Portrait of Ian Charleson

Acting

Ian Charleson

Career

Active from 1976 to 1988, busiest in 1981 and 1984 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Charleson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.9, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 70
Troubles
Troubles (1988)

TV show ยท as Major Brendan Archer

Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril (1988)

TV show ยท as Kyril

Opera
Opera (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Marco

Car Trouble
Car Trouble (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gerald

Louisiana
Louisiana (1984)

as Clarence Dandridge

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jeffson Brown

The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises (1984)

TV show ยท as Mike Campbell

Master of the Game
Master of the Game (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Jamie MacGregor

Ascendancy
Ascendancy (1983)

as Lt. Ryder

Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 76

as Eric Liddell

All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)

as Bertram

Antony & Cleopatra
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)

as Octavius Caesar

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 66
Jubilee
Jubilee (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Angel

The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run (1976)

as Henry

Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain (1976)

TV show ยท as Henry

Churchill's People
Churchill's People (1974)

TV show ยท as John Ross

1960s

1 title
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Ian Arthur