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- In preparing for his role of Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire (1981), Charleson read the Bible from beginning to end.
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Apr 16, 2020 · Reading the Bible to prepare for his role, he said, Charleson found it “full of sex and violence,” which is certainly true.
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.
Jan 19, 2011 · Charleson was gay. And reading between the lines he was probably also Christian, judging from how eager he was to play the part of Eric Liddell, saying the role would "fit like a kid glove." He studied the Bible intensively to prepare for the role and wrote the post-race speech Eric Liddell delivered to the working class crowd himself.
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And time stopped. It turned out that his older brother Ken in his first entry in the Edinburgh Schools singing competition had won it singing “ My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose”. Their mum Jean –she...
Oct 2, 1981 · ''What I thought,'' said Mr. Charleson, who described himself as having had no religious upbringing, ''was that the best way to find out what the man was about was to read the Bible. I read the...
Jan 8, 1990 · Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who starred in the film “Chariots of Fire” as an Olympic sprinter who refused to compete on a Sunday for religious reasons, has died of complications from AIDS,...
Jul 19, 2024 · This moment forms the emotional climax of “Chariots of Fire,” as Liddell, played by Ian Charleson, describes how his running has become bound up with religion: “God made me for a purpose, but...
