Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson 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.

11 August 1949

Born on the same birth date (11 August 1949): Eric Carmen • Tim Hutchinson

Born on the same birth day (11 August): Aaron Klug • Alex Haley • Ben Gibbard • Bill Monbouquette • Bubba Crosby • Cristian Tello • Grant Waite • Pierre-Louis Lions • Rabeh Al-Hussaini • Ronnie Dawson (musician) • Stephen Butterworth • Storm Hunter • Warren Brown (politician) • Will Friedle • Yolande of Aragon

Born in the same month (August 1949): Bettina Arndt • Diana Nyad • Gene Simmons • Hugh David Politzer • James Fallows • Jim Brunzell • Joe Regalbuto • John Riggins • Kurmanbek Bakiyev • Loretta Devine • Martin Amis • Rick Springfield • Ted Simmons • Walid Jumblatt