tribute to Charleson. The tickets sold out immediately, and the dress rehearsal was also packed. The proceeds from the performances were donated to the new HIV clinic at the Royal Free Hospital, and to scholarships in Charleson's name at LAMDA. Hugh Hudson, who had directed him in Chariots of Fire, dedicated his 1999 film My Life So Far "In loving memory of Ian Charleson". The 2005 videos "Wings on Their Heels: The Making of Chariots of Fire" and "Chariots of Fire: A Reunion" are both also dedicated to his memory. Filmography Major theatre credits Sources Ian McKellen, Alan Bates, Hugh Hudson, et al. For Ian Charleson: A Tribute. London: Constable and Company, 1990. References External links Bio on Turner Classic Movies Essay by Alan Bates from For Ian Charleson: A Tribute Essay by Ian McKellen from For Ian Charleson: A Tribute Eric Liddell's Chariots of Fire speech written by Ian Charleson himself Ian Charleson in Britannica online 1994 article by John Peter in the Sunday Times, remembering Charleson's 1989 Hamlet 1949 births 1990 deaths Male actors from Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh Scottish male Shakespearean actors Scottish male film actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male musical theatre actors Scottish male television actors Royal Shakespeare Company members Edinburgh Festival performers AIDS-related deaths in England Scottish gay actors Ian Charleson Awards 20th-century Scottish male actors 20th-century Scottish male singers