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Ian Charleson
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| Known for: | Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |
| Birthday: | 11 August 1949, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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In preparing for his role of Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire, Charleson read the Bible from beginning to end.
His name was used posthumously for the Ian Charleson Awards, which have been presented annually since 1991 to reward the best classical stage performances by actors aged under 30.
Sir Ian McKellen said that Charleson played Hamlet so well it was as if he had rehearsed the role all his life.
He died while playing Hamlet in Richard Eyre's production at the Olivier.
Studied architecture at Edinburgh University, but apparently this area was his weakest point: He once designed a model of a magnificent bridge without foundations.
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