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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''. He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film ''Gandhi''. Charleson was a noted actor on the British stage as well, with critically acclaimed leads in ''Guys and Dolls'', ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', ''Fool for Love'', and ''Hamlet'', among many others. Over the course of his life Charleson performed numerous Shakespearean roles, and in 1991 the annual Ian Charleson Awards were established, particularly in honour of his final Hamlet. The awards reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors aged under 30. The ''Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography'' describes Charleson as "a leading player of charm and power" and "one of the finest British actors of his generation."〔(''The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography''. ) Houghton Mifflin, 2003. p. 308.〕 Alan Bates wrote that Charleson was "definitely among the top ten actors of his age group."〔McKellen, Bates, Hudson, et al. p. 4.〕 Ian McKellen said Charleson was "the most unmannered and unactorish of actors: always truthful, always honest."〔("Actor Who Starred in ''Chariots of Fire'' Dies of AIDS Illness." ) ''Deseret News''. 8 January 1990.〕 Charleson was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, and died in 1990 at the age of 40. He requested that it be announced after his death that he had died of AIDS, in order to publicise the condition. This was the first celebrity death in the United Kingdom openly attributed to AIDS, and the announcement helped to promote awareness and acceptance of the disease. ==Early life== Born in Edinburgh, Charleson was the son of a printer, and grew up in a working-class area of the city. A bright, musical, artistic child, by the age of eight he was performing in local theatre productions. He won a scholarship to and attended Edinburgh's Royal High School; and in his teens, Charleson joined and performed with The Jasons, an Edinburgh amateur theatrical group. He also sang solo as a boy soprano in church and in the Royal High School choir, which performed on the radio and in Edinburgh Festival concerts. Charleson won a scholarship to the University of Edinburgh, which he attended from 1967–1970, obtaining a three-year Scottish MA Ordinary degree. Initially Charleson studied architecture. However, he spent most of his time acting with the student-run Edinburgh University Drama Society, and decided to pursue acting as a career. He changed his study concentration accordingly, and graduated with a degree in English, fine art, and mathematics.〔Data from Alumni Administrator, Edinburgh University〕 In addition to his acting roles at Edinburgh University, Charleson also directed many plays there, and he designed costumes for several as well. From 1967 through 1973, Charleson also performed often at the Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, becoming a noted actor in those circles.〔McKellen, Bates, Hudson, et al. p. xvi: "He became, according to the ''Edinburgh Evening News'', 'a well-known figure in fringe circles'."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Charleson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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