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Ian Charleson

Acting

Born August 11, 1949 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died January 6, 1990

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Biography

Ian Charleson was a Scottish stage and screen 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.

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Filmography10 titles

Gandhi

1982as Reverend Charlie Andrews

Antony & Cleopatra

1981as Octavius Caesar

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983as Lockhart

Chariots of Fire

1981as Eric Liddell

Opera

1987as Marco

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984as Jeffson Brown

Car Trouble

1986as Gerald

Hamlet

1980as Fortinbras

Jubilee

1978as Angel

Ascendancy

1983as Lt. Ryder