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Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Acting April 7, 1934 (72 years old) February 9, 2007 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Biography

Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor, best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 72

Dark City 7.3

Dark City

as Mr. Book

1998
Brazil 7.7

Brazil

as Mr. Warrenn

1985
From Hell 6.7

From Hell

as Sir Charles Warren

2001
102 Dalmatians 5.5

102 Dalmatians

as Mr. Torte

2000
Becoming Jane 7.3

Becoming Jane

as Richter Langlois

2007
Joyeux Noel 7.3

Joyeux Noel

as The Bishop

2005
M. Butterfly 6.6

M. Butterfly

as Ambassador Toulon

1993
The Fourth Protocol 6.3

The Fourth Protocol

as Sir Nigel Irvine

1987
Hogfather 6.8

Hogfather

as Death

2007
The King and I 5.4

The King and I

as The Kralahome (voice)

1999
Cry Freedom 7.0

Cry Freedom

as State Prosecutor

1987
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 6.9

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as Polonius

1991
Alice Through the Looking Glass 5.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Wasp

1998
The Woman In White 6.6

The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

1997
B.A.P.S 5.4

B.A.P.S

as Manley

1997
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade 6.2

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

as Jean-Paul Marat

1967
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby 5.7

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Judge

2005
Ike 6.8

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

1979
Catherine the Great 5.6

Catherine the Great

as Vorontzov

1996
The Hound of the Baskervilles 6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sherlock Holmes

1983
Man of La Mancha 6.6

Man of La Mancha

as The Padre

1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream 6.6

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Oberon

1968
Incognito 5.8

Incognito

as Turley (prosecutor)

1997
A Knight in Camelot 5.5

A Knight in Camelot

as Merlin

1998
A Change of Place 5.2

A Change of Place

as Henri Chambertin

1994
King of the Wind 7.0

King of the Wind

as Bey of Tunis

1990
Nero 6.0

Nero

as Septimus

2004
The Sign of Four 6.5

The Sign of Four

as Sherlock Holmes

1983
The Plot to Kill Hitler 6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

as Ludwig Beck

1990
Whoops Apocalypse 5.6

Whoops Apocalypse

as Rear Admiral Bendish

1986
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 8.0

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

2000
Year of the Comet 5.7

Year of the Comet

as Sir Mason Harwood

1992
Monsignor Quixote 8.8

Monsignor Quixote

as Bishop of Motopo

1985
Burning Secret 5.9

Burning Secret

as Edmund's Father

1988
The Treasure Seekers 5.6

The Treasure Seekers

as Haig

1996
Gawain and the Green Knight 5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Narrator (voice)

1973
Churchill and the Generals 9.0

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery

1979
The Devil's Disciple 8.0

The Devil's Disciple

as General Burgoyne

1987
An Ungentlemanly Act 5.8

An Ungentlemanly Act

as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt

1992
The Master of Ballantrae 6.2

The Master of Ballantrae

as Mr. MacKellar

1984
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering 7.3

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

as Marcus

2006
Words Upon the Window Pane 9.0

Words Upon the Window Pane

as Dr. Trench

1994
Passing Through

Passing Through

as Richard

1982
Charlie Muffin 6.4

Charlie Muffin

as Cuthbertson

1979
Foreign Affairs 7.0

Foreign Affairs

as Edwin

1993
A Royal Scandal 7.6

A Royal Scandal

as Narrator

1997
Remember 9.0

Remember

as Philip Rawlings

1993
Dirty Weekend 5.0

Dirty Weekend

as Nimrod

1993
Sorry... 8.0

Sorry...

as Michael - 'Private View'

