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  1. Jan 8, 1990 · Ian Charleson, who won international fame in the 1981 film ''Chariots of Fire'' as a devout Scottish runner competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics, died of AIDS on Saturday night at his home in...

  2. 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 .

  3. Thirty years ago today the ‘Chariots of Fire’ star died of Aids. Fellow actor and best friend Hilton McRae recalls a man of stubbornness, bravery and brilliance.

  4. Jan 4, 2011 · TRIBUTES were paid on January 6, 1990 to Edinburgh actor Ian Charleson - best known for his role in Chariots of Fire - who lost his battle with Aids.

  5. Jan 8, 1990 · IAN Charleson, the Scots actor who shot to fame in the Oscar-winning. film Chariots of Fire, has died at his home in London. Mr Charleson, aged 40, died on Saturday from septicaemia following a...

    • The Herald Staff
  6. Oct 16, 1989 · Actor Ian Charleson's life was completely altered by the film Chariots. of Fire in 1984: it was to make him an international name, but now he. looks back on the period somewhat ruefully. Here...

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  8. Jan 8, 1990 · Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who raced his way to stardom playing a runner in the Oscar-winning movie ``Chariots of Fire,'' has died at age 40 of complications from AIDS. Charleson was suffering from septicemia, a blood disease, and died Saturday, said his agent, Michael Whitehall.