Ian Richardson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-04-07
Day of Death
2007-02-09 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Ian Richardson
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.
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Acting
(2022)
Memorial Memorial
as Francis Urquhart (voice)
(2007)
Becoming Jane
as Richter Langlois
(2007)
Hogfather
as Death
(2006)
Twice Upon a Time
as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
(2006)
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Marcus
(2005)
Joyeux Noel
as The Bishop
(2005)
(2005)
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Marcus Foster
(2004)
Nero
as Septimus
(2004)
Dæmos Rising
as Narrator
(2002)
The Life of Shakespeare
as self
(2001)
From Hell
as Sir Charles Warren
(2000)
102 Dalmatians
as Mr. Torte
(2000)
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Joseph Bell
(2000)
3-D Halloween
as Narrator
(1999)
The King and I
as The Kralahome (voice)
(1998)
Dark City
as Mr. Book
(1998)
(1998)
A Knight in Camelot
as Merlin
(1997)
Incognito
as Turley (prosecutor)
(1997)
B.A.P.S
as Manley
(1997)
The Woman In White
as Mr. Fairlie
(1997)
A Royal Scandal
as Narrator
(1997)
The Canterville Ghost
as Simon de Canterville
(1997)
The Fifth Province
as Dr. Drudy
(1996)
Catherine the Great
as Vorontzov
(1996)
The Treasure Seekers
as Haig
(1995)
Savage Play
as Count
(1994)
A Change of Place
as Henri Chambertin
(1994)
Words Upon the Window Pane
as Dr. Trench
(1993)
M. Butterfly
as Ambassador Toulon
(1993)
Dirty Weekend
as Nimrod
(1993)
Foreign Affairs
as Edwin
(1993)
Remember
as Philip Rawlings
(1992)
An Ungentlemanly Act
as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
(1992)
Year of the Comet
as Sir Mason Harwood
(1991)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Polonius
(1990)
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Ludwig Beck
(1990)
King of the Wind
as Bey of Tunis
(1989)
The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton, KC
(1988)
Burning Secret
as Edmund's Father
(1987)
Cry Freedom
as State Prosecutor
(1987)
The Fourth Protocol
as Sir Nigel Irvine
(1987)
Blunt
as Anthony Blunt
(1987)
The Devil's Disciple
as General Burgoyne
(1986)
Whoops Apocalypse
as Rear Admiral Bendish
(1985)
Brazil
as Mr. Warrenn
(1985)
Monsignor Quixote
as Bishop of Motopo
(1985)
Star Quality
as Ray Malcolm
(1984)
The Master of Ballantrae
as Mr. MacKellar
(1984)
Slimming Down
as Mr. Shrigley
(1983)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
(1983)
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
(1983)
Salad Days
as Uncle Zed
(1982)
A Cotswold Death
as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
(1982)
Passing Through
as Richard
(1980)
Gauguin the Savage
as Degas
(1979)
Ike
as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
(1979)
Charlie Muffin
as Cuthbertson
(1979)
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
(1978)
Danton's Death
as Robespierre
(1978)
Sorry...
as Michael - 'Private View'
(1973)
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Narrator (voice)
(1972)
Man of La Mancha
as The Padre
(1972)
The Darwin Adventure
as Capt. Fitzroy
(1968)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
(1968)
All's Well That Ends Well
as Bertram
(1967)
Marat/Sade
as Jean-Paul Marat
(1963)
As You Like It
as Le Beau