Ian Richardson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1934
- Died
- February 9, 2007 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Memorial Memorial
Movie · as Francis Urquhart (voice)
Becoming Jane
Movie · as Richter Langlois
Hogfather
Movie · as Death
Twice Upon a Time
Movie · as Lord Evelyn Gaylord
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Movie · as Marcus
Hogfather
TV · as Death · 2 eps
Joyeux Noel
Movie · as The Bishop
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Movie · as Marcus Foster
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Movie · as Judge
Bleak House
TV · as Chancellor · 5 eps
Dæmos Rising
Movie · as Narrator
Nero
Movie · as Septimus
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Conway Jefferson · 1 ep
Imperium: Nero
TV · as Settimio · 2 eps
Strange
TV · as Canon Adolphus Black · 6 eps
The Life of Shakespeare
Movie · as self
Brook by Brook
Movie · as Self
From Hell
Movie · as Sir Charles Warren
Sherlock Holmes' mysteries : The White Knight Stratagem
Movie · as Dr. Joseph Bell
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr. Joseph Bell · 4 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Dr. Joseph Bell
3-D Halloween
Movie · as Narrator
102 Dalmatians
Movie · as Mr. Torte
One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Movie · as Self
Gormenghast
TV · as Lord Groan · 2 eps
The King and I
Movie · as The Kralahome (voice)
The Magician's House
TV · as Stephen Tyler · 12 eps
Dark City
Movie · as Mr. Book
A Knight in Camelot
Movie · as Merlin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as Wasp
Incognito
Movie · as Turley (prosecutor)
B.A.P.S
Movie · as Manley
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Simon de Canterville
A Royal Scandal
Movie · as Narrator
The Woman In White
Movie · as Mr. Fairlie
The Fifth Province
Movie · as Dr. Drudy
The Woman In White
TV · as Mr. Fairlie · 2 eps
Catherine the Great
Movie · as Vorontzov
The Treasure Seekers
Movie · as Haig
Savage Play
Movie · as Count
The Final Cut
TV · as Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
A Change of Place
Movie · as Henri Chambertin
Words Upon the Window Pane
Movie · as Dr. Trench
M. Butterfly
Movie · as Ambassador Toulon
Dirty Weekend
Movie · as Nimrod
Remember
Movie · as Philip Rawlings
Foreign Affairs
Movie · as Edwin
To Play the King
TV · as Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
An Ungentlemanly Act
Movie · as His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
Year of the Comet
Movie · as Sir Mason Harwood
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Max Leiner · 1 ep
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Movie · as Polonius
The Gravy Train Goes East
TV · as Michael Spearpoint · 4 eps
King of the Wind
Movie · as Bey of Tunis
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Movie · as Ludwig Beck
House of Cards
TV · as Francis Urquhart · 4 eps
The Gravy Train
TV · as Michael Spearpoint · 4 eps
The Phantom of the Opera
TV · as Alain Choleti · 2 eps
Chillers
TV · as Lee Mandeville · 1 ep
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Sir Robert Morton, KC
Twist of Fate
TV · as SS-Sturmbannführer Doctor Schlossberg · 2 eps
Burning Secret
Movie · as Edmund's Father
Troubles
TV · as Edward Spencer · 2 eps
The Fourth Protocol
Movie · as Sir Nigel Irvine
Cry Freedom
Movie · as State Prosecutor
Blunt
Movie · as Anthony Blunt
The Devil's Disciple
Movie · as General Burgoyne
Porterhouse Blue
TV · as Sir Godber Evans · 4 eps
Whoops Apocalypse
Movie · as Rear Admiral Bendish
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
TV · as Nehru · 6 eps
Brazil
Movie · as Mr. Warrenn
Monsignor Quixote
Movie · as Bishop of Motopo
Star Quality
Movie · as Ray Malcolm
Theatre Night
TV · as General Burgoyne · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Anthony Blunt · 1 ep
The Master of Ballantrae
Movie · as Mr. MacKellar
Slimming Down
Movie · as Mr. Shrigley
Mistral's Daughter
TV · as Adrien Avigdor · 8 eps
Six Centuries of Verse
TV · as Self - Reader · 10 eps
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Salad Days
Movie · as Uncle Zed
Brass
TV · as Marshall Snelgrove, QC · 2 eps
Number 10
TV · as James Ramsay MacDonald · 1 ep
A Cotswold Death
Movie · as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith
Passing Through
Movie · as Richard
The Woman in White
TV · as Frederick Fairlie · 1 ep
Private Schulz
TV · as Major Neuheim, Gerald Melfort, Stanley Kemp · 4 eps
Gauguin the Savage
Movie · as Degas
Charlie Muffin
Movie · as Cuthbertson
Ike
Movie · as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
Churchill and the Generals
Movie · as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
Ike
TV · as FM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 eps
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV · as Bill Haydon · 5 eps
Danton's Death
Movie · as Robespierre
Sorry...
Movie · as Michael - 'Private View'
Playhouse
TV · as Richard · 1 ep
Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Man of La Mancha
Movie · as The Padre
The Darwin Adventure
Movie · as Capt. Fitzroy
Great Performances
TV · as Bishop of Motopo · 1 ep
Eyeless in Gaza
TV · as Anthony Beavis · 5 eps
Play for Today
TV · as Inspector Anthony Arrowsmith · 1 ep
Civilisation
TV · as Hamlet · 1 ep
Plays of Today
TV · as The Son · 1 ep
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Oberon
All's Well That Ends Well
Movie · as Bertram
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
Movie · as Jean-Paul Marat
NET Playhouse
TV · as Antipholus of Ephesus · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Maximilien Robespierre · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · 1 ep
As You Like It
Movie · as Le Beau
Festival
TV · as Antipholus of Ephesus · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Mr. MacKellar · 1 ep