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      • 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.
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      ACTOR WHO STARRED IN `CHARIOTS OF FIRE' DIES OF AIDS ILLNESS

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    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.

  4. www.independent.co.uk › independentpremium › longIn memory of my best friend Ian Charleson, who performed the ...

    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. Sunday 05 January 2020 12:45 ...

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  6. www.heraldscotland.com › news › 11975873Chariots of Fire actor dies at 40 | The Herald - Herald Scotland

    Jan 8, 1990 · Mr Charleson, aged 40, died on Saturday from septicaemia following a courageous struggle against the Aids virus. He made his final performance nine weeks ago as Hamlet at the National Theatre.

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 1990/01/08 › obituariesIan Charleson, 40, An Actor Acclaimed For 'Chariots of Fire'

    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...

  8. www.scotsman.com › arts-and-culture › date-withDate with history: Chariots of Fire star loses battle with Aids

    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. Charleson, 40, was the second...

  9. www.deseret.com › 1990/1/8 › 18839975ACTOR WHO STARRED IN `CHARIOTS OF FIRE' DIES OF AIDS ILLNESS

    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.

  10. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1990/01/08-mnIan Charleson, 40; Star of Film 'Chariots of Fire' - Los ...

    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,...