Scottish-born actor Ian Charleson co-starred in a leading role in the 1981 Oscar-winning Best Picture Chariots of Fire. The next year he had a co-starring role in yet another Best Picture winner, Gandhi. Not bad, but in his heart he was an actor born to the London stage, and as the Hollywood career faded he was frustrated being offered lesser kinds of films and TV roles, or only being known for one movie with an iconic musical theme. By the end of the decade that started with such promise, Charleson was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at a time when it was
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