-watched Ian Charleson films currently: Gandhi (1982), Chariots of Fire (1981), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), Opera (1987), Jubilee (1978).

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Selected TV credits: Wogan (1982), ITV Playhouse (1967), Churchill's People (1974), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Lady Killers (1980).

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