Ian Charleson was a Scottish actor.
Biography[]
Born in Edinburgh, he was initially a boy soprano who studied at LAMDA before working with the Young Vic Theatre Company. He appeared in such theatre shows as Look Back in Anger and Scapino before portraying the lead in Hamlet and receiving an Olivier nomination for Fool for Love.
Charleson also acheived major success for his screen roles as Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire and Charlie Andrews in Gandhi. He appeared in such television programmes as The Devil's Lieutenant and The Search for Alexander the Great.
Charleson passed away in 1990.
Singing[]
Charleson sang in a number of stage musicals, playing a brother in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. He also originated the role of Donald in Cricket and sang several songs as Ariel in the 1978 production of The Tempest.
Stage[]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1972)[]
- Jacob and Sons (contains solo lines)
- Joseph's Coat
- Joseph's Dreams
- Poor Poor Joseph
- One More Angel in Heaven (contains solo lines)
- Those Canaan Days
- The Brothers Come To Egypt/Grovel, Grovel
- Who's the Thief?
- Benjamin Calypso
- Joseph Megamix
Guys and Dolls (1982)[]
- I'll Know (duet)
- My Time of Day (solo)
- I've Never Been in Love Before (duet)
- Luck Be a Lady (contains solo lines)
- Guys and Dolls (reprise)
After Aida (1985)(originated the role)[]
Cricket (1986)(originated the role)[]
- All I Ask of Life (solo)
- The Making of St. Leger
- The Final Stand
- One Hot Afternoon (contains solo lines)
Albums[]
The Songs of Ariel (1978)[]
- Come Unto These Yellow Sands (solo)
- Full Fathom Five (solo)
- Where The Bee Sucks (solo)
Gallery[]
