Ian Richardson
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1934-04-07
- Died
- 2007-02-09
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Play for Today
1970
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Great Performances
1971
as Bishop of Motopo
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Max Leiner
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Conway Jefferson
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Maximilien Robespierre
Screen Two
1985
as Anthony Blunt
Playhouse
1974
as Richard
Theatre 625
1964
Festival
1963
as Antipholus of Ephesus
House of Cards
1990
as Francis Urquhart
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Bill Haydon
Bleak House
2005
as Chancellor
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
as Dr. Joseph Bell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mr. MacKellar
Chillers
1990
as Lee Mandeville
Gormenghast
2000
as Lord Groan
Hogfather
2006
as Death
Mistral's Daughter
1984
as Adrien Avigdor
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
as Self - Reader
Strange
2003
as Canon Adolphus Black
Brass
1983
as Marshall Snelgrove, QC
The Magician's House
1999
as Stephen Tyler
Theatre Night
1985
as General Burgoyne
Ike
1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
The Final Cut
1995
as Francis Urquhart
Troubles
1988
as Edward Spencer
Twist of Fate
1989
as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg
Number 10
1983
as James Ramsay MacDonald
Civilisation
1969
as Hamlet
To Play the King
1993
as Francis Urquhart
Private Schulz
1981
as Major Neuheim / Gerald Melfort / Stanley Kemp
The Phantom of the Opera
1990
as Alain Choleti
The Gravy Train
1990
as Michael Spearpoint
The Gravy Train Goes East
1991
as Michael Spearpoint
Imperium: Nero
2004
as Settimio
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Nehru
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Sir Godber Evans
The Woman in White
1982
as Frederick Fairlie
Plays of Today
1969
as The Son
Movies (70)
Dark City
1998
as Mr. Book
From Hell
2001
as Sir Charles Warren
Brazil
1985
as Mr. Warrenn
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Mr. Torte
Becoming Jane
2007
as Richter Langlois
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Hogfather
2007
as Death
M. Butterfly
1993
as Ambassador Toulon
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
as Wasp
Joyeux Noel
2005
as The Bishop
Cry Freedom
1987
as State Prosecutor
A Knight in Camelot
1998
as Merlin
Ike
1979
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
B.A.P.S
1997
as Manley
The King and I
1999
as The Kralahome (voice)
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Polonius
Incognito
1997
as Turley (prosecutor)
Catherine the Great
1996
as Vorontzov
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Rear Admiral Bendish
Year of the Comet
1992
as Sir Mason Harwood
Salad Days
1983
as Uncle Zed
Dirty Weekend
1993
as Nimrod
Man of La Mancha
1972
as The Padre
Monsignor Quixote
1985
as Bishop of Motopo
The Woman In White
1997
as Mr. Fairlie
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000
as Dr. Joseph Bell
Blunt
1987
as Anthony Blunt
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
as Judge
Burning Secret
1988
as Edmund's Father
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Haig
The Sign of Four
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
Nero
2004
as Septimus
Twice Upon a Time
2006
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
Foreign Affairs
1993
as Edwin
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005
as Marcus Foster
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Mr. MacKellar
King of the Wind
1990
as Bey of Tunis
A Change of Place
1994
as Henri Chambertin
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
1967
as Jean-Paul Marat
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
as Ludwig Beck
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
as Oberon
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Sherlock Holmes
Words Upon the Window Pane
1994
as Dr. Trench
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Narrator (voice)
Passing Through
1982
as Richard
Danton's Death
1978
as Robespierre
Remember
1993
as Philip Rawlings
Dæmos Rising
2004
as Narrator
The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Simon de Canterville
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Gauguin the Savage
1980
as Degas
A Royal Scandal
1997
as Narrator
A Cotswold Death
1982
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
All's Well That Ends Well
1968
as Bertram
Charlie Muffin
1979
as Cuthbertson
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006
as Marcus
The Darwin Adventure
1972
as Capt. Fitzroy
The Devil's Disciple
1987
as General Burgoyne
As You Like It
1963
as Le Beau
Star Quality
1985
as Ray Malcolm
The Fifth Province
1997
as Dr. Drudy
The Winslow Boy
1989
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
Slimming Down
1984
as Mr. Shrigley
Savage Play
1995
as Count
The Life of Shakespeare
2002
as self
3-D Halloween
2000
as Narrator
Sorry...
1978
as Michael - 'Private View'
Memorial Memorial
2022
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
2001
as Dr. Joseph Bell
About Ian Richardson
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. With 110 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Ian Richardson has appeared in 70 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Dark City (1998) — as Mr. Book
- From Hell (2001) — as Sir Charles Warren
- Brazil (1985) — as Mr. Warrenn
- 102 Dalmatians (2000) — as Mr. Torte
- Becoming Jane (2007) — as Richter Langlois
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