Ian Charleson(1949-1990)

Actor

Ian Charleson in Chariots of Fire (1981)

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

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Opera (1987)

Being born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend Edinburgh University. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. He won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after graduating from Edinburgh.

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Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

Chariots of Fire

7.1

Eric Liddell

1981

Gandhi

8.0

Charlie Andrews

1982

Opera

6.9

Marco

1987

The Sun Also Rises

6.0

TV Mini Series

Mike Campbell

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Troubles
6.7
TV Mini Series
- Major Brendan Archer
- 1988
Codename: Kyril
6.9
TV Mini Series
- Kyril
- 1988
Opera
6.9
- Marco
- 1987
Car Trouble
5.0
- Gerald
- 1986
A Month in the Country
TV Movie
- Rakitin
- 1985
The Sun Also Rises
6.0
TV Mini Series
- Mike Campbell
- 1984
Oxbridge Blues
7.7
TV Series
- Victor Geary
- 1984
Scotland's Story
7.6
TV Series
- Prince Charles Edward Stuart
- 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4
- Jeffson Brown
- 1984
Master of the Game
7.3
TV Mini Series
- Jamie McGregor
- 1984
Louisiane
5.3
- Clarence Dandridge
- 1984
The Devil's Lieutenant
8.5
TV Movie
- First Lieutenant Dorfrichter
- 1984
Reilly: Ace of Spies
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Lockhart
- 1983
Ascendancy
6.0
- Lt. Ryder
- 1983
Gandhi
8.0
- Charlie Andrews
- 1982

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Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release

Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release

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Master Of The Game

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Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release

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Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- August 11, 1949
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
- January 6, 1990
- London, England, UK(AIDS)
Other works
His credits at London's Young Vic Theatre include: Jimmy Porter in "Look Back In Anger" by John Osborne, Gad in the musical "Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat", a policeman in Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" (1972), Luciento in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" Ottavio in "Scapino", Brian in "French Without Tears" by Terence Rattigan (1974, also NYC), Hamlet and later Guildenstern in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard (1974), "The Incredible Vanishing" a new play for children by Denise Coffey (1975), and "The Medieval Plays".
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