Ian Charleson
Scottish actor (1949-1990)
Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish actor and singer. He was best known for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, in the Oscar-winning 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. He was also well known for his role of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning movie Gandhi. He was born in Edinburgh.
Charleson died on 6 January 1990 in London from AIDS, aged 40.[1]
References
change- ↑ "'Chariots of Fire' star Charleson dies of AIDS". UPI. 8 January 1990. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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