1978
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

as Simon de Canterville

1997
Brook by Brook 8.0

Brook by Brook

as Self

2002
Twice Upon a Time 5.9

Twice Upon a Time

as Lord Evelyn Gaylord

2006
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem

as Dr. Joseph Bell

2001
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

as Degas

1980
Danton's Death 9.0

Danton's Death

as Robespierre

1978
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt 8.7

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

as Marcus Foster

2005
Star Quality 6.7

Star Quality

as Ray Malcolm

1985
The Darwin Adventure 7.0

The Darwin Adventure

as Capt. Fitzroy

1972
Blunt 5.0

Blunt

as Anthony Blunt

1987
Dæmos Rising 6.5

Dæmos Rising

as Narrator

2004
The Fifth Province 6.0

The Fifth Province

as Dr. Drudy

1997
All's Well That Ends Well 10.0

All's Well That Ends Well

as Bertram

1968
Slimming Down

Slimming Down

as Mr. Shrigley

1984
As You Like It 7.0

As You Like It

as Le Beau

1963
The Life of Shakespeare

The Life of Shakespeare

as self

2002
Memorial Memorial

Memorial Memorial

as Francis Urquhart (voice)

2022
The Winslow Boy 8.0

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton, KC

1989
One Foot in Arthur's Seat

One Foot in Arthur's Seat

as Self

2000
Salad Days

Salad Days

as Uncle Zed

1983
3-D Halloween 5.5

3-D Halloween

as Narrator

2000
A Cotswold Death 7.0

A Cotswold Death

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1982
Savage Play 8.0

Savage Play

as Count

1995

TV Shows 46

The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Bishop of Motopo

1971
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith

1970
Highlander: The Series 7.4

Highlander: The Series

as Max Leiner

1992
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Maximilien Robespierre

1965
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Conway Jefferson

2004
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Anthony Blunt

1985
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Richard

1974
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

1964
Bleak House 8.0

Bleak House

as Chancellor

2005
The Magician's House 6.0

The Magician's House

as Stephen Tyler

1999
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 7.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Bill Haydon

1979
NET Playhouse 7.3

NET Playhouse

as Antipholus of Ephesus

1966
House of Cards 8.1

House of Cards

as Francis Urquhart

1990
Festival 8.0

Festival

as Antipholus of Ephesus

1963
Mistral's Daughter 6.0

Mistral's Daughter

as Adrien Avigdor

1984
Brass 6.1

Brass

as Marshall Snelgrove, QC

1983
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 7.9

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Joseph Bell

2001
Gormenghast 6.9

Gormenghast

as Lord Groan

2000
Chillers 6.7

Chillers

as Lee Mandeville

1990
Private Schulz 5.3

Private Schulz

as Major Neuheim

1981
Private Schulz 5.3

Private Schulz

as Gerald Melfort

1981
Private Schulz 5.3

Private Schulz

as Stanley Kemp

1981
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. MacKellar

1951
Ike 7.3

Ike

as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

1979
The Final Cut 7.7

The Final Cut

as Francis Urquhart

1995
Strange 7.8

Strange

as Canon Adolphus Black

2003
To Play the King 7.9

To Play the King

as Francis Urquhart

1993
Six Centuries of Verse 8.0

Six Centuries of Verse

as Self - Reader

1984
Hogfather 7.6

Hogfather

as Death

2006
Civilisation 8.2

Civilisation

as Hamlet

1969
The Phantom of the Opera 7.6

The Phantom of the Opera

as Alain Choleti

1990
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as General Burgoyne

1985
Number 10 7.0

Number 10

as James Ramsay MacDonald

1983
Imperium: Nero 6.2

Imperium: Nero

as Settimio

2004
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy 7.5

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Nehru

1986
The Gravy Train 8.0

The Gravy Train

as Michael Spearpoint

1990
Twist of Fate 6.0

Twist of Fate

as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg

1989
Troubles 9.0

Troubles

as Edward Spencer

1988
Porterhouse Blue 7.2

Porterhouse Blue

as Sir Godber Evans

1987
The Gravy Train Goes East 8.0

The Gravy Train Goes East

as Michael Spearpoint

1991
The Woman in White 8.2

The Woman in White

1982
The Woman in White 8.2

The Woman in White

as Frederick Fairlie

1982
Eyeless in Gaza 8.0

Eyeless in Gaza

as Anthony Beavis

1971
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

as The Son

1969
The Woman In White

The Woman In White

as Mr. Fairlie

1997

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