Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1949-08-11
- Day of Death1990-01-06 (40 years)
- Place of BirthEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also Known As-
Ian Charleson
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1988
Troubles
As: Major Brendan Archer
- 1988
Codename: Kyril
As: Ivan Bucharensky - 'Kyril'
- 1987
Opera
As: Marco
- 1986
Car Trouble
As: Gerald
- 1984
The Sun Also Rises
As: Mike Campbell
- 1984
Oxbridge Blues
As: Victor Geary
- 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
As: Jeffson Brown
- 1984
Master of the Game
As: Jamie MacGregor
1984Louisiana
As: Clarence Dandridge
1983Reilly: Ace of Spies
As: Lockhart
1983Ascendancy
As: Lt. Ryder
- 1982
Gandhi
As: Reverend Charlie Andrews
- 1981
Chariots of Fire
As: Eric Liddell
1981Antony & Cleopatra
As: Octavius Caesar
1981The Search for Alexander the Great
As: Hephaistion
1981All's Well That Ends Well
As: Bertram
1980Lady Killers
As: Neville Heath
1980Hamlet
As: Fortinbras
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Fortinbras
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Bertram
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Octavius Caesar
- 1978
Jubilee
As: Angel