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Scottish actor (1949-1990)

Film & TV

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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…

Known for

  • Troubles — Major Brendan Archer1988
  • Codename: Kyril — Kyril1988
  • Opera — Marco1987
  • Car Trouble — Gerald1986
  • A Month in the Country — Rakitin1985
  • Louisiana — Clarence Dandridge1984
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes — Jeffson Brown1984
  • Oxbridge Blues — Victor Geary1984
  • The Sun Also Rises — Mike Campbell1984
  • Master of the Game — Jamie MacGregor1984

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Total plays
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
London
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Work location
Scotland
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date of birth
1949-08-11
date of death
1990-01-06
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Ian Charleson
start of work period
1972-00-00
end of work period
1989-00-00
